Methods and Systems of Validating Consumer Reviews

摘要

Systems and methods are provided for validating reviews, by comparing transaction data for consumers to details included in the reviews. Initially, a request is received to validate a review provided by an individual via a review entity. The review relates to at least one of a product, a service, and a merchant. Payment accounts are then identified for various consumers that match a profile of the individual providing the review, and transaction data in the identified payment accounts are compared to details included in the review (e.g., details of at least one of a product, a service, and a merchant associated with the review, etc.). A validity indicator for the review can then be issued, based on the comparison.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method of validating reviews provided by consumers, the method comprising:
receiving, at a computing device, a request to validate a review provided by a consumer via a review entity, the review relating to at least one of a product, a service, and a merchant; identifying payment accounts of consumers matching a profile of the consumer providing the review; correlating transaction data in the identified payment accounts to the at least one of the product, the service, and the merchant associated with the review; and issuing, by the computing device, a validity indicator for the review based on the correlation.