Wireless utility meter reading system and method

A system comprising:

• one or more databases configured to store a first set of information including billing activities attributable to a utility provider and payment activities attributable to one or more utility consumers;
• one or more databases configured to store a second set of information including billing activities attributable to a financial transaction processing entity and purchasing and payment activities attributable to said one or more utility consumers;
• a processor configured to:
• analyze the first set of information and the second set of information to identify one or more correlations between utility usage and utility consumers;
• and
• generate one or more predictive models based at least in part on the one or more correlations.

A camera or imaging device configured to read a utility meter, the camera or imaging device comprising:

• a housing;
• and
• a lens, a memory, a processor, a power source, and a wireless communication transceiver associated with the housing;
• wherein the camera or imaging device is adapted to be connected to the utility meter.