Exp	Third party acquirer wholesale pricing project will enable the functionality to systematically capture and store Sponsored Merchant data elements from Authorization, Submission and Sponsored Merchant files. The data will be used to track charge volume, display on Card member statements and reporting. TPA model opens the opportunity for the merchant to enroll on a flexible pricing and will also allow AmEx to reduce their spending on handling the merchant data by outsourcing the actual merchant data handling to sponsored merchant partners.