US Patent 12093936 Method and system for consumer-initiated transactions using encrypted tokens

A method for consumer-initiated transactions with encrypted tokens includes: storing a first cryptographic key pair comprising an account public key and an account private key, a merchant public key, an account token associated with a transaction account, an account identifier, and an issuing institution identifier; receiving transaction data for a proposed payment transaction including a transaction amount; generating a transaction order including the transaction data; generating a cryptographic checksum for the generated transaction order; generating a digital signature over the cryptographic checksum using the account private key; generating a payment token including the issuing institution identifier, the account identifier, the transaction amount, and the account token; encrypting the payment token using the account private key; and transmitting the encrypted payment token and signed cryptographic checksum to a point of sale device.