System and method for providing a pre-paid rebate card

A method for providing a pre-paid rebate card in response to a request from a consumer for rebate redemption for a rebate offered by a first entity comprising:

• providing information relating to the rebate redemption request to a second entity, wherein the second entity issues a pre-paid rebate card to the consumer and fulfills payment obligations upon subsequent use of the pre-paid rebate card by the consumer;
• providing a first monetary amount to the second entity for a value less than face value of the pre-paid rebate card;
• receiving a second monetary amount from the first entity for a value more than the first monetary amount;
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• obtaining indemnification from the second entity from at least a portion of the risks and losses arising from the method.

A method for providing one or more pre-paid rebate cards in response to a request for one or more pre-paid rebate cards from a first entity comprising:

• receiving from the first entity a first monetary amount of less than face value of the one or more pre-paid rebate cards;
• issuing one or more pre-paid rebate cards to one or more consumers based on information provided by the first entity;
• fulfilling payment obligations relating to use of the one or more pre-paid rebate cards by the one or more consumers;
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• assuming at least a portion of the risks or losses of the first entity arising from the method.

A system provided by a first entity for providing one or more pre-paid rebate cards for a rebate offered by a second entity comprising:

• means for receiving submission of at least one rebate request from the consumers for the one or more pre-paid rebate cards;
• means for validating the at least one rebate request;
• means for providing to a third entity a first monetary amount of less than face value of the one or more pre-paid rebate cards;
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• means for receiving from the second entity a second monetary amount for a value more than the first monetary amount;
• means for providing the third entity with information, wherein the third entity issues the one or more pre-paid rebate cards to consumers based on the information provided, fulfills payment obligations relating to use of the one or more pre-paid rebate cards by the consumers, and assumes at least one of the first and second entities from at least a portion of the risks or losses arising from the system.