Systems and methods for registering consumers in a consumer program while accessing a network

A system for registering a consumer in a consumer program, the system comprising:

• a computer-server connected to a network;
• a database connected to the computer-server for storing consumer information;
• wherein the computer-server is operable to:
• receive a token associated with a form of payment, wherein the form of payment is associated with a transaction initiated by the consumer at a merchant associated with the consumer program;
• generate an activation code, wherein the activation code associates the consumer with the form of payment;
• transmit the activation code to an electronic address associated with a client device of the consumer;
• receive an electronic communication from the consumer associated with the activation code;
• and
• upon receipt of the electronic communication, register the consumer in the consumer program and store the token associated with the form of payment in a record associated with the consumer in the database.

A method for registering a consumer in a consumer program, the method comprising:

• receiving, from a merchant associated with the consumer program, at a computer-server connected to a network, a token associated with a form of payment, wherein the form of payment is associated with a transaction initiated by the consumer at the merchant;
• transmitting, by the computer-server, information for registering in the consumer program to the consumer;
• receiving, by the computer-server, an electronic communication from the consumer indicating that the consumer is registering in the consumer program;
• and
• automatically linking, by the computer-server, the form of payment with the consumer program in which the consumer is registered.