METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING MERCHANT CASH ADVANCES ON THE BASIS OF FORECASTED RETURN VOLUME

    公开(公告)号:EP4246406A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-20

    申请号:EP23159719.6

    申请日:2023-03-02

    申请人: Affirm, Inc.

    IPC分类号: G06Q30/014 G06Q40/03

    摘要: A method of evaluating a merchant cash advance option may include receiving time series information including a plurality of signals representing transactions of merchants and customers where at least one of the signals relates to product returns. The method may further include aggregating the time series information, generating a plurality of trained models associated with the product returns, employing a selected model to forecast return volume and repurchase volume for a given merchant, determining a risk assessment value for the given merchant, and, if the risk assessment value is below a risk threshold, providing an offer of a merchant cash advance to the given merchant based on the forecast return volume and repurchase volume.