A system and method for facilitating commercial transactions between a
consumer and a supplier of goods at a point of sale and authorized by a
credit holder. The credit holder possesses a communications device for
prestoring transaction information in a data base. The communications
device is operable by the credit holder for transmitting transaction
information data and transaction authorization. The consumer possesses a
consumer communications device for establishing a communications link
between the consumer and the supplier. The consumer communications device
generates a consumer request to the credit holders' communications
device. A transaction approval device is in communications with the
supplier and the consumer requested credit holder's communications device
for receiving transaction requests from the supplier and for receiving
transaction information data and authorization from the credit holder's
communications device. The transaction approval device, upon receipt of
transaction information data and transaction authorization, transmits
approval to the supplier to complete the transaction.