Patent attributes
Merchants that have access to financial transaction card readers sometimes experience failed card reads when attempting a transaction. The merchant may then perform the transaction by manually entering account information from the financial transaction card, which can cause the merchant to be charged a higher fee than would have been charged if the transaction had been performed with the card reader. Technology is disclosed for providing discounted transaction rates for a card not present transaction following a failed card read. This is accomplished by detecting a failed card read of a financial transaction card through a card reader; detecting a card not present transaction including receiving user input of textual account access data; matching the failed card read with the card not present transaction; and crediting a difference between a fee charged for the card not present transaction and a fee which would have been charged for the attempted transaction.