Patent ID: 8977568
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving, at a payment server, a temporary identifier request from at least one device associated with a payment recipient, the temporary identifier request being associated with at least one piece of information that identifies the payment recipient; selecting a temporary identifier from a list of available identifiers, the selected temporary identifier usable to enable a payment provider to route an anonymous payment from the payment provider to the payment recipient without an exchange of personal information between the payment provider and the payment recipient; associating the selected temporary identifier with the at least one piece of information; sending the selected temporary identifier to the at least one device associated with the payment recipient; receiving a payment request from at least one other device associated with the payment provider, the payment request including at least a payment amount and the selected temporary identifier; and causing, based at least in part on the association between the selected temporary identifier and the at least one piece of information, a transfer of the payment amount from an account associated with the payment provider to an account associated with the selected temporary identifier.