Patent attributes
In obtaining data for a financial transaction between a mobile device and a merchant device, the merchant device: receives data obtained from the mobile device during the financial transaction between the mobile device and the merchant device, where the data comprising a unique identifier from a mobile device user; associates the data with a record of the financial transaction; stores the record of the financial transaction with the associated data; and sends a copy of the stored record with the associated data from the merchant device to the mobile device. The merchant device may determine that the unique identifier is required from the mobile device user to complete the financial transaction and sends the request for the unique identifier to the mobile device. Both the mobile and merchant devices may be NFC-enabled devices.
