Patent Publication Number: US-10776787-B2

Title: Systems and methods for providing notification services using a digital wallet platform

Description:
FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     The subject matter described herein relates generally to digital wallet technologies and, more specifically, to systems and methods for providing notification services using a digital wallet platform. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Financial transaction cards have made great gains as a means to attract financial accounts to financial institutions and, in the case of credit cards, as a medium to create small loans and generate interest income for financial institutions. However, fraudulent financial transactions involving credit cards and other similar payment mechanisms may result in huge losses for cardholders, merchants, banks, and other financial institutions. To mitigate such fraudulent financial transactions, a cardholder may notify an issuer of the credit card upon identifying that the credit card is lost or stolen. 
     However, using known methods and systems to notify an issuer of a lost or stolen credit card may be difficult, time-consuming, and/or onerous. For example, when a cardholder does not have access to a physical credit card, the cardholder may turn to sources other than the physical credit card itself, such as a website, to obtain contact information for notifying the issuer of a lost or stolen credit card. In addition to the time and energy consumed to obtain the contact information from an unfamiliar source, the cardholder may spend additional time and/or energy to ensure that the contact information and/or its source is legitimate and not part of a “phishing” scheme. Additionally, at least some known notification methods and systems may involve a lengthy interchange that enables the issuer to ensure that the notifier is, in fact, an authorized cardholder and to collect information regarding the lost or stolen credit card. The difficult, time-consuming, and/or onerous nature of at least some known notification methods and systems may be intensified when a physical wallet including a plurality of physical credit cards is lost or stolen and the cardholder desires to notify each issuer of the loss or theft of a respective physical credit card. 
     SUMMARY 
     Embodiments of the disclosure enable a system to provide notification services. The system includes a memory device storing data associated with one or more digital wallets and computer-executable instructions, and a processor. The processor executes the computer-executable instructions to receive account selection data associated with one or more cardholder accounts, identify contact data corresponding to one or more issuer devices associated with the one or more cardholder accounts, generate notification data associated with the one or more cardholder accounts for notifying one or more issuers associated with the one or more cardholder accounts, receive transaction data associated with one or more financial transactions, and analyze the received transaction data to generate wallet data corresponding to the transaction data for providing an opportunity to manage the one or more financial transactions. 
     In another aspect, one or more computer storage media embodied with computer-executable instructions are provided. The one or more computer storage media include a notification component and a resolution component. Upon execution by at least one processor, the notification component causes a computing system to receive account selection data associated with one or more cardholder accounts, identify contact data corresponding to one or more issuer devices associated with the one or more cardholder accounts, generate notification data associated with the one or more cardholder accounts, and transmit the notification data to the one or more issuer devices for notifying one or more issuers associated with the one or more cardholder accounts. Upon execution by the at least one processor, the resolution component causes the computing system to receive transaction data associated with one or more financial transactions, generate wallet data corresponding to the transaction data, and transmit the wallet data to a client device associated with a digital wallet for providing an opportunity to manage the one or more financial transactions. 
     In yet another aspect, a computer-implemented method is provided for providing notification services. The computer-implemented method includes receiving account selection data associated with one or more user accounts, identifying contact data corresponding to one or more account systems associated with the one or more user accounts, generating notification data associated with the one or more user accounts, transmitting the generated notification data to notify one or more administrators associated with the one or more user accounts, receiving transaction data associated with one or more transactions, generating wallet data corresponding to the transaction data, and transmitting the generated wallet data to provide an opportunity to manage the one or more transactions. 
     This Summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form that are further described below in the Detailed Description. This Summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used as an aid in determining the scope of the claimed subject matter. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a block diagram illustrating an example environment for processing financial transactions. 
         FIG. 2  is a block diagram illustrating an example ecosystem for providing notification services using a digital wallet platform in an environment, such as the environment shown in  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 3  is a block diagram illustrating an example authentication stage of an ecosystem, such as the ecosystem shown in  FIG. 2 . 
         FIG. 4  is a sequence diagram illustrating an example notification stage of an ecosystem, such as the ecosystem shown in  FIG. 2 . 
         FIG. 5  is a flowchart of an example method for providing notification services using a digital wallet platform. 
         FIG. 6  is a block diagram illustrating a plurality of example components that may be used to provide notification services. 
         FIG. 7  is a block diagram illustrating an example operating environment for providing notification services. 
     
    
    
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     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     The subject matter described herein relates to a digital wallet platform that may be used to provide notification services. Embodiments of the disclosure enable one or more issuers of one or more payment cards to be contacted (e.g., regarding a lost or stolen payment card) in a secure and user-friendly manner. For example, the digital wallet platform associated with one or more payment cards may allow a cardholder to communicate with one or more issuers of the one or more payment cards using the digital wallet platform. The embodiments described herein are adapted to configure a digital wallet platform to perform a plurality of functions including payment card management. 
     Aspects of the disclosure provide for a computing system that processes one or more transactions in an environment including a plurality of devices coupled to each other via a network (e.g., a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), the Internet). For example, a digital wallet platform may be used to facilitate communication between a plurality of other computing systems (e.g., a client device and an account system) by transmitting or receiving selection data, notification data, transaction data, wallet data, verification data, confirmation data, and/or any other data via the digital wallet platform. In this manner, a plurality of user accounts may be accessible and a plurality of entities associated with the user accounts may be contacted via a digital wallet platform. 
     The systems and processes described herein may be implemented using computer programming or engineering techniques including computer software, firmware, hardware or a combination or subset thereof. At least one technical problem with known systems is that it can be difficult, time-consuming, and/or onerous to identify and notify a plurality of entities of an incident (e.g., the loss or theft of a plurality of payment cards) with a notification tailored to each entity. The embodiments described herein address at least this technical problem. 
     By providing notification services in the manner described in this disclosure, some embodiments improve user experience, user efficiency, and/or user interaction performance by having a digital wallet platform that allows a plurality of user accounts to be used for notifying a plurality of entities associated with the user accounts. Additionally, some embodiments improve data integrity, data transmission security, and/or communication between systems by using a central computing system (e.g., a digital wallet platform) to control communications between a client device and a plurality of account systems. In this manner, the embodiments described herein may facilitate increasing a functionality of a digital wallet, an integrity of the digital wallet by providing an integrated user interface with increased and/or improved capabilities. 
     Additionally, some embodiments may reduce processor load by reducing an amount of data to be analyzed or processed, reduce network bandwidth usage by reducing an amount of data to be transmitted, improve processor security by managing access to various accounts, and/or reduce error rate by automating the analysis and processing of transactions and simplifying the notification process. In some embodiments, the subject matter described herein may facilitate increasing processor speed and/or improving operating system resource allocation. 
     The technical effect of the systems and processes described herein is achieved by performing at least one of the following operations: a) receive user credential data associated with a user of a client device; b) analyze the user credential data to generate authentication data that identifies an authentication state of the user; c) transmit the authentication data for authenticating the user; d) receive account selection data associated with one or more cardholder accounts; e) identify contact data corresponding to one or more issuer devices associated with the one or more cardholder accounts; f) determine whether a predetermined contact data threshold associated with the one or more issuer devices is satisfied; g) transmit a request to provide contact data; h) receive a response to the request including the contact data; i) generate notification data associated with the one or more cardholder accounts; j) transmit the notification data to the one or more issuer devices; k) receive transaction data associated with one or more financial transactions; l) analyze transaction data to generate wallet data corresponding to the transaction data; m) transmit the wallet data; n) receive transaction selection data associated with a first financial transaction; o) generate verification data corresponding to the transaction selection data; p) transmit the verification data; q) determine whether a predetermined threshold associated with the verification data is satisfied; and/or r) transmit a request to provide confirmation data. 
       FIG. 1  is a block diagram illustrating an example environment  100  for processing one or more financial transactions. The environment  100  includes a processing network  110 , such as the MASTERCARD® brand payment processing network (MASTERCARD® is a registered trademark of MasterCard International Incorporated located in Purchase, N.Y.). The MASTERCARD® brand payment processing network is a propriety network for exchanging financial transaction data  430  between members of the MASTERCARD® brand payment processing network. 
     The environment  100  includes one or more merchants  120  that accept payment via the processing network  110 . To accept payment via the processing network  110 , the merchant  120  establishes a financial account with an acquirer  130  that is a member of the processing network  110 . The acquirer  130  is a financial institution that maintains a relationship with one or more merchants  120  to enable the merchants  120  to accept payment via the processing network  110 . The acquirer  130  may also be known as an acquiring bank, a processing bank, or a merchant bank. 
     The environment  100  includes one or more issuers  140  that issue or provide payment cards  150  (e.g., credit card, debit card, prepaid card, and the like) or other payment products to one or more cardholders  160  or, more broadly, account holders (“cardholder” and “account holder” may be used interchangeably herein). The issuer  140  is a financial institution that maintains a relationship with one or more cardholders  160  to enable the cardholders  160  to make a payment using the payment card  150  via the processing network  110 . 
     A cardholder  160  uses a payment product, such as a payment card  150 , to purchase a good or service from a merchant  120 . In some embodiments, the payment card  150  is linked or associated with electronic wallet technology or contactless payment technology, such as a radio frequency identification (RFID)-enabled device, a BLUETOOTH® brand wireless technology-enabled device, a ZIGBEE® brand communication-enabled device, a WI-FI® brand local area wireless computing network-enabled device, a near field communication (NFC) wireless communication-enabled device, and/or any other device that enables the payment card  150  to purchase a good or service from a merchant  120 . (BLUETOOTH® is a registered trademark of Bluetooth Special Interest Group, ZIGBEE® is a registered trademark of the ZigBee Alliance, and WI-FI® is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance). The cardholder  160  may use any payment product that is linked or associated with a corresponding cardholder account maintained by an issuer  140 . As described herein, the term “payment card” includes credit cards, debit cards, prepaid cards, digital cards, smart cards, and any other payment product that is linked or associated with a corresponding cardholder account maintained by an issuer  140 . Payment cards  150  may have any shape, size, or configuration that enables the environment  100  to function as described herein. 
     A cardholder  160  may present the merchant  120  with a payment card  150  to make a payment to the merchant  120  in exchange for a good or service. Alternatively, the cardholder  160  may provide the merchant  120  with account information associated with the payment card  150  without physically presenting the payment card  150  (e.g., for remote financial transactions including e-commerce transactions, card-not-present transactions, or card-on-file transactions). Account information may include a name of the cardholder  160 , an account number, an expiration date, and/or a security code (such as a card verification value (CVV), a card verification code (CVC), and the like). 
     The merchant  120  requests authorization from an acquirer  130  for at least the amount of the purchase. The merchant  120  may request authorization using any financial transaction computing device configured to transmit the account information of the cardholder  160  to one or more financial transaction processing computing devices of the acquirer  130 . For example, the merchant  120  may request authorization through a point-of-sale (POS) terminal, which reads account information from a microchip or magnetic stripe on the payment card  150 , and transmits the account information to the one or more financial transaction processing computing devices of the acquirer  130 . For another example, the POS terminal reads account information from a device configured to communicate with the POS terminal using contactless payment technology, and transmits the account information to one or more financial transaction processing computing devices of the acquirer  130 . 
     Using the processing network  110 , the financial transaction processing computing devices of the acquirer  130  communicate with one or more financial transaction processing computing devices of an issuer  140  to determine whether the account information matches or corresponds to the account information of the issuer  140 , whether the cardholder account is in good standing, and/or whether the purchase is covered by (e.g., less than) a credit line or account balance associated with the cardholder account. Based on these determinations, the financial transaction processing computing devices of the issuer  140  determine whether to approve or decline the request for authorization from the merchant  120 . 
     If the request for authorization is declined, the merchant  120  is notified as such, and may request authorization from the acquirer  130  for a lesser amount or request an alternative form of payment from the cardholder  160 . If the request for authorization is approved, an authorization code is issued to the merchant  120 , and the cardholder&#39;s available credit line or account balance is decreased. The financial transaction is then settled between the merchant  120 , the acquirer  130 , the issuer  140 , and/or the cardholder  160 . Settlement typically includes the acquirer  130  reimbursing the merchant  120  for selling the good or service, and the issuer  140  reimbursing the acquirer  130  for reimbursing the merchant  120 . When a credit card is used, the issuer  140  may bill the cardholder  160  to settle the cardholder account (e.g., a credit card account). When a debit or prepaid card is used, the issuer  140  may automatically withdraw funds from the cardholder account (e.g., a checking account, a savings account). 
       FIG. 2  is a block diagram illustrating an example ecosystem  200  for providing notification services using a digital wallet platform in the environment  100 . The ecosystem  200  includes one or more account systems  210  that store and maintain one or more user accounts  212  associated with one or more users  214  (e.g., cardholder  160 ). User accounts  212  may include, for example, a financial account, a cardholder account, a checking account, a savings account, a brokerage account, a merchant loyalty account, an insurance account, a membership account, a resident account, an employee account, and the like. 
     A user account  212  may be used to perform one or more account-related functions. For example, a physical article associated with the user account  212  may allow its possessor to perform one or more account-related functions using the user account  212 . Physical articles may include, for example, a credit card, a debit card, a prepaid card, a bank card, a gift card, an identification card, a membership card, a ticket or pass, an access card, an insurance card, a merchant loyalty card, and the like. 
     In some embodiments, an account system  210  is associated with a respective user or administrator  216  that administers and monitors the user accounts  212 . The administrator  216  may, for example, open a user account  212  and issue or provide one or more physical articles associated with the user account  212  to the user  214 . Administrators  216  may include, for example, a retailer, a service provider, a financial institution, an insurance company, a club, an organization, a property manager, an employer, a government entity, and the like. 
     The ecosystem  200  includes a digital wallet platform or system server  220  that stores and maintains one or more wallet accounts  222  associated with one or more users  214 . The wallet accounts  212  may be used to manage or use one or more user accounts  212 . For example, a wallet account  222  may include registered data that enables the system server  220  to authenticate and authorize the user  214  to manage or use the user accounts  212 . 
     Registered data may include credential data and/or contact data. Credential data includes any data that enables any entity to be identified and/or authenticated, such as an identifier, an account number, a public key infrastructure (PKI) certificate, a password, a personal identification number (PIN), a token, and/or biometric data. Contact data includes any data that enables any entity to be located and/or approached for communicating with the entity, such as an identifier, a routing number, a media access controller (MAC) address, an Internet Protocol (IP) address, an email address, and/or a telephone number. The registered data may be obtained and/or registered, for example, during a registration phase. 
     The user  214  may utilize a client device  230 , for example, to communicate with the system server  220  to use a wallet account  212  associated with the user  214 . In some embodiments, the client device  230  includes an application  232  (“app”) configured to communicatively couple the client device  230  to one or more account systems  210  and/or the system server  220  such that data may be transmitted between the client device  230  and the account systems  210  and/or system server  220 . In this manner, the application  232  may be used to access one or more account systems  210  and/or the system server  220  for managing or using one or more user accounts  212 . For example, the application  232  may be used to enter into one or more financial transactions using a cardholder account. In some embodiments, the application  232  allows the user  214  to systematically and substantially simultaneously notify one or more administrators  216 . For example, the application  232  may be used to report one or more lost or stolen physical articles. 
     In some embodiments, the client device  230  includes an operating system  234  that enables the user  214  to use the application  232  in a user-friendly manner. For example, the operating system  234  may include one or more application program interfaces (APIs) that enable the client device  230  to present information to and/or obtain user input from one or more users of the client device  230 , such as the user  214  (e.g., via a graphical user interface) and/or to transmit data to and/or receive data from one or more computing systems, such as an account system  210  or the system server  220  (e.g., via a network interface). 
     The system server  220  is configured to facilitate and control at least some communication (e.g., data transmission) in the ecosystem  200 . For example, registered data may be used to establish one or more secure sessions among or between the account system  210 , system server  220 , and/or client device  230 . In some embodiments, one or more account systems  210 , such as a first issuer system  240  that stores and maintains one or more first cardholder accounts  242 , are in a first zone  244  associated with a first set of permission levels that facilitates increased communication with the system server  220 . For example, the first issuer system  240  and the system server  220  may be associated with a common entity. Additionally or alternatively, one or more account systems  210  may not be in the first zone  244 . For example, a second issuer system  250  that stores and maintains one or more second cardholder accounts  252  may be in a second zone associated with a second set of permission levels that are less permissive with respect to communicating with the system server  220  than the first set of permission levels. 
     The ecosystem  200  includes one or more communication networks  260  that enable data to be transferred between a plurality of computing systems (e.g., account system  210 , system server  220 , client device  230 , first issuer system  240 , second issuer system  250 ) coupled to the communication network  260 . Example communication networks  260  include a cellular or mobile network and the Internet. Alternatively, the communication network  260  may be any communication medium that enables the ecosystem  200  to function as described herein including, for example, a personal area network (PAN), a LAN, and/or a WAN. 
       FIG. 3  is a block diagram illustrating an authentication stage of the ecosystem  200  that enables a user  214  to manage or use one or more user accounts  212  using the system server  220 . In some embodiments, a client device  230  prompts the user  214  to provide user input for authenticating the user  214  for the system server  220 . The prompt may request that the user provide, for example, a wallet identifier (e.g., user input that enables the system server  220  to authenticate the user  214 ) and/or a wallet password (e.g., user input that enables the system server  220  to authorize the user  214 ). Upon receiving the user input, the client device  230  may generate user credential data  310  based on the user input, and transmit the user credential data  310  to the system server  220 . 
     The system server  220  is configured to compare the user credential data  310  with registered wallet credential data  320  to determine whether the user  214  is associated with a wallet account  222 . If the user credential data  310  corresponds to the registered wallet credential data  320 , the system server  220  identifies the user  214  as being authorized to use the wallet account  222  and selectively allows access to the system server  220 . On the other hand, if the user credential data  310  does not correspond to the registered wallet credential data  320 , the system server  220  identifies the user  214  as being not authorized to use the wallet account  222  and selectively restricts access to the system server  220 . 
     In some embodiments, the system server  220  is configured to provide single sign-on authentication services. In this manner, the user  214  may be allowed to access one or more account systems  210  without providing user input for each account system  210 . In some embodiments, the system server  220  generates authentication data  330  that indicates an authentication state associated with the user  214 , and transmits the authentication data  330  to one or more account systems  210  for accessing the account systems  210 . Additionally or alternatively, the authentication data  330  may be transmitted to the client device  230  for authenticating the user  214  for the account systems  210  without providing user input (e.g., an account identifier, an account password) for each account system  210 . 
     The authentication data  330  indicates whether the user  214  is authenticated and/or authorized and, in some embodiments, is associated with one or more parameters that define a secure session. For example, the authentication data  330  may allow the user  214  to use the wallet account  222  for performing one or more predetermined operations, at one or more predetermined account systems  210 , and/or for a predetermined amount of time. Upon receiving the authentication data  330 , a first account system  340 , for example, may use the authentication data  330  to identify the user  214  as being authorized to use the first account system  340  and selectively allow access to the first account system  340 . 
     Additionally or alternatively, the system server  220  may transmit registered account credential data  350  to one or more account systems  210  for accessing the account systems  210 . Upon receiving the registered account credential data  350 , a second account system  360 , for example, may compare the registered account credential data  350  with account credential data  370  to determine whether the user  214  is associated with a user account  212  stored and maintained at the second account system  360 . If the registered account credential data  350  corresponds to the account credential data  370 , the account system  210  identifies the user  214  as being authorized to use the user account  212  and selectively allows access to the account system  210 . On the other hand, if the registered account credential data  350  does not correspond to the account credential data  370 , the account system  210  identifies the user  214  as being not authorized to use the user account  212  and selectively restricts access to the account system  210 . 
       FIG. 4  is a sequence diagram illustrating an example notification stage  400  of the ecosystem  200 . The client device  230  presents information associated with one or more user accounts  212 , and prompts at  402  the user  214  to select, from the user accounts  212 , at least one user account  212 . For example, the user  214  may be prompted to select at least one user account  212  associated with one or more lost or stolen physical articles. 
     The information may be presented in any arrangement (e.g., list, array) based on one or more criteria including, for example, an account type, an administrator name, an account identifier, a frequency of use, a date of last use, an account balance, a due date, an amount of time since registering the user account  212 , and/or an amount of time since opening the user account  212 . Additionally or alternatively, the information may be presented with a predetermined selection of zero or more user accounts  212 . 
     Upon identifying a selection of a user account  212 , the client device  230  generates at  404  account selection data  410  associated with the selected user account  212 . In some embodiments, the client device  230  generates the account selection data  410  to include or be associated with a timestamp that indicates a time associated with the account selection data  410 , such as a generation time, a transmission time, and the like. The client device  230  transmits at  412  the account selection data  410  to the system server  220 . 
     Upon receiving the account selection data  410 , the system server  220  analyzes the account selection data  410  and, based on the account selection data  410 , generates at  414  notification data  420  associated with the selected user account  212 . Notification data  420  may include any data that enables a user account  212  and/or a status of the user account  212  to be reported and identified, such as an identifier, an account number, a purpose of notification, an action request, a time of loss or theft, a time associated with the account selection data  410 , and the like. 
     In some embodiments, the system server  220  generates the notification data  420  to include, for each selected user account  212 , respective notification data tailored to the selected user account  212 . For example, the notification data  420  may include first notification data associated with a first cardholder account for notifying a first issuer that the first cardholder account is potentially compromised or compromised. For another example, the notification data  420  may include bulletin notification data associated with one or more user accounts  212  for notifying one or more merchants  120  (e.g., via a warning bulletin) that the user accounts  212  are potentially compromised or compromised such that a physical article associated with the selected user account  212  may be seized and destroyed upon presentation of the physical article to a merchant  120 . 
     Based on the account selection data  410 , the system server  220  identifies contact data corresponding to at least one account system  210  associated with the selected user account  212 , and uses the contact data to transmit at  422  the notification data  420  to the account system  210  for notifying at least one administrator  216  associated with the user account  212 . For example, the notification data  420  may be transmitted to notify the administrator  216  that the selected user account  212  is at least potentially compromised or compromised. 
     Additionally or alternatively, the notification data  420  may be transmitted to one or more computing systems that enable one or more entities to notify one or more other entities. For example, the notification data  420  may be transmitted to a bulletin system to notify (e.g., via a warning bulletin) one or more merchants  120  that the selected user account  212  is at least potentially compromised or compromised. For another example, the notification data  420  may be transmitted to a processing network  110  and/or a mobile payment system, such as the APPLE PAY® brand mobile payment system, to enable the processing network  110  and/or the mobile payment system to notify its issuers  140 . (APPLE PAY® is a registered trademark of Apple Inc. located in Cupertino, Calif.). 
     Upon receiving the notification data  420 , the account system  210  analyzes the notification data  420  and, based on the notification data  420 , identifies the selected user account  212 . In some embodiments, the account system  210  identifies one or more transactions associated with the selected user account  212 , and generates at  424  transaction data  430  associated the identified transactions. For example, the identified transactions may include one or more transactions associated with a predetermined time period, such as a predetermined amount of time before the generation of the transaction data  430 , a predetermined amount of time before the reported time of loss of theft, a predetermined amount of time before a time associated with the account selection data  410 , and the like. 
     The account system  210  transmits at  432  the transaction data  430  to the system server  220 . Upon receiving the transaction data  430 , the system server  220  analyzes the transaction data  430  and, based on the transaction data  430 , generates at  434  wallet data  440  corresponding to the transaction data  430 . The system server  220  transmits at  442  the wallet data  440  to the client device  230  for providing an opportunity to manage the one or more transactions. For example, the wallet data  440  may be transmitted to provide an opportunity to manage one or more potentially fraudulent financial transactions. 
     Upon receiving the wallet data  440 , the client device  230  uses the wallet data  440  to present information associated with one or more transactions, and prompts at  444  the user  214  to select, from the transactions, at least one transaction. For example, the user  214  may be prompted to verify at least one potentially fraudulent financial transaction as being a fraudulent financial transaction or as being a legitimate financial transaction. The information may be presented in any arrangement (e.g., list, array) based on one or more criteria including, for example, a transaction date, a transaction amount, a transaction type, a merchant name, and/or a merchant category. Additionally or alternatively, the information may be presented with a predetermined selection of zero or more transactions. Upon identifying a selection of a transaction, the client device  230  generates at  446  transaction selection data  450  associated with the selected transaction. 
     The client device  230  transmits at  452  the transaction selection data  450  to the system server  220 . Upon receiving the transaction selection data  450 , the system server  220  analyzes the transaction selection data  450  and, based on the transaction selection data  450 , generates at  454  verification data  460  corresponding to the transaction selection data  450 . The system server  220  transmits at  462  the verification data  460  to the account system  210  for managing the selected transaction. For example, the verification data  460  may be transmitted to update the cardholder account in accordance with the verified fraudulent financial transaction and/or the verified legitimate financial transaction. 
     Upon receiving the verification data  460 , the account system  210  analyzes the verification data  460 , and, based on the verification data  460 , updates at  464  the user account  212  in accordance with the selected transaction. The account system  210  generates at  466  confirmation data  470  associated with the selected transaction, and transmits at  472  the confirmation data  470  to the system server  220  for documenting the notification associated with the user account  212  and/or the resolution associated with the transaction. 
     To ensure that the user account  212  is updated in accordance with the selected transaction, a request to provide confirmation data  470  may be transmitted to the account system  210  if the confirmation data  470  is not received within a predetermined amount of time. In some embodiments, the system server  220  determines whether a predetermined temporal threshold is satisfied, and, if the predetermined temporal threshold is not satisfied, transmits a request to provide confirmation data  470  to the account system  210 . For example, the request may be transmitted every five minutes until the confirmation data  470  is received. 
       FIG. 5  is a flowchart of an example method  500  for providing notification services at the system server  220 . In some embodiments, the system server  220  receives at  510  account selection data  410  associated with one or more user accounts  212  from a client device  230 . In response to receiving the account selection data  410 , contact data corresponding to one or more account systems  210  associated with the selected user accounts  212  is identified at  520 . In some embodiments, the system server  220  determines whether a predetermined contact data threshold is satisfied. For example, if contact data associated with one or more account systems  210  is not stored or maintained at the system server  220 , at least some contact data may be obtained from one or more other computing systems. In some embodiments, the system server  220  transmits, to the client device  230  and/or a directory system that stores or maintains contact data, a request to provide contact data corresponding to one or more account systems  210 , and receives, from the client device  230  and/or the directory system, a response to the request including the contact data. 
     Notification data  420  associated with the selected user accounts  212  is generated at  530  and transmitted at  540  to the account systems  210 . The notification data  420  may be generated to include or be associated with, for example, first notification data associated with a first cardholder account, and the first notification data may be transmitted to a first issuer system  240 . In response to receiving the first notification data, a first issuer associated with the first cardholder account may use the first issuer system  240  to communicate with the client device  230  for freezing or closing the first cardholder account and/or opening another cardholder account. Additionally or alternatively, the notification data  420  may include bulletin notification data associated with one or more cardholder accounts. 
     In some embodiments, transaction data  430  associated with one or more transactions is received at  550  from a first account system  210  (e.g., the first issuer system  240 ). The transaction data  430  may be associated, for example, with one or more potentially fraudulent transactions. In response to receiving the transaction data  430 , wallet data  440  corresponding to the transaction data is generated at  560  and transmitted at  570  to the client device  230  to provide an opportunity to manage the transactions. 
       FIG. 6  is a block diagram illustrating a computing system  600  (e.g., a system server  220 ) that includes an interface component  610 , a registration component  620 , an authentication component  630 , a notification component  640 , and a resolution component  650  that may be used to provide notification services. The interface component  610  enables the computing system  600  to receive data from and/or transmit data to one or more other computing systems (e.g., account system  210 , client device  230 , first issuer system  240 , second issuer system  250 , first account system  340 , second account system  360 ). For example, the interface component  610  may be coupled to the registration component  620 , authentication component  630 , notification component  640 , and/or resolution component  650  to facilitate communication between another computing system and the registration component  620 , authentication component  630 , notification component  640 , and/or resolution component  650 . In some embodiments, the interface component  610  facilitates communication between the registration component  620 , authentication component  630 , notification component  640 , and/or resolution component  650 . 
     The registration component  620  enables the computing system  600  to manage data associated with one or more wallet accounts  222 . For example, the registration component  620  may process a registration request to register data with the computing system  600  for enabling a user  214  to use a wallet account  222  associated with the registered data. In some embodiments, each wallet account  222  is associated with a respective user  214 . The registration component  620  is configured to register data with the computing system  600  such that the interface component  610 , registration component  620 , authentication component  630 , notification component  640 , and/or resolution component  650  may access and/or use the data in an efficient manner. 
     The authentication component  630  enables the computing system  600  to authenticate one or more users  214 . For example, the authentication component  630  may process credential data (e.g., user credential data  310 ) to determine whether a user  214  is associated with a wallet account  222  and/or with a user account  212 . In some embodiments, the authentication component  630  generates authentication data  330  that indicates an authentication state associated with the user  214 . The authentication data  330  may be used, for example, to support single sign-on authentication services with one or more account systems  210 . 
     The notification component  640  enables the computing system  600  to manage one or more notifications associated with one or more wallet accounts  222 . For example, the notification component  640  may process selection data (e.g., account selection data  410 ) to identify a plurality of entities (e.g., administrator  216 ), and systematically generate and transmit (e.g., via the interface component  610 ) notification data  420  to a plurality of account systems  210  associated with the entities such that a plurality of notifications may be substantially simultaneously communicated to the entities. In some embodiments, the notification data  420  generates the notification data  420  such that each entity receives a respective notification. 
     In some embodiments, the notification component  640  identifies contact data that may be used to transmit (e.g., via the interface component  610 ) the notification data  420  to one or more computing systems, such as an account system  210 , a bulletin system, and/or a mobile payment system. For example, the notification component  640  may communicate (e.g., via the interface component  610 ) with the registration component  620  to identify and/or use contact data stored and maintained at the computing system  600 . If at least some contact data is not stored or maintained at the computing system  600 , in some embodiments, the notification component  640  identifies one or more other computing systems that may store and maintain the contact data, such as a directory system, and communicates (e.g., via the interface component  610 ) with the computing systems to identify and/or use the contact data. 
     The resolution component  650  enables the computing system  600  to validate data associated with one or more user accounts  212  and/or with one or more wallet accounts  222 . For example, the resolution component  650  may facilitate communication between an account system  210  and a client device  230  to verify or confirm at least some account data. In this manner, at least some potentially fraudulent account data may be substantiated to ensure that at least some account data is current and accurate. 
     In some embodiments, the resolution component  650  processes account data associated with a user account  212  (e.g., transaction data  430 ) to generate wallet data  440  for presenting information associated with the account data to a user  214 . For example, the resolution component  650  may enable information associated with one or more potentially fraudulent transactions to be presented to the user  214 . The resolution component  650  may receive selection data (e.g., transaction selection data  450 ) associated with the account data, and generate verification data  460  corresponding to the selection data for transmission to an account system  210  associated with the user account  212 . For example, the resolution component  650  may allow the user  214  to identify at least some potentially fraudulent transactions as a legitimate transaction or as a fraudulent transaction. 
     In some embodiments, the resolution component  650  prompts the account system  210  to provide confirmation data  470  associated with the account data. For example, the resolution component  650  may communicate (e.g., via interface component  610 ) with the account system  210  to ensure that there is mutual assent regarding a disposition of the account data. In some embodiment, the resolution component  650  determines whether a predetermined temporal threshold is satisfied (e.g., whether confirmation data  470  is received within a predetermined amount of time of an occurrence), and, if the predetermined temporal threshold is not satisfied, transmit (e.g., via the interface component  610 ) a request to provide confirmation data  470  to the account system  210 . 
       FIG. 7  is a block diagram illustrating an example operating environment  700  that may be used to provide notification services. The operating environment  700  is only one example of a computing and networking environment and is not intended to suggest any limitation as to the scope of use or functionality of the disclosure. The operating environment  700  should not be interpreted as having any dependency or requirement relating to any one or combination of components illustrated in the example operating environment  700 . 
     The disclosure is operational with numerous other computing and networking environments or configurations. While some examples of the disclosure are illustrated and described herein with reference to the operating environment  700  being or including a system server  220  (shown, e.g., in  FIG. 2 ) and/or a computing system  600  (shown in  FIG. 6 ), aspects of the disclosure are operable with any computing device (e.g., account system  210 , client device  230 , first issuer system  240 , second issuer system  250 , first account system  340 , second account system  360 ) that executes instructions to implement the operations and functionality associated with the operating environment  700 . 
     For example, the operating environment  700  may include a mobile device, a smart watch or device, a mobile telephone, a phablet, a tablet, a portable media player, a netbook, a laptop, a desktop computer, a personal computer, a server computer, a computing pad, a kiosk, a tabletop device, an industrial control device, a multiprocessor system, a microprocessor-based system, a set top box, programmable cardholder electronics, a network computer, a minicomputer, a mainframe computer, a distributed computing environment that include any of the above systems or devices, and the like. The operating environment  700  may represent a group of processing units or other computing devices. Additionally, any computing device described herein may be configured to perform any operation described herein including one or more operations described herein as being performed by another computing device. 
     With reference to  FIG. 7 , an example system for implementing various aspects of the disclosure may include a general purpose computing device in the form of a computer  710 . Components of the computer  710  may include, but are not limited to, a processing unit  720  (e.g., a processor), a system memory  725  (e.g., a computer-readable storage device), and a system bus  730  that couples various system components including the system memory  725  to the processing unit  720 . The system bus  730  may be any of several types of bus structures including a memory bus or memory controller, a peripheral bus, and a local bus using any of a variety of bus architectures. By way of example, and not limitation, such architectures include Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus, Micro Channel Architecture (MCA) bus, Enhanced ISA (EISA) bus, Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) local bus, and Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus also known as Mezzanine bus. 
     The system memory  725  includes any quantity of media associated with or accessible by the processing unit  720 . For example, the system memory  725  may include computer storage media in the form of volatile and/or nonvolatile memory, such as read only memory (ROM)  731  and random access memory (RAM)  732 . The ROM  731  may store a basic input/output system  733  (BIOS) that facilitates transferring information between elements within computer  710 , such as during start-up. The RAM  732  may contain data and/or program modules that are immediately accessible to and/or presently being operated on by processing unit  720 . For example, the system memory  725  may store computer-executable instructions, application data, account data, credential data (e.g., user credential data  310 , registered wallet credential data  320 , registered account credential data  350 , account credential data  370 ), authentication data  330 , selection data (e.g., account selection data  410 , transaction selection data  450 ), notification data  420 , transaction data  430 , wallet data  440 , verification data  460 , confirmation data  470 , and other data. 
     The processing unit  720  may be programmed to execute the computer-executable instructions for implementing aspects of the disclosure, such as those illustrated in the figures (e.g.,  FIGS. 4 and 5 ). For example, the system memory  725  may include an interface component  610  (shown in  FIG. 6 ), a registration component  620  (shown in  FIG. 6 ), an authentication component  630  (shown in  FIG. 6 ), a notification component  640  (shown in  FIG. 6 ), and/or a resolution component  650  (shown in  FIG. 6 ) for implementing aspects of the disclosure. The processing unit  720  includes any quantity of processing units, and the instructions may be performed by the processing unit  720  or by multiple processors within the operating environment  700  or performed by a processor external to the operating environment  700 . By way of example, and not limitation,  FIG. 7  illustrates operating system  734 , application programs  735 , other program modules  736 , and program data  737 . 
     Upon programming or execution of these components, the operating environment  700  and/or processing unit  720  is transformed into a special purpose microprocessor or machine. For example, the notification component  640 , when executed by the processing unit  720 , causes the computer  710  to receive account selection data  410  associated with one or more user accounts  212  (e.g., cardholder account), identify contact data corresponding to one or more account systems  210  associated with the user accounts  212  (e.g., issuer device), generate notification data  420  associated with the user accounts  212 , and transmit the notification data  420  to the account systems  210  for notifying one or more administrators  216  associated with the user accounts  212  (e.g., issuer  140 ); and the resolution component  650 , when executed by the processing unit  720 , causes the computer  710  to receive transaction data  430  associated with one or more transactions (e.g., financial transactions), generate wallet data  440  corresponding to the transaction data  430 , and transmit the wallet data  440  to a client device  230  for providing an opportunity to manage the transactions. Although the processing unit  720  is shown separate from the system memory  725 , embodiments of the disclosure contemplate that the system memory  725  may be onboard the processing unit  720  such as in some embedded systems. 
     The computer  710  includes a variety of computer-readable media. Computer-readable media may be any available media that may be accessed by the computer  710  and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, and removable and non-removable media. By way of example, and not limitation, computer-readable media may comprise computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. ROM  731  and RAM  732  are examples of computer storage media. Computer storage media are tangible and mutually exclusive to communication media. Computer storage media for purposes of this disclosure are not signals per se. Example computer storage media includes, but is not limited to, hard disks, flash drives, solid state memory, RAM, ROM, electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), flash memory or other memory technology, CDs, DVDs, or other optical disk storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium which may be used to store the desired information and which may accessed by the computer  710 . Computer storage media are implemented in hardware and exclude carrier waves and propagated signals. Any such computer storage media may be part of computer  710 . 
     Communication media typically embodies computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave or other transport mechanism and includes any information delivery media. The term “modulated data signal” means a signal that has one or more of its characteristics set or changed in such a manner as to encode information in the signal. By way of example, and not limitation, communication media includes wired media such as a wired network or direct-wired connection, and wireless media such as acoustic, RF, infrared and other wireless media. 
     A user (e.g., user  214 ) may enter commands and information into the computer  710  through one or more input devices, such as a pointing device  761  (e.g., mouse, trackball, touch pad), a keyboard  762 , a microphone  763 , and/or an electronic digitizer  764  (e.g., tablet). Other input devices not shown in  FIG. 7  may include a joystick, a game pad, a controller, a satellite dish, a camera, a scanner, an accelerometer, or the like. These and other input devices may be coupled to the processing unit  720  through a user input interface  765  that is coupled to the system bus  730 , but may be connected by other interface and bus structures, such as a parallel port, game port or a universal serial bus (USB). 
     Information, such as text, images, audio, video, graphics, alerts, and the like, may be presented to a user via one or more presentation devices, such as a monitor  766 , a printer  767 , and/or a speaker  768 . Other presentation devices not shown in  FIG. 7  may include a projector, a vibrating component, or the like. These and other presentation devices may be coupled to the processing unit  720  through a video interface  769  (e.g., for a monitor  766  or a projector) and/or an output peripheral interface  770  (e.g., for a printer  767 , a speaker  768 , and/or a vibration component) that are coupled to the system bus  730 , but may be connected by other interface and bus structures, such as a parallel port, game port or a USB. In some embodiments, the presentation device is integrated with an input device configured to receive information from the user (e.g., a capacitive touch-screen panel, a controller including a vibrating component). Note that the monitor  766  and/or touch screen panel may be physically coupled to a housing in which the computer  710  is incorporated, such as in a tablet-type personal computer. 
     The computer  710  may operate in a networked environment using logical connections to one or more remote computers, such as a remote computer  780 . The remote computer  780  may be a personal computer, a server, a router, a network PC, a peer device or other common network node, and typically includes many or all of the elements described above relative to the computer  710 , although only a memory storage device  781  has been illustrated in  FIG. 7 . The logical connections depicted in  FIG. 7  include one or more local area networks (LAN)  782  and one or more wide area networks (WAN)  783 , but may also include other networks. Such networking environments are commonplace in offices, enterprise-wide computer networks, intranets and the Internet. 
     When used in a LAN networking environment, the computer  710  is coupled to the LAN  782  through a network interface or adapter  784 . When used in a WAN networking environment, the computer  710  may include a modem  785  or other means for establishing communications over the WAN  783 , such as the Internet. The modem  785 , which may be internal or external, may be connected to the system bus  730  via the user input interface  765  or other appropriate mechanism. A wireless networking component including an interface and antenna may be coupled through a device, such as an access point or peer computer to a LAN  782  or WAN  783 . In a networked environment, program modules depicted relative to the computer  710 , or portions thereof, may be stored in the remote memory storage device. By way of example, and not limitation,  FIG. 7  illustrates remote application programs  786  as residing on memory storage device  781 . It may be appreciated that the network connections shown are examples and other means of establishing a communications link between the computers may be used. 
     The block diagram of  FIG. 7  is merely illustrative of an example system that may be used in connection with one or more examples of the disclosure and is not intended to be limiting in any way. Further, peripherals or components of the computing devices known in the art are not shown, but are operable with aspects of the disclosure. At least a portion of the functionality of the various elements in  FIG. 7  may be performed by other elements in  FIG. 7 , or an entity (e.g., processor, web service, server, applications, computing device, etc.) not shown in  FIG. 7 . 
     Although described in connection with an example computing system environment, embodiments of the disclosure are capable of implementation with numerous other general purpose or special purpose computing system environments, configurations, or devices. Embodiments of well-known computing systems, environments, and/or configurations that may be suitable for use with aspects of the disclosure include, but are not limited to, mobile computing devices, personal computers, server computers, hand-held or laptop devices, multiprocessor systems, gaming consoles, microprocessor-based systems, set top boxes, programmable cardholder electronics, mobile telephones, mobile computing and/or communication devices in wearable or accessory form factors (e.g., watches, glasses, headsets, earphones, and the like), network PCs, minicomputers, mainframe computers, distributed computing environments that include any of the above systems or devices, and the like. Such systems or devices may accept input from the cardholder in any way, including from input devices such as a keyboard or pointing device, via gesture input, proximity input (such as by hovering), and/or via voice input. 
     Embodiments of the disclosure may be described in the general context of computer-executable instructions, such as program modules, executed by one or more computers or other devices in software, firmware, hardware, or a combination thereof. The computer-executable instructions may be organized into one or more computer-executable components or modules. Generally, program modules include, but are not limited to, routines, programs, objects, components, and data structures that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. Aspects of the disclosure may be implemented with any number and organization of such components or modules. For example, aspects of the disclosure are not limited to the specific computer-executable instructions or the specific components or modules illustrated in the figures and described herein. Other embodiments of the disclosure may include different computer-executable instructions or components having more or less functionality than illustrated and described herein. 
     The embodiments illustrated and described herein as well as embodiments not specifically described herein but within the scope of aspects of the disclosure constitute example means for providing authentication services. For example, the elements illustrated in  FIGS. 1-4, 6, and 7 , such as when encoded to perform the operations illustrated in  FIGS. 4 and 5 , constitute at least an example means for generating wallet data  440  associated with one or more user accounts  212  (e.g., notification component  640 ); an example means for transmitting wallet data  440  to provide an opportunity to manage one or more user accounts  212  (e.g., interface component  610 , resolution component  650 ); an example means for receiving account selection data  410  associated with one or more user accounts  212  (e.g., interface component  610 , notification component  640 ); an example means for identifying contact data corresponding to one or more account systems  210  (e.g., notification component  640 ); an example means for generating notification data  420  associated with one or more user accounts  212  (e.g., notification component  640 ); an example means for transmitting notification data  420  associated with one or more user accounts  212  (e.g., interface component  610 , notification component  640 ); an example means for receiving transaction data  430  associated with one or more transactions (e.g., interface component  610 , resolution component  650 ); an example means for generating wallet data  440  associated with one or more transactions (e.g., interface component  610 , resolution component  650 ); and/or an example means for transmitting wallet data  440  to provide an opportunity to manage one or more transactions (e.g., interface component  610 , resolution component  650 ). 
     The order of execution or performance of the operations in embodiments of the disclosure illustrated and described herein is not essential, unless otherwise specified. That is, the operations may be performed in any order, unless otherwise specified, and embodiments of the disclosure may include additional or fewer operations than those disclosed herein. For example, it is contemplated that executing or performing a particular operation before, contemporaneously with, or after another operation is within the scope of aspects of the disclosure. 
     When introducing elements of aspects of the disclosure or the embodiments thereof, the articles “a,” “an,” “the,” and “said” are intended to mean that there are one or more of the elements. Furthermore, references to an “embodiment” or “example” of the present disclosure are not intended to be interpreted as excluding the existence of additional embodiments or examples that also incorporate the recited features. The terms “comprising,” “including,” and “having” are intended to be inclusive and mean that there may be additional elements other than the listed elements. The phrase “one or more of the following: A, B, and C” means “at least one of A and/or at least one of B and/or at least one of C.” 
     Having described aspects of the disclosure in detail, it will be apparent that modifications and variations are possible without departing from the scope of aspects of the disclosure as defined in the appended claims. As various changes could be made in the above constructions, products, and methods without departing from the scope of aspects of the disclosure, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description and shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense. 
     In some embodiments, the operations illustrated in the drawings may be implemented as software instructions encoded on a computer readable medium, in hardware programmed or designed to perform the operations, or both. For example, aspects of the disclosure may be implemented as a system on a chip or other circuitry including a plurality of interconnected, electrically conductive elements. 
     While the aspects of the disclosure have been described in terms of various embodiments with their associated operations, a person skilled in the art would appreciate that a combination of operations from any number of different embodiments is also within scope of the aspects of the disclosure.