Systems and methods for validating data elements of a transmitted computer message

A computer-implemented method for automatically validating a local transaction time included in a computer message transmitted by a remote computing device, said method comprising

• receiving, at a host computing system from the remote computing device, the computer message comprising authorization data associated with a transaction, the authorization data including a location identifier and a local transaction time set by the remote computing device used in processing the transaction;
• appending a header to the computer message, wherein the header includes a header processor time associated with the host computing system;
• determining, with the host computing system, a time zone associated with the local transaction time based on the location identifier;
• converting the header processor time to a local header processor time based on the time zone;
• and
• determining, with the host computing system, that the local transaction time is validated based on the local header processor time and the local transaction time, thereby improving integrity of data received from the remote computing device.

At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, wherein when executed by at least one processor, the computer-executable instructions cause the processor to:

• receive, at a host computing system from a remote computing device, a computer message comprising authorization data associated with a transaction, the authorization data including a location identifier and a local transaction time set by the remote computing device used in processing the transaction;
• append a header to the computer message, wherein the header includes a header processor time associated with the host computing system;
• determine a time zone associated with the local transaction time based on the location identifier;
• convert the header processor time to a local header processor time based on the time zone;
• and
• determine that the local transaction time is validated based on the local header processor time and the local transaction time, thereby improving integrity of data received from the remote computing device.