| CPC G06Q 20/227 (2013.01) [G06Q 20/023 (2013.01); G06Q 20/24 (2013.01); G06Q 20/40145 (2013.01); G06Q 20/403 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |

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1. An automatic payment method selection system, comprising:
one or more processors; and
a memory in communication with the one or more processors and storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, are configured to cause the system to:
receive payor payment preferences associated with a payor from a payor device, the payor payment preferences comprising a predetermined preferred payment composition comprising a debit portion associated with at least one debit account of the payor and a credit portion associated with at least one credit account of the payor;
after receiving the payor payment preferences, receive a payment request, the payment request comprising data representative of a payment amount payable to a payee and the payment request made against one of the at least one credit account or the at least one debit account;
determine payor cash holdings and payor available credit by:
transmitting, via an API, to one or more service provider systems, a status request of the at least one debit account and the at least one credit account; and
receiving, via an API, from the one or more service provider systems, an indication of the at least one debit account and the at least one credit account;
execute a payment in accordance with the preferred payment composition comprising:
funding the payment amount, in accordance with the preferred payment composition, from the payor by:
debiting the at least one debit account an amount equal to the debit portion; and
crediting an amount equal to the credit portion against the at least one credit account.
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