Mobile device roaming status subscription

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a processor, an authorization to register a subscription for receiving roaming status update notifications of roaming status information of a mobile device without receiving a notification of an attempted payment transaction of a payment device associated with a user of the mobile device at a payment location;
• sending, by the processor, to a cellular service provider network, in response to the receiving the authorization to register the subscription, a request to register the subscription for receiving the roaming status update notifications of the roaming status information of the mobile device without receiving the notification of the attempted payment transaction of the payment device associated with the user of the mobile device at the payment location;
• receiving, by the processor from the cellular service provider network and based on the subscription, a roaming status update notification of the roaming status information of the mobile device, wherein the roaming status update notifications comprise the roaming status update notification;
• receiving, by the processor, the notification of the attempted payment transaction of the payment device associated with the user of the mobile device at the payment location;
• and
• sending, by the processor, an authorization to continue processing the attempted payment transaction when the roaming status information indicates that a location of the mobile device corresponds to the payment location.

A device, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
• receiving an authorization to register a subscription for receiving roaming status update notifications of roaming status information of a mobile device without receiving a notification of an attempted payment transaction of a payment device associated with a user of the mobile device at a payment location;
• sending, to a cellular service provider network, in response to the receiving the authorization to register the subscription, a request to register the subscription for receiving the roaming status update notifications of the roaming status information of the mobile device without receiving the notification of the attempted payment transaction of the payment device associated with the user of the mobile device at the payment location;
• receiving from the cellular service provider network and based on the subscription a roaming status update notification of the roaming status information of the mobile device, wherein the roaming status update notifications comprise the roaming status update notification;
• receiving the notification of the attempted payment transaction of the payment device associated with the user of the mobile device at the payment location;
• and
• sending an authorization to continue processing the attempted payment transaction when the roaming status information indicates that a location of the mobile device corresponds to the payment location.