CASH PAYMENT FOR REMOTE TRANSACTIONS

摘要

Methods and systems are provided for executing a remote transaction between a merchant and a customer. A designation of a monetary amount for the remote transaction and an identification of the merchant is transmitted from a merchant processing system to a host system controlled by a money-transfer provider. A money-transfer transaction identifier identifying a prepared mon ey- transfer transaction for transfer of the monetary amount is established at t he merchant processing system. The money-transfer transaction identifier is provided to the customer. Performance of merchant obligations in accordance with the remote transaction is initiated after notification to the merchant processing system of receipt of a cash payment made by the customer towards the prepared money-transfer transaction.