Methods and systems for opening and funding a financial account online
First Claim
1. A method of opening an account with a financial institution via an account management system having an account opening service, the account management system including a memory module, an input/output interface, and a processor, the method comprising:
- electronically storing in the memory module at least one rule for opening an account with a financial institution;
electronically receiving, by the input/output interface, account application information from a remote device over at least one network, the account application information including personal information of a customer requesting to open an account;
electronically receiving, by the input/output interface, funding source information from the remote device over at least one network, the funding source information specifying at least one funding source;
electronically receiving, by the input/output interface, transmitted configuration information;
processing the transmitted configuration information so as to modify functionality of the account opening service, wherein the functionality comprises;
determining with the processor, based on the account application information, at least one risk score specifying a risk to the financial institution of transferring funds from the at least one funding source to the account;
comparing the at least one rule with the at least one risk score by the processor in order to determine a decision regarding the account application information by comparing the at least one rule with the at least one risk score in order to determine whether to accept the account application information and open the account;
determining a set of parameters for at least one funding constraint based upon the risk score;
electronically transmitting, by the input/output interface, the decision and the parameters to the remote device over the at least one network;
electronically transmitting, by the input/output interface, the decision and the parameters to the financial institution over the at least one network; and
providing an account-opening solution in accordance with the decision and the parameters.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for opening an account with a financial institution. One method can include electronically storing at least one rule for opening an account with a financial institution. The method can also include electronically receiving account application information from a remote device over at least one network, wherein the account application information includes personal information of a customer requesting to open an account. In addition, the method can include generating at least one risk score based on the account application information and applying the at least one rule to the at least one risk score in order to determine a decision regarding the account application information and to determine at least one funding constraint associated with the account.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of opening an account with a financial institution via an account management system having an account opening service, the account management system including a memory module, an input/output interface, and a processor, the method comprising:
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electronically storing in the memory module at least one rule for opening an account with a financial institution; electronically receiving, by the input/output interface, account application information from a remote device over at least one network, the account application information including personal information of a customer requesting to open an account; electronically receiving, by the input/output interface, funding source information from the remote device over at least one network, the funding source information specifying at least one funding source; electronically receiving, by the input/output interface, transmitted configuration information; processing the transmitted configuration information so as to modify functionality of the account opening service, wherein the functionality comprises; determining with the processor, based on the account application information, at least one risk score specifying a risk to the financial institution of transferring funds from the at least one funding source to the account; comparing the at least one rule with the at least one risk score by the processor in order to determine a decision regarding the account application information by comparing the at least one rule with the at least one risk score in order to determine whether to accept the account application information and open the account; determining a set of parameters for at least one funding constraint based upon the risk score; electronically transmitting, by the input/output interface, the decision and the parameters to the remote device over the at least one network; electronically transmitting, by the input/output interface, the decision and the parameters to the financial institution over the at least one network; and providing an account-opening solution in accordance with the decision and the parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An account management system for opening an account with a financial institution via an account opening service, the system comprising:
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an electronically-implemented memory configured to store at least one rule for opening an account with a financial institution and a rules engine application; an electronically-implemented input/output interface device configured to receive; account application information from at least one remote device over at least one network and transmitted configuration information; an electronically-implemented processor programmed to; process the transmitted configuration information so as to modify functionality of the account opening service, the functionality configured to; determine at least one risk score based on the account application information, the at least one risk score specifying a risk to the financial institution of opening the account for the customer; execute the rules engine application to compare the at least one rule with the at least one risk score in order to determine a decision regarding the account application information; determine a set of parameters for at least one funding constraint based upon the risk score; and provide an account-opening solution in accordance with the decision and the parameters. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for opening an account with a financial institution, the system comprising:
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an account management system having an account opening service; at least one network; and at least one remote device configured to electronically transmit account application information and configuration information to the account management system over the at least one network; wherein the account management system is configured to; process the transmitted configuration information so as to modify functionality of the account opening service, the functionality configured to; generate at least one risk score based on the account application information; compare at least one rule to the at least one risk score in order to determine a decision regarding the account application information; determine a set of parameters for at least one funding constraint based upon the risk score; electronically transmit the decision and the parameters to the at least one remote device over the at least one network; and provide an account-opening solution in accordance with the decision and the parameters.
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