Arrangements for payment and recommendation control are provided. In some aspects, contextual data may be received from a user. For instance, data such as calendar data may be received and an event may be identified. Based on the event, a pre-authorized amount may be identified for payment associated with the event. The system may receive a request for payment and event details. The amount may be compared to the pre-authorized amount and, if more than the pre-authorized amount, a request for payment authorization may be transmitted to a user device. If the amount is not more than the pre-authorized amount, expected location data of the user may be received and current location data of the user may be requested from a user device. The location data may be compared and, if the locations match, the payment may be authorized and automatically processed.