Matching transaction information for payment

A method, comprising:

• scanning, by a processor, at least one item selected for purchase by a party;
• generating, by the processor, a machine readable code that includes transaction information for the at least one item;
• transmitting, by the processor, the transaction information to a third party;
• and
• receiving, by the processor, a confirmation that a payment has been received for the at least one item based upon a match of the transaction information to scanned transaction information that was sent from an endpoint device of the party to the third party.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium encoded with instructions executable by a processor of a mobile endpoint device, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising:

• instructions to send a request to a third party for a pre-payment to a party;
• instructions to receive a machine readable code containing confirmation of the pre-payment to the party;
• and
• instructions to display the machine readable code to be scanned by the party indicating that the pre-payment was sent to the party for at least one item for purchase.