DYE PACH: SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACH FUND TRACKING
First Claim
1. A device for facilitating fund transactions for a financial institution, the device comprising:
- a hardware memory storing information about a user account at a financial institution, andone or more processors in communication with the memory and adapted to;
receive a fund transaction via Automated Clearing House (ACH) designated for the user account;
determine whether the fund transaction is marked for tracking; and
process the fund transaction based on whether the fund transaction is marked for tracking.
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Abstract
When an Automated Clearing House (ACH) fund transaction is deemed to have suspicious nature, the ACH transfer file for the transaction may be marked with a unique key (dye pACH). The unique key may be used to track the transfer paths of funds through a plurality of financial institutions. Thus, the suspicious ACH fund may be tracked through the plurality of financial institutions. Law enforcement entities, such as police or Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) may use the unique key to track suspicious fund transfers through a plurality of financial institutions to detect money laundering or fraud activities or obtain high-level understanding of cybercrime organizations.
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20 Claims
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1. A device for facilitating fund transactions for a financial institution, the device comprising:
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a hardware memory storing information about a user account at a financial institution, and one or more processors in communication with the memory and adapted to; receive a fund transaction via Automated Clearing House (ACH) designated for the user account; determine whether the fund transaction is marked for tracking; and process the fund transaction based on whether the fund transaction is marked for tracking. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A device for facilitating fund transactions for a financial institution, the device comprising:
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a hardware memory storing information about a user account at a financial institution, and one or more processors in communication with the memory and adapted to; receive a request for a fund transaction using the user account; determine whether the fund transaction is to be marked for tracking; generate an Automated Clearing House (ACH) file including a transaction entry indicating the fund transaction using the user account; marking the transaction entry in the ACH file for tracking when the fund transaction is to be marked; and sending the ACH file to a receiving financial institution via National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA). - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 20)
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15. A method for facilitating tracking of fund transactions, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a processor, a request for a fund transaction using a user account; determining, by the processor, whether the fund transaction is to be marked for tracking; generating, by the processor, an Automated Clearing House (ACH) file including a transaction entry indicating the fund transaction using the user account; marking, by the processor, the transaction entry in the ACH file for tracking when the fund transaction is to be marked; and sending, by the processor, the ACH file to a receiving financial institution via National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA). - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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