Patent ID: 7720705

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving at a rating provider computer node a notification of a transaction between a customer via a customer computer node and a service provider via a service provider computer node using a payment method, the notification being sent to the rating provider computer node via a communication network in response to the transaction being identified by a financial service provider computer node based on a search conducted by the financial service provider computer node based on the payment method, the search being conducted after the transaction has been completed, the payment method being used to register the customer as an evaluator at the rating provider computer node before the payment method is provided to the service provider computer node to consummate the transaction; sending to the customer via the customer computer node a request for a feedback from the customer regarding the transaction, the sending being performed in response to the notification; and updating at the rating provider computer node a rating of the service provider based at least in part on the feedback received from the customer via the customer computer node.