SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONETIZING SWITCHING OF WEB SERVICE MESSAGES

摘要

The present system and method comprises an improved marketplace for providing and consuming services. Using the present system, generally via one or more APIs, comprises a method for integrating value added services within a network of participants, for instance, a payment network. The network can use service switching capabilities to route service calls to and from the service consumers and providers using routing elements defined in a message specification. Network participants can be both consumers and providers of services. The network can route service messages to the appropriate provider depending on details in the message.

主权项

1. A computer-based method comprising:
receiving, by a digital network electronic marketplace computer and via a first API, a request to route a service call message from a service consumer to a service provider within an electronic marketplace of service providers and service consumers; tagging, by the digital network computer, the service call message with data indicating attributes of the routing; storing, by the digital network computer, the tags of the service call message to a database; scrubbing, by the digital network computer, the tags of the service call message from the service call message; routing, by the digital network computer and through a second API, the service call message to the service provider based on attributes of the service call message; and assessing, by the digital network computer, a fee to the service consumer for processing the request to route the service call message from the service consumer to the service provider based on the stored tags of the service call message.