In some embodiments, a service provided by a service provider is subject to one or more policies. For instance, a service provider may be associated with one or more member policies for validating the use of a service provider instrument maintained by the service provider.
For example, a service provider and/or a service provider instrument thereof may be associated with an entity that governs the use of one or more services provided by the service provider. By way of example, the service provider may facilitate an electronic benefit transfer (EBT) system, such as supplemental nutrition assistance program (“SNAP”), temporary assistance for needy families (“TANF”), special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (“WIC”), and/or the like, that provides financial aid for authorized food and household items. As another example, the service provider may facilitate a healthcare plan on behalf of a health care provider that restricts benefits according to healthcare eligibility, procedure codes, procedure location, and/or the like.
In addition, or alternatively, a service provider may govern the use of its own services. For instance, the service provider may maintain a service provider instrument for a user of the service provider. The service provider may restrict the service provider instrument on behalf of the user, on behalf of one or more internal policies, and/or the like. By way of example, the service provider may include a financial institution that allows one or more users to restrict access to funds provided by the financial institution. In this manner, a user may provide limited access to a service provider instrument by establishing one or more member policies for a service provider instrument.