Methods and apparatus for using assignable fee profiles to define fee structures for remittance services
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1. A computer-implemented method for a financial institution to implement service fee profiles for participation in an international remittance system comprising:
- storing in a computer a plurality of service fee profiles, each of the service fee profiles for associating a respective service fee level with each of a plurality of transaction amount tiers;
receiving, by the computer, user input selecting a first pair of currencies, the first pair of currencies including a first sender currency associated with a first sender country and a first recipient currency associated with a first recipient country defining a first class of remittance transactions;
receiving, by the computer, user input selecting a first service fee profile having first transaction amount tiers;
assigning, by the computer, said selected first service fee profile to the first class of remittance transactions associated with international remittance transactions that involve the selected first pair of currencies;
receiving, by the computer, user input selecting a second pair of currencies, the second pair of currencies different from said first pair of currencies and including a second sender currency associated with a second sender country and a second recipient currency associated with a second recipient country defining a second class of remittance transactions;
receiving, by the computer, user input selecting a second service fee profile from the stored service fee profiles, said second service fee profile having second transaction amount tiers different from the first transaction amount tiers of said first service fee profileassigning, by the computer, said selected second service fee profile to the second class of remittance transactions associated with international remittance transactions that involve the selected second pair of currencies; and
applying, by the computer, the first service fee profile when an international remittance transaction occurs between the first sender country and the first recipient country involving the first pair of currencies, and the second service fee profile when an international remittance transaction occurs between the second sender country and the second recipient country involving the second pair of currencies.
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Abstract
A method includes storing a plurality of service fee profiles. Each of the profiles is for associating a respective service fee level with each of a plurality of transaction amount tiers. The method further includes, after the storing step, selecting a pair of currencies. The pair of currencies includes a sender currency and a recipient currency. The method also includes assigning one of the stored service fee profiles to the selected pair of currencies to set up a service fee schedule for the selected pair of currencies.
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1. A computer-implemented method for a financial institution to implement service fee profiles for participation in an international remittance system comprising:
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storing in a computer a plurality of service fee profiles, each of the service fee profiles for associating a respective service fee level with each of a plurality of transaction amount tiers; receiving, by the computer, user input selecting a first pair of currencies, the first pair of currencies including a first sender currency associated with a first sender country and a first recipient currency associated with a first recipient country defining a first class of remittance transactions; receiving, by the computer, user input selecting a first service fee profile having first transaction amount tiers; assigning, by the computer, said selected first service fee profile to the first class of remittance transactions associated with international remittance transactions that involve the selected first pair of currencies; receiving, by the computer, user input selecting a second pair of currencies, the second pair of currencies different from said first pair of currencies and including a second sender currency associated with a second sender country and a second recipient currency associated with a second recipient country defining a second class of remittance transactions; receiving, by the computer, user input selecting a second service fee profile from the stored service fee profiles, said second service fee profile having second transaction amount tiers different from the first transaction amount tiers of said first service fee profile assigning, by the computer, said selected second service fee profile to the second class of remittance transactions associated with international remittance transactions that involve the selected second pair of currencies; and applying, by the computer, the first service fee profile when an international remittance transaction occurs between the first sender country and the first recipient country involving the first pair of currencies, and the second service fee profile when an international remittance transaction occurs between the second sender country and the second recipient country involving the second pair of currencies. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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storing in a computer a plurality of service fee profiles, each of said service fee profiles for associating a respective service fee level with each of a plurality of transaction amount tiers; receiving, by the computer, user input defining a first currency remittance channel, the first currency remittance channel including a first sender country, a first sender currency, a first recipient country and a first recipient currency; receiving, by the computer, user input selecting a first one of said stored service fee profiles having first transaction amount tiers; assigning, by the computer, said selected first service fee profile to the defined first currency remittance channel to set up a first service fee schedule for the defined first currency remittance channel, said first service fee schedule for international remittance transactions that involve the first sender currency and the first recipient currency; receiving, by the computer, user input to define a second currency remittance channel, the second currency remittance channel different from said first currency remittance channel and including a second sender country, a second sender currency, a second recipient country and a second recipient currency; receiving, by the computer, user input to select a second one of said stored service fee profiles, said second one of said stored service fee profiles having second transaction amount tiers different from the first transaction amount tiers of said first one of said stored service fee profiles; assigning, by the computer, said selected second service fee profile to the defined second currency remittance channel to set up a service fee schedule for the defined second currency remittance channel, said service fee schedule for international remittance transactions that involve the second sender currency and the second recipient currency applying, by the computer, the first service fee schedule when an international remittance transaction occurs between the first sender country and the first recipient country involving the first sender currency and the first recipient currency, and the second service fee schedule when an international remittance transaction occurs between the second sender country and the second recipient country involving the second sender currency and the second recipient currency. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and a memory device in communication with the processor and storing program instructions, the processor operative with the program instructions to; store a plurality of service fee profiles, each of said service fee profiles for associating a respective service fee level with each of a plurality of transaction amount tiers; define a first currency remittance channel, the first currency remittance channel including a first sender country, a first sender currency, a first recipient country and a first recipient currency; select a first one of said stored service fee profiles having first transaction amount tiers; receive user input assigning said selected first service fee profile to the defined first currency remittance channel to set up a first service fee schedule for the defined first currency remittance channel, said first service fee schedule for international remittance transactions that involve the first sender currency and the first recipient currency; define a second currency remittance channel, the second currency remittance channel different from said first currency remittance channel and including a second sender country, a second sender currency, a second recipient country and a second recipient currency; select a second one of said stored service fee profiles, said second one of said stored service fee profiles having second transaction amount tiers different from the first transaction amount tiers of said first one of said stored service fee profiles; receive user input assigning said selected second service fee profile to the defined second currency remittance channel to set up a second service fee schedule for the defined second currency remittance channel, said second service fee schedule for international remittance transactions that involve the second sender currency and the second recipient currency; and apply the first service fee schedule when an international remittance transaction occurs between the first sender country and the first recipient country involving the first sender currency and the first recipient currency, and the second service fee schedule when an international remittance transaction occurs between the second sender country and the second recipient country involving the second sender currency and the second recipient currency. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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