Methods and systems for connecting multiple merchants to an interactive element in a web page

A method for processing a financial transaction, comprising:

• storing, in a database, a plurality of merchant data entries, where each merchant data entry includes at least a merchant identifier, a product identifier, and an indication of interest;
• receiving, via a web page, an authorization request for a financial transaction, wherein the authorization request includes at least a consumer and a product identification;
• identifying, in the database, a subset of the plurality of merchant data entries, wherein, for each merchant data entry in the subset of the plurality of merchant data entries, the associated product identifier corresponds to the received product identification;
• identifying, from the subset of the plurality of merchant data entries, a single merchant data entry based on the associated indication of interest of each merchant data entry in the subset of the plurality of merchant data entries;
• processing, by a processor, the financial transaction including the consumer and a merchant corresponding to a merchant identifier associated with the single merchant data entry;
• and
• transmitting, by a transmitter, transaction data of the financial transaction to the merchant associated with the single merchant data entry.

A system for redirecting a user apparatus to a merchant web page, comprising:

• a transmitter configured to transmit web page data corresponding to a web page to be displayed on a user apparatus, wherein the web page includes at least one interactive element,
• a receiver configured to receive an indication of a user interaction with an interactive element included in the at least one interactive element;
• a database configured to store a plurality of merchant data entries, wherein each merchant data entry includes at least a merchant web page, an indication of interest, and an associated interactive element;
• and
• a processor configured to
• identify, in the database, a subset of the plurality of merchant data entries, wherein each merchant data entry in the subset of the plurality of merchant data entries is associated with the interactive element, and
• identify, in the subset of the plurality of merchant data entries, a single merchant data entry based on the indication of interest of each merchant data entry in the subset of the plurality of data entries,
• wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit redirecting web page data to redirect the user apparatus to the merchant webpage associated with the single merchant data entry.

A system for processing a financial transaction, comprising:

• a database configured to store a plurality of merchant data entries, where each merchant data entry includes at least a merchant identifier, a product identifier, and an indication of interest;
• a receiver configured to receive, via a web page, an authorization request for a financial transaction, wherein the authorization request includes at least a consumer and a product identification;
• a processor configured to
• identify, in the database, a subset of the plurality of merchant data entries, wherein, for each merchant data entry in the subset of the plurality of merchant data entries, the associated product identifier corresponds to the received product identification,
• identify, from the subset of the plurality of merchant data entries, a single merchant data entry based on the associated indication of interest of each merchant data entry in the subset of the plurality of merchant data entries, and
• process the financial transaction including the consumer and a merchant corresponding to a merchant identifier associated with the single merchant data entry;
• and
• a transmitter configured to transmit transaction data of the financial transaction to the merchant associated with the single merchant data entry.