Trade receivable processing method and apparatus
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1. A method of utilizing a computer network based receivable clearinghouse for facilitating a transaction involving a receivable and corresponding invoice having payable and receivable information, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving data comprising the invoice with the payable and the receivable information from a first participant involved in the transaction;
generating electronic invoice information in response to the invoice received from the first participant;
transmitting the electronic invoice information on behalf of the first participant to a second participant, the electronic invoice including one or more payment terms wherein one term requires payment of the receivable be sent to the receivable clearinghouse;
offering the receivable for sale to multiple third parties over a receivable marketplace associated with the receivable clearinghouse, the receivable marketplace being accessed by a receivable trading apparatus;
matching a payment with the receivable in the receivable clearinghouse;
reconciling the payment and the receivable in the receivable clearinghouse; and
storing particulars of the transaction in a registry associated with the receivable clearinghouse.
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A processing method and apparatus is provided, such as a clearinghouse, for tracking receivable and payable information, matching, negotiating, trading, providing working capital financing, and settling payments for accounts payable and accounts receivable between trading partners and finance providers.
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1. A method of utilizing a computer network based receivable clearinghouse for facilitating a transaction involving a receivable and corresponding invoice having payable and receivable information, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving data comprising the invoice with the payable and the receivable information from a first participant involved in the transaction; generating electronic invoice information in response to the invoice received from the first participant; transmitting the electronic invoice information on behalf of the first participant to a second participant, the electronic invoice including one or more payment terms wherein one term requires payment of the receivable be sent to the receivable clearinghouse; offering the receivable for sale to multiple third parties over a receivable marketplace associated with the receivable clearinghouse, the receivable marketplace being accessed by a receivable trading apparatus; matching a payment with the receivable in the receivable clearinghouse; reconciling the payment and the receivable in the receivable clearinghouse; and storing particulars of the transaction in a registry associated with the receivable clearinghouse. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of utilizing a computer network based receivable clearinghouse for facilitating delivery of invoice information, reflecting a receivable, between a first party and a second party, the first party being a full participant of the receivable clearinghouse, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving the invoice information from the full participant; generating payable information in response to the invoice information received from the full participant; transmitting the payable information to the second party as an electronic invoice including one or more payment terms wherein one term requires payment of the receivable represented by the electronic invoice be settled through the receivable clearinghouse; offering the receivable for sale to multiple third parties over a receivable marketplace associated with the receivable clearinghouse, the receivable marketplace being accessed by a receivable trading apparatus; matching a payment with the receivable in the receivable clearinghouse; reconciling the payment and the receivable in the receivable clearinghouse; and storing particulars of the transaction in a registry associated with the receivable clearinghouse. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer network based receivable clearinghouse for facilitating a transaction involving a participant and an invoice, the invoice including payable and receivable information, the computer network based receivable clearing house comprising:
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a data repository for holding the invoice information submitted by the participant, the data repository being accessible to a financial institution of the participant under clearinghouse rules and obligations agreed to by all participants; a fund settlement apparatus for settling discrepancies involved with the invoice, the fund settlement apparatus being operably connected to the data repository wherein daily cash settlements between the clearinghouse and the participant occur; a reconciliation apparatus for reconciling payments and matching receivables at the clearinghouse; a data management and reporting apparatus for compiling data received from the participant and for reporting data summarized to the participant, including financial participants, the data management and reporting apparatus being operably connected to the data repository; and a receivable trading apparatus for interacting with a receivable marketplace wherein the receivable represented by the invoice information can be offered for sale to multiple third party participants of the receivable clearinghouse, the receivable trading apparatus being operably connected to the data repository. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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