Systems and methods for authenticating and providing payment to a supplier

A method of authenticating and authorizing a one-time business-to-business payment to an unregistered supplier via a network, the method comprising:

• receiving, via a computing device, a first set of specific data elements from a payer associated with an invoice for an authorized purchase by the payer from the unregistered supplier, the first set of specific data elements including at least two of:
• a first date of service or purchase, a first authorization number, and a first cost;
• receiving, via the computing device, a second set of specific data elements associated with the invoice from the unregistered supplier, the second set of specific data elements including at least two of:
• a second date of service or purchase, a second authorization number, and a second cost;
• comparing, via the computing device, the first set of specific data elements to the second set of specific data elements to determine that the first set of specific data elements matches at least a portion of the second set of specific data elements
• in response to determining that the first set of specific data elements matches at least a portion of the second set of data elements, generating, via the computing device, a single-use electronic purchase number, an expiration date, and a security code, wherein the single-use electronic purchase number is usable as a credit card number for paying an amount associated with the invoice;
• generating an image of a credit card, the image of the credit card including the single-use electronic purchase number, an expiration date, and a security code;
• and
• sending, via the network, the image of the credit card including the single-use electronic purchase number, the expiration date, and the security code to the unregistered supplier.

A system for authenticating and authorizing a one-time business-to-business payment to a supplier that is not registered with the system via a network, the system comprising:

• a means for receiving a first set of specific data elements from a payer associated with an invoice for an authorized purchase by the payer from the unregistered supplier, the first set of specific data elements including at least two of:
• a first date of service or purchase, a first authorization number, and a first cost;
• a means for receiving a second set of specific data elements associated with the invoice from the unregistered supplier, the second set of specific data elements including at least two of:
• a second date of service or purchase, a second authorization number, and a second cost;
• a means for comparing the first set of specific data elements to the second set of specific data elements to determine that the first set of specific data elements matches at least a portion of the second set of specific data elements;
• a means for generating, via the computing device and in response to determining that the first set of specific data elements matches at least a portion of the second set of specific data elements, a single-use electronic purchase number, an expiration date, and a security code, wherein the single-use electronic purchase number is usable as a credit card number for paying an amount associated with the invoice;
• a means for generating an image of a credit card, the image of the credit card including the single-use electronic purchase number, an expiration date, and a security code;
• and
• a means for sending, via the network, the image of the credit card including the single-use electronic purchase number, the expiration date, and the security code to the unregistered supplier.