System and method for tiered filtering of purchase transactions

A computer implemented method including:

• receiving, by a computer-based system for facilitating a loyalty program, purchase data, wherein said purchase data includes retailer data, transaction data and a retailer item identifier, wherein said retailer item identifier is associated with a manufacturer item identifier, and wherein said retailer data includes a retailer identifier and said retailer item identifier, and wherein said manufacturer item identifier is part of manufacturer data associated with a manufacturer;
• determining, by the computer-based system, a qualifying merchant in response to said purchase data corresponding to loyalty program data;
• obtaining, by the computer-based system, said manufacturer item identifier based on said retailer item identifier;
• determining, by the computer-based system, loyalty awards based on at least one of said retailer item identifier, said manufacturer item identifier and a group of merchants;
• and
• transmitting, by the computer-based system and to said qualifying merchant, loyalty awards based on said manufacturer item identifier and said loyalty program data.

An article of manufacture including a non-transitory, tangible computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon for facilitating a loyalty program that, in response to execution by a computer-based system, cause the computer-based system to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, by the computer-based system, purchase data, wherein said purchase data includes retailer data, transaction data and a retailer item identifier, wherein said retailer item identifier is associated with a manufacturer item identifier, and wherein said retailer data includes a retailer identifier and said retailer item identifier, and wherein said manufacturer item identifier is part of manufacturer data associated with a manufacturer;
• determining, by the computer-based system, a qualifying merchant in response to said purchase data corresponding to loyalty program data;
• obtaining, by the computer-based system, said manufacturer item identifier based on said retailer item identifier;
• determining, by the computer-based system, loyalty awards based on at least one of said retailer item identifier, said manufacturer item identifier and a group of merchants;
• and
• transmitting, by the computer-based system and to said qualifying merchant, loyalty awards based on said manufacturer item identifier and said loyalty program data.