System and method for processing payment transactions at network edge nodes

A computer-implemented method for processing data communicated over a computer network, the network including at least a first edge node, said method implemented using an edge node computing system, said method comprising:

• receiving, at a primary processor located at the first edge node, an authorization request message representing a payment transaction initiated by a cardholder with a merchant;
• performing, by the primary processor, a primary processing on the authorization request message;
• determining, by the primary processor, that the transaction is subject to a secondary processing;
• receiving, at a secondary processor located at the first edge node, the authorization request message from the primary processor;
• performing, by the secondary processor, a secondary processing on the authorization request message;
• generating, with the secondary processor, an enhanced authorization request message based on a result of the secondary processing and the authorization request message;
• and
• transmitting, by the secondary processor, the enhanced authorization request message.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, when executed by at least one processor in communication with one or more memory devices, the computer executable instructions cause the at least one processor to:

• receive, at a primary processor located at the first edge node, an authorization request message representing a payment transaction initiated by a cardholder with a merchant;
• perform, by the primary processor, a primary processing on the authorization request message;
• determine, by the primary processor, that the transaction is subject to a secondary processing;
• receive, at a secondary processor located at the first edge node, the authorization request message from the primary processor;
• perform, by the secondary processor, a secondary processing on the authorization request message;
• generate, with the secondary processor, an enhanced authorization request message based on a result of the secondary processing and the authorization request message;
• and
• transmit, by the secondary processor, the enhanced authorization request message.