Patent ID: 8028902

Claim:
A method for a transaction card franchiser providing email notification for transaction card customization as a stand-in service on behalf of a transaction card issuer, comprising the steps of: the transaction card franchiser receiving a customized transaction card image, wherein the customized transaction card image is submitted for approval by a transaction card applicant to the transaction card issuer; the transaction card franchiser storing the customized image on a database of the transaction card franchiser; the transaction card franchiser providing email information of the applicant to an email generation engine as a stand-in service on behalf of the transaction card issuer, wherein the email information of the applicant was received from the transaction card issuer; the transaction card franchiser providing a transaction card issuer access portal that provides access to the database to the transaction card issuer and allows the transaction card issuer to review the customized image submitted by the applicant; the transaction card franchiser receiving an approval or rejection of the customized image, wherein the approval or rejection is determined by the transaction card issuer; and the transaction card franchiser generating an approval or rejection email and sending the email to the applicant.