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Royal Bank of Canada Digital Reward Processing Patent

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Royal Bank of Canada has obtained publication of European patent application EP4254220A2, titled 'Methods and Systems for Digital Reward Processing', published by the EPO on 15 April 2026. The application lists inventors Edison U. Ortiz and Iustina-Miruna Vintila and covers digital reward processing systems incorporating cryptographic and privacy-enhancing technologies. The application is published for all 38 designated contracting and extension states across Europe.

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Royal Bank of Canada obtained publication of European patent application EP4254220A2 by the European Patent Office on 15 April 2026. The application, titled 'Methods and Systems for Digital Reward Processing', covers systems and methods for processing digital rewards and is classified across multiple IPC categories including cryptographic security, data privacy, financial transactions, and distributed ledger technology.

Competitors in the digital banking, fintech, and reward-program sectors who operate in European markets should review the publication to assess whether their own digital reward processing systems may fall within the scope of this application. The publication initiates a nine-month opposition window during which third parties may file observations or opposition with the EPO.

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Apr 23, 2026

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METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DIGITAL REWARD PROCESSING

Publication EP4254220A2 Kind: A2 Apr 15, 2026

Applicants

Royal Bank of Canada

Inventors

Ortiz, Edison U., Vintila, Iustina-Miruna

IPC Classifications

H04L 9/00 20220101AFI20260309BHEP H04L 9/32 20060101ALI20260309BHEP H04L 9/40 20220101ALI20260309BHEP G06F 21/62 20130101ALI20260309BHEP G06Q 10/00 20230101ALI20260309BHEP G06Q 30/0207 20230101ALI20260309BHEP G06Q 30/0226 20230101ALI20260309BHEP G06Q 30/0601 20230101ALI20260309BHEP G06Q 20/06 20120101ALI20260309BHEP G06Q 20/10 20120101ALI20260309BHEP G06Q 20/36 20120101ALI20260309BHEP G06F 16/27 20190101ALI20260309BHEP

Designated States

AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR

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Classification

Agency
EPO
Published
April 15th, 2026
Instrument
Rule
Branch
International
Legal weight
Binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor

Who this affects

Applies to
Banks Technology companies
Industry sector
5221 Commercial Banking
Activity scope
Digital reward processing Financial system operations
Geographic scope
European Union EU

Taxonomy

Primary area
Intellectual Property
Operational domain
Legal
Topics
Banking Data Privacy

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