System and method for coordinating payment identification systems

摘要

Disclosed are systems and methods for completing a purchase when the customer is not at the point of sale. According to an embodiment, there is established a communication connection for the customer to transmit an identifier uniquely associated with the customer to a merchant when placing an order for merchandise. The unique identifier along with data pertaining to the order for merchandise is communicated to a control system. The control system then obtains acceptance for making the purchase from the user that is associated with the unique identifier.