Transaction processing circuit

A method of processing transactions, comprising:

• receiving, at a transaction processing circuit, transaction data relating to one or more transactions for the purchase of software applications from a digital application store;
• applying, using the transaction processing circuit, one or more business rules to the transaction data;
• and
• generating, using the transaction processing circuit, one or more transaction summary files,
• wherein the transaction summary files are transmitted to a payment system configured to perform, based on the transaction summary files, at least one of recording revenue related to the transactions and causing payment to be distributed to developers of the software applications, and
• wherein at least a portion of the transaction processing circuit is implemented using a shared, scalable computing system, wherein a level of resources of the shared, scalable computing system requested for implementation of the transaction processing circuit is varied based on a volume of transactions processed by the transaction processing system.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable media configured to store machine-executable instructions that are executable by one or more processors to implement a method comprising:

• receiving, at a transaction processing circuit, purchase data relating to one or more transactions for the purchase of software applications from an application store, the purchase data being received from a digital application catalog or store, the purchase data representing purchases made from the application catalog in relation to the one or more transactions, the transaction processing circuit being implemented using a shared, scalable computing system, wherein a level of resources of the shared, scalable computing system requested for implementation of the transaction processing circuit is varied based on a volume of transactions processed by the transaction processing system;
• receiving, at the transaction processing circuit, payment data representing payments received in relation to the one or more transactions, the payment data being received from a payment provider that collects payments for the transactions;
• grouping, using a master node of the transaction processing circuit, the one or more transactions into one or more transaction batches;
• for each transaction batch, confirming, using one or more worker nodes of the transaction processing circuit, that the purchase data is consistent with the payment data, wherein the one or more worker nodes are implemented using resources of the shared, scalable computing system that are allocated based at least in part on a volume of transactions being processed by the transaction processing circuit;
• and
• generating, using the transaction processing circuit, one or more transaction summary files,
• wherein the transaction summary files are transmitted to a payment system configured to perform, based on the transaction summary files, at least one of recording revenue related to the transactions and causing payment to be distributed to developers of the software applications.