Payment terminal messaging

A host computer system, comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory;
• and
• interfaces to first and second communication channels;
• wherein the memory contains instructions that when executed by the processor cause the host computer system to
• receive, from a payment terminal, over the first communication channel, a first electronic message including message content and an indication that the message content is to be forwarded in human-readable form to a person not conducting a financial transaction at the payment terminal, the person located away from the payment terminal and at a destination external to a financial infrastructure, the financial infrastructure for processing financial transactions at the payment terminal;
• obtain destination information identifying the external destination outside of a financial infrastructure to which the message content is to be forwarded;
• generate a second electronic message including the message content for presentation in a human-readable form compatible with the external destination;
• and
• forward the second message, including the message content, to the indicated destination over the second communication channel and based on the destination information.

A method of providing human-readable information from a payment terminal to a person away from the payment terminal and at a destination external to a financial infrastructure, the financial infrastructure for processing financial transactions at the payment terminal, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a host computer system, from the payment terminal, over a first communication channel used for processing financial transactions, a first electronic message including message content and an indication that the message content is to be forwarded in human-readable form to a person not conducting a financial transaction at the payment terminal;
• obtaining, by the host computer system, an indication of an external destination to which the message content is to be forwarded;
• generating, by the host computer system, a second electronic message including the message content for presentation in a human-readable form compatible with the external destination;
• and
• forwarding, by the host computer system and based on the indication of an external destination, the second electronic message, including the message content, to the external destination over a second communication channel via an external interface included in the host computer system.