Patent ID: 8046299

Claim:
A method for facilitating distribution of a transaction account card through a distributor, said method comprising: issuing, by a computer-based system for facilitating said distribution of said transaction account card through said distributor, transaction account cards in groups to said distributor, wherein each of said transaction account cards include a different randomized transaction account code associated with a respective transaction account, and a serialized tracking code which conforms to a MICR communication protocol; receiving, by said computer-based system, information from said distributor via said MICR communication protocol, wherein said MICR communication protocol includes rules governing syntax, semantics, and synchronization of communication, and wherein said information includes said transaction account codes and said serialized tracking codes which indicate said transaction account cards that have been distributed by said distributer; processing, by said computer-based system, said information via a pre-established Travelers Cheque infrastructure; and transmitting, by said computer-based system, said processed information to a non-Travelers Cheque transaction account infrastructure; and approving, by said computer-based system, of said serialized tracking code to enable a purchase of said transaction account card.