US Patent:
20130304634, Nov 14, 2013
Inventors:
Nancy Joann Vance - Fenton MI, US
Michele Suzanne Herron - Cincinnati OH, US
Thomas Edward Rafferty - Cincinnati OH, US
Assignee:
Vantiv, LLC - Symmes Township OH
International Classification:
G06Q 20/40
Abstract:
Systems, mechanisms and processes are provided to allow law-enforcement officials, when encountering the potential use of prepaid payment cards in the furtherance of a crime or in relation to criminal activities, to () attempt to check the balances on such prepaid payment cards, including the ability to perform aggregate balance checks on a group of such prepaid cards, () attempt to freeze the funds on such prepaid payment cards, and/or () attempt to seize the funds on such prepaid payment cards.