Innovative financing method and system therefor
First Claim
1. A system for providing a sales transaction of goods or services between a buyer and a seller, the system comprising:
- a coordinator that receives a first purchase order from the buyer, that issues a second purchase order to the seller based on the first purchase order, that receives an invoice from the seller based on the second purchase order, and that assumes title in the invoice;
a financial institution that receives an interest in the invoice from the coordinator, and that guarantees the buyer'"'"'s payment; and
a bank that advances or loans at least a portion of the invoice to the seller based on the guarantee from the financial institution.
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Abstract
An auction with methods and mechanisms to avoid fraud are described. One fraud avoidance aspect involves the use of a financial institution, such as a factoring entity. The financial institution guarantees at least a partial payment of the amount owed by the winning buyer to the seller in case the winning buyer does not pay. Another fraud avoidance aspect provides the winning buyer with a period of time to inspect the goods or services purchased at the auction before having to pay for them.
An innovative financing method for sales transactions between sellers and buyers to eliminate the use of a letter of credit is described. The financing method involves an agreement between a coordinator, a bank and a factor whereby the buyer'"'"'s payment obligation is guaranteed by the factor. Based on this guarantee, the bank may advance or loan a portion of the payment price to the seller before the buyer actually pays. This provides certainty in the seller'"'"'s cash flow needs.
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1. A system for providing a sales transaction of goods or services between a buyer and a seller, the system comprising:
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a coordinator that receives a first purchase order from the buyer, that issues a second purchase order to the seller based on the first purchase order, that receives an invoice from the seller based on the second purchase order, and that assumes title in the invoice;
a financial institution that receives an interest in the invoice from the coordinator, and that guarantees the buyer'"'"'s payment; and
a bank that advances or loans at least a portion of the invoice to the seller based on the guarantee from the financial institution. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for a coordinator to provide a sales transaction of goods or services between a buyer and a seller, the method comprising:
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transmitting a first purchase order from the buyer to the coordinator;
transmitting a second purchase order from the coordinator to the seller based on the first purchase order;
transmitting an invoice from the seller to the coordinator based on the second purchase order, wherein the coordinator assumes title in the invoice;
assigning an interest in the invoice by the coordinator to a financial institution;
guaranteeing payment of the invoice by the financial institution to a bank; and
advancing or loaning at least a portion of the invoice by the bank to the seller based on the guarantee from the financial institution. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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