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- banks, merchants, and other entities routinely verify information related to a particular financial account when conducting transactions with that account. For example, payment processors and financial service companies verify checking account information for a consumer wishing to make a transaction using that account. Such transactions occur in a variety of forms, including traditional paper checks, debit cards, electronic checks, or Automated Clearing House system transactions.
- verification systems which include a centralized database populated with account information contributed directly by participating banks and institutions. These systems provide advance notification of potential check returns to participating financial institutions by allowing financial institutions inquiry to a national shared account and transaction database (NSD), which is contributed to by major financial institutions and updated daily, and which includes the most current checking account status information as well as check level detail on returned items and stop payments.
- NSD national shared account and transaction database
- the information stored in the NSD is intended to be available to inquirers receiving funds by check or electronic payment in sufficient time to enable them to avoid loss that might result from non-payment.
- the NSD thus stores information about each participant institutions checking accounts, such that, if queried about a particular participant bank's account, the database may return the status (e.g., closed, overdrawn, high check return rate, new account) of that account to the inquirer.
- the inquirer (such as a merchant or depository bank) may then decide how they want to handle the transaction (e.g., merchants and financial institutions may decide whether to accept the check and financial institutions may decide whether to place an “extended hold” on the checking account). Inquiries may take place immediately (i.e., in real time) or in overnight batch processes.
- the NSD can include identity information related to individuals authorized to use the account. For instance, the NSD can maintain names of authorized individuals for each account. Such information can be used to verify that a particular individual is authorized to conduct a given transaction on a specific account, prior to completion of the transaction.
- the method comprises receiving from an inquirer a request to verify account ownership and, thus, authorized use of the account based on the identity of an individual initiating a transaction.
- the request can include account information for an account subject to the transaction and identity information for the individual initiating the transaction.
- a verifying financial institution can be selected from one or more participating financial institutions.
- the request can be forwarded to the verifying financial institution for verification of the identity information and the linkage of the account owner(s) to the account.
- An answer can be received from the verifying financial institution indicating results of verification of the identity information.
- the answer can be returned to the inquirer.
- the account information from the request can include a Routing Transit (RT) number and account number.
- RT Routing Transit
- selecting the verifying financial institution from one or more participating financial institutions can be based on the RT number.
- Verification of the identity information can comprise determining whether the individual is authorized to conduct transactions on the account based on the identity information from the request and account information maintained by the verifying financial institution.
- the answer can include positive indications corresponding to identity information from the request that matches identity information for individuals authorized to conduct transactions on the account maintained by the verifying financial institution.
- the answer can include negative indications corresponding to identity information from the request that does not match identity information for individuals authorized to conduct transactions on the account maintained by the verifying financial institution.
- the answer can include cautionary indications corresponding to identity information from the request that is not found in identity information for individuals authorized to conduct transactions on the account maintained by the verifying financial institution.
- a system can comprise a processor and a memory communicatively connected with and readable by the processor.
- the memory can contain instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the system to receive from an inquirer a request to verify account ownership of an individual initiating a transaction.
- the request can include account information for an account subject to the transaction and identity information for the individual initiating the transaction.
- a verifying financial institution can be selected from one or more participating financial institutions.
- the request can be forwarded to the verifying financial institution for verification of the identity information.
- An answer can be received from the verifying financial institution indicating results of verification of the identity information and linkage to the account owner(s). The answer can be returned to the inquirer.
- a machine-readable medium can have stored thereon a series of executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to receive from an inquirer a request to verify account ownership of an individual initiating a transaction.
- the request can include account information for an account subject to the transaction and identity information for the individual initiating the transaction.
- the account information can comprise a Routing Transit (RT) number and an account number.
- RT Routing Transit
- a verifying financial institution can be selected from one or more participating financial institutions based on the RT number.
- the request can be forwarded to the verifying financial institution for verification of the identity information.
- An answer can be received from the verifying financial institution indicating results of verification of the identity information and the answer can be returned to the inquirer.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram conceptually illustrating an exemplary environment in which an identity verification switch system may be implemented according to one embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary computer system upon which various elements of the exemplary environment illustrated in FIG. 1 may be implemented.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating functional components of an identity verification switch system according to one embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is flowchart illustrating, at a high level, a process for verifying an identity according to one embodiment.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an identity verification switch system process for verifying an identity according to one embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a process for verifying request information received from an identity verification switch system according to one embodiment.
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an inquiry message and an answer message according to one embodiment.
- FIG. 1 conceptually illustrates an exemplary environment in which an identity verification switch system may be implemented according to one embodiment.
- the environment 100 includes an identity verification switch system 105 , a number of participant financial institutions 125 - 135 , and a number of inquirers 110 - 120 .
- the inquirers 110 - 120 and participating financial institutions 125 - 135 may be communicatively connected with the identity verification switch system 105 in a variety of ways including, but not limited to, a wire or wireless Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), the Internet, or other common communications media.
- LAN Local Area Network
- WAN Wide Area Network
- the Internet or other common communications media.
- inquirer can refer to an entity requesting confirmation or verification of account information for a particular individual or other entity.
- inquirers 110 - 120 can comprise one or more financial institutions 110 , one or more merchants 115 , one or more financial service providers 120 , and/or other types of entities.
- Inquiring financial institutions 110 may be any type of financial institution such as banks, credit card companies, lenders, etc.
- Merchants 115 may comprise online or storefront retailers, wholesalers, etc.
- Financial services providers 120 may be brokerages, mortgage companies, and other types of entities offering various types of financial services.
- an inquirer such as merchant 115 considering conducting a sale or other transaction with an individual or other entity can submit a request 140 to identity verification switch system 105 .
- the request 140 may include account and other information presumably related to the individual or other entity.
- the identity verification switch system 105 then sends a request 150 to one of the participating financial institutions 125 - 135 for verification of the information contained in the request 150 .
- participant financial institution can refer to an entity communicatively connected with the identity verification switch system 105 to assist the identity verification switch system 105 in confirming or verifying account and identity information.
- verifying financial institution 130 may represent a bank in which an individual or other entity holds a checking account.
- identity verification switch system 105 can forward the request 150 to the verifying financial institution 130 upon which the check is drawn for assistance in the verification process.
- the identity verification switch system 105 maintains information for routing verification requests 140 from inquirers 110 - 120 to the appropriate participating financial institution 125 - 135 but does not need to maintained detailed information about individual accounts. In other cases, a different participating financial institution may act as the verifying financial institution. That is, the identity verification switch system 105 can select a verifying financial institution from among the participating financial institutions 125 - 135 based on the account information from the request 140 .
- Some entities connected with the identity verification switch system 105 can act as an inquirer 110 - 120 , a participating financial institution 125 - 135 , or a verifying financial institution at any given time.
- financial institution 110 when presented with a check drawn on an account from participating financial institution 125 can act as an inquirer of identity verification switch system 105 while financial institution 125 acts as a verifying financial institution.
- these roles may be reversed when financial institution 125 is presented with a check drawn on an account from financial institution 110 .
- an inquirer such as merchant 115 may send information for verification to identity verification switch system 105 via request 140 .
- the information in the request 140 may include account information such as a routing transit number, an account number, etc. as well as identity information such as a name, phone number, address, Social Security number, date of birth, etc related to an individual or entity initiating a transaction.
- Identity verification switch system 105 maintains a database of information that it uses to identify a financial institution associated with the account information from the request 140 . For example, identity verification switch system 105 maintains a list of routing numbers and associated financial institutions. Therefore, identity verification switch system 105 need not maintain detailed information regarding the account or the holder of that account. Rather, the identity verification switch system sends the account and identity information from the inquirer to the appropriate participant financial institution for verification. The verifying financial institution 130 then receives the request 150 information from the identity verification switch system 105 and performs a verification of the account info and personal info.
- the verifying financial institution 130 receives the request 150 from the identity verification switch 105 and verifies the account and identity information from the request 150 based on account information in one or more lists or databases maintained by the verifying financial institution 130 . That is, the verifying financial institution 130 can look-up or search for account and identity information based on the account information from the request and compare the account and identity information from the request with that stored by the verifying financial institution.
- verifying financial institution 130 may return an answer 155 with verification of each submitted data element corresponding to the account identified by the account information in the request 150 .
- a response of “yes”, “no” or “information not available” may be returned to the inquirer.
- a positive response e.g., “Y” or “yes”
- a negative e.g., “N” or “no” response
- An “unavailable information” or other cautionary response may be received if the data element in account database corresponding to the indicated account is empty.
- the complete response received by the inquirer may contain one or more of each of the possible responses. That is, verifying financial institution 130 may respond according to each individual data element from the request 150 . According to some embodiments, account-specific data may not be provided back to the inquirer in the answer 155 . Rather, the verifying financial institution 130 may only confirm or deny the accuracy of the information received in the request 150 as it corresponds to the account.
- An exemplary request 150 and answer 155 will be discussed in detail below with reference to FIG. 7 .
- merchant 115 can collect some identifying information from Mr. Doe such as his name, address, Social Security Number (SSN), Date of Birth (DOB), etc. Then, prior to completing the sale, merchant 115 can send account information for the account subject to the transaction, i.e., the account Mr. Doe is using to pay to merchant 115 , and Mr. Doe's identity information to identity verification switch system 105 .
- Identity verification switch system 105 can determine from the routing number that Mr. Doe's checking account is held by financial institution 130 . The identity verification switch system 105 can then forward the account information and identity information to the appropriate verifying financial institution 130 .
- verifying financial institution 130 Upon receipt of this request 150 from the identity verification switch system 105 , verifying financial institution 130 verifies both the account information and the identity information from the request 150 . For example, the verifying financial institution 130 can look up identity information associated with the account and compare the identity information submitted by Mr. Doe with the stored information for the account. Verifying financial institution 130 can then, based on the results of the verification process, generate an answer indicating positive, negative, and/or cautionary results for elements of the request 150 and return the answer to the identity verification switch system 105 .
- identity verification switch system 105 Upon receipt of the answer 155 , identity verification switch system 105 returns the answer 145 to the inquirer, in this example, merchant 115 . Merchant 115 can then read the answer and determine whether to complete the sale to Mr. Doe. If all items related to Mr. Doe matched and were verified, merchant 115 may expect minimal risk and can decide to complete the transaction.
- Mr. Doe may try to do a credit card cash advance and deposit the funds into a checking account he owns at a financial institution 125 .
- the credit card issuer 110 can generate a request including the routing transit number, account number and some identity information for Mr. Doe such as name, SSN, DOB, address, etc.
- This request can be sent to the identity verification switch system 105 to be forwarded to the appropriate verifying financial institution (i.e., 125 - 135 ) based on the account information from the request.
- the answer from the verifying financial institution may indicate, for example, that the name or other identity information associated with the account does not match Mr. Doe's information possibly indicating fraudulent use of the credit card.
- the inquirer can decide to investigate further before completing the transaction or can decide to not complete the transaction as it may be fraudulent or otherwise lead to losses.
- the answer may indicate that the name associated with the account matches Mr. Doe, but the address does not match. This may indicate that Mr. Doe recently moved but has not yet changed his address with his financial institution. However, it may also indicate a more serious problem and perhaps even fraud by Mr. Doe. Therefore, the inquirer may decide to investigate further by requesting additional information from Mr. Doe before proceeding with the transaction.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary computer system upon which various elements of the exemplary environment illustrated in FIG. 1 may be implemented.
- the computer system 200 is shown comprising hardware elements that may be electrically coupled via a bus 255 .
- the hardware elements may include one or more central processing units (CPUs) 205 ; one or more input devices 210 (e.g., a scan device, a mouse, a keyboard, etc.); and one or more output devices 215 (e.g., a display device, a printer, etc.).
- the computer system 200 may also include one or more storage device 220 .
- storage device(s) 220 may be disk drives, optical storage devices, solid-state storage device such as a random access memory (“RAM”) and/or a read-only memory (“ROM”), which can be programmable, flash-updateable and/or the like.
- RAM random access memory
- ROM read-only memory
- the computer system 200 may additionally include a computer-readable storage media reader 225 ; a communications system 230 (e.g., a modem, a network card (wireless or wired), an infra-red communication device, etc.); and working memory 240 , which may include RAM and ROM devices as described above communicatively coupled with and readable by CPU(s) 205 .
- the computer system 200 may also include a processing acceleration unit 235 , which can include a DSP, a special-purpose processor and/or the like.
- the computer-readable storage media reader 225 can further be connected to a computer-readable storage medium, together (and, optionally, in combination with storage device(s) 220 ) comprehensively representing remote, local, fixed, and/or removable storage devices plus storage media for temporarily and/or more permanently containing computer-readable information.
- the communications system 230 may permit data to be exchanged with a network and/or any other computer or other type of device.
- the computer system 200 may also comprise software elements, shown as being currently located within a working memory 240 , including an operating system 245 and/or other code 250 , such as an application program.
- the application programs may implement the methods of the invention as described herein. It should be appreciated that alternate embodiments of a computer system 200 may have numerous variations from that described above. For example, customized hardware might also be used and/or particular elements might be implemented in hardware, software (including portable software, such as applets), or both. Further, connection to other computing devices such as network input/output devices may be employed.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating functional components of an identity verification switch system according to one embodiment.
- the identity verification switch system 105 includes logic 310 communicatively coupled with communications interface 305 , participate database 315 , and a database management system 320 .
- a communicative coupling is a coupling that allows communication between the components. This coupling may be by means of a bus, cable, network, wireless mechanism, program code call (e.g., modular or procedural call) or other mechanism that allows communication between the components.
- program code call e.g., modular or procedural call
- Communications interfaces 305 may be used to receive requests 140 from inquirers requesting verification of identity information associated with an account subject to a transaction. In some instances, received communications may be batch communications requesting verification of a plurality of identities. Communications interfaces 305 may also be used to transmit verification requests 150 to participating financial institutions, receive answers 155 or results from the participating financial institutions and return the answers 145 to the inquirers. In some embodiments, communications interface 305 may include an interface to a wide area network (WAN), such as the Internet, or proprietary networks. Alternative or additional types of interfaces may also be included as components of communications interface 305 .
- WAN wide area network
- Logic 310 may be used to process requests to verify account and identity information. Logic 310 may interact with participant database 315 via database management system 320 to search for or select a verifying financial institution based on the account information from the request. In some embodiments, logic 310 may interact directly with participant database 315 to select a verifying financial institution. It should be appreciated that logic 310 may be one or more software programs, one or more components of a software program (e.g., function or program object), firmware, or other type of machine-executable instructions.
- Participant database 315 may include information used to determine which participant financial institution maintains a particular account indicated in a request from an inquirer. This information may include a list of Routing Transit (RT) numbers and associated participating financial institutions. The participant database 315 may alternatively or additionally include a list of issuers or otherwise related financial institutions. Additional details of the processes and functions performed by identity verification switch system 105 will be discussed below with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5
- FIG. 4 is flowchart illustrating, at a high level, a process for verifying an identity according to one embodiment.
- verifying an identity comprises the inquirer generating 405 a request to verify an identity of an individual initiating a transaction.
- an inquirer such as a merchant, financial institution, or other entity may collect information related to an account subject to a transaction and an individual initiating the transaction. Therefore, the request can include the account information for the account subject to the transaction and the identity information for the individual initiating the transaction.
- An exemplary request will be discussed below with reference to FIG. 7 .
- the inquirer sends 410 the request to the identity verification switch system.
- the identity verification switch system receives 415 from the inquirer the request to verify the identity of the individual initiating the transaction. Based on the request, the identity verification switch system selects 420 a verifying financial institution from one or more participating financial institutions.
- the account information from the request can comprise a Routing Transit (RT) number.
- selection 420 of the verifying financial institution from one or more participating financial institutions can be based on the RT number.
- the request can be forwarded 425 to the verifying financial institution for verification of the identity information.
- the verifying financial institution receives 430 the request and verifies 435 the identity information contained therein.
- Verification 435 of the identity information can comprise determining whether the individual is authorized to conduct transactions on the account. This determination can be based on the identity information from the request and account information maintained by the verifying financial institution. That is, the verifying financial institution can check the account information from the request against its own account information to obtain identity information related to individuals authorized to use that account. Then the verifying financial institution can check this identity information against the identity information from the request.
- the verifying financial institution also generates 435 an answer based on the verification.
- the answer can comprise positive indications corresponding to identity information from the request that matches identity information for individuals authorized to conduct transactions on the account maintained by the verifying financial institution, negative indications corresponding to identity information from the request that does not match identity information for individuals authorized to conduct transactions on the account maintained by the verifying financial institution, and/or cautionary indications corresponding to identity information from the request that is not found in identity information for individuals authorized to conduct transactions on the account maintained by the verifying financial institution.
- the identity verification switch system receives 445 the answer indicating results of verification of the identity information from the verifying financial institution and returns 450 the answer to the inquirer.
- the inquirer receives 455 the answer and determines 460 , based on the contents of the answer, what actions to take. For example, if the answer indicates that all information from the request has been verified, the inquirer may decide to proceed with the transaction. However, if the answer indicates that some information from the request can not be verified, i.e., there are negative or cautionary responses for some elements of the request, the inquirer may decide to place a hold on the transaction or cancel the transaction.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an identity verification switch system process for verifying an identity according to one embodiment.
- the identity verification switch system receives 505 a request to verify an identity of an individual initiating a transaction from the inquirer.
- the request may include account information such as a routing transit number, an account number, etc. as well as identity information such as a name, phone number, address, Social Security number, date of birth, etc related to an individual or entity initiating a transaction.
- the identity verification switch system then reads 510 the account information from the request. Based on this information from the request, the identity verification switch system selects 515 a verifying financial institution from one or more participating financial institutions.
- the account information from the request can comprise a Routing Transit (RT) number.
- selection 515 of the verifying financial institution from one or more participating financial institutions can be based on the RT number.
- the identity verification switch system can optionally generate 520 or format the request to the verifying financial institution. That is, the identity verification switch system may generate a new request, separate from the message received from the inquirer or may reformat the received request. In some cases, the format of the new request may depend on the verifying financial institution to which it will be sent. That is, some participating financial institutions may require request in different formats than others. However, generation of a new request or reformatting of the received request is considered optional since the original request received from the inquirer may be passed directly to the verifying financial institution as it is received from the inquirer.
- the request, original, reformatted, or newly generated, can be forwarded 525 to the verifying financial institution for verification of the identity information.
- the identity verification switch system receives 530 an answer from the verifying financial institution.
- the answer can comprise positive indications corresponding to identity information from the request that matches identity information for individuals authorized to conduct transactions on the account maintained by the verifying financial institution, negative indications corresponding to identity information from the request that does not match identity information for individuals authorized to conduct transactions on the account maintained by the verifying financial institution, and/or cautionary indications corresponding to identity information from the request that is not found in identity information for individuals authorized to conduct transactions on the account maintained by the verifying financial institution.
- the identity verification switch system can optionally generate 535 or format the answer from the verifying financial institution. That is, the identity verification switch system may generate a new answer, separate from but based on the answer received from the verifying financial institution or may reformat the received answer. In some cases, the format of the new answer may depend on the verifying financial institution and/or the inquirer to which it will be sent. That is, some inquirers may require answers in different formats than others. However, generation of a new answer or reformatting of the received answer is considered optional since the original answer received from the verifying financial institution may be passed directly to the inquirer as it is received from the verifying financial institution. The answer, original, reformatted, or newly generated, can be returned 540 to the inquirer for a decision on how or whether to proceed with the transaction.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a process for verifying request information received from an identity verification switch system according to one embodiment.
- the verifying financial institution receives 605 the request from the identity verification switch system and reads 610 the request data. That is, the verifying financial institution reads both the account information and the identity information from the request.
- the verifying financial institution verifies 615 the identity information contained in the request.
- Verification 615 of the identity information can comprise determining whether the individual is authorized to conduct transactions on the account. This determination can be based on the identity information from the request and account information maintained by the verifying financial institution. That is, the verifying financial institution can check the account information from the request against its own account information to obtain identity information related to individuals authorized to use that account. Then the verifying financial institution can check this identity information against the identity information from the request.
- the verifying financial institution can generate 620 an answer based on the verification 615 .
- the answer includes results of the verification 615 .
- the answer can comprise positive indications corresponding to identity information from the request that matches identity information for individuals authorized to conduct transactions on the account maintained by the verifying financial institution, negative indications corresponding to identity information from the request that does not match identity information for individuals authorized to conduct transactions on the account maintained by the verifying financial institution, and/or cautionary indications corresponding to identity information from the request that is not found in identity information for individuals authorized to conduct transactions on the account maintained by the verifying financial institution.
- This answer is sent 625 back to the identity verification switch system to be returned to the inquirer.
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an inquiry message and an answer message according to one embodiment. As illustrated here, the inquiry or request message 702 and the answer message 704 are shown together. According to one embodiment, the answer message 704 may be appended or added to the request message 702 and the combined message 700 may be sent back to the inquirer. Alternatively, the answer message 704 may be separate from the request message 702 and sent back to the inquirer as a stand-alone message rather than appended or added to the request message 702 .
- the request message 702 can include account information 706 for an account subject to the transaction and identity information 708 for the individual initiating the transaction.
- the account information 706 of the request message 702 can comprise a Routing Transit (RT) number 714 and an account number 716 which can be used by the identity verification switch system to select the verifying financial institution from one or more participating financial institutions and by the verifying financial institution to verify the identity information 708 as described above.
- RT Routing Transit
- Identity information 708 included in the request message 702 can vary widely but generally comprises information relating to or identifying the individual initiating the transaction. As illustrated in this example, identity information 702 can include, but is not limited to, a name 718 , address 720 , phone number 722 , Social Security Number (SSN) 724 , Date of Birth (DOB) 726 , and/or other information 728 like a driver's license number, etc.
- SSN Social Security Number
- DOB Date of Birth
- the answer message 704 corresponds to the request message 702 and generally, but not necessarily, includes the same or similar fields.
- the answer message 704 can include account information 710 for an account subject to the transaction and identity information 712 for the individual initiating the transaction.
- the account information 710 of the answer can include Routing Transit (RT) number result 730 and/or an account number result 732 corresponding to the RT number 714 and account number 716 of the account information 706 of the request message 702 .
- RT Routing Transit
- the identity information of the answer message 704 can include fields corresponding to those of the request message 702 such as a name result 734 , address result 736 , phone number result 738 , Social Security Number (SSN) result 740 , Date of Birth (DOB) result 742 , and/or other information 744 .
- SSN Social Security Number
- DOB Date of Birth
- the result fields in the answer message can comprise positive indications corresponding to identity information from the request that matches identity information for individuals authorized to conduct transactions on the account maintained by the verifying financial institution.
- a “Y” character or other textual, graphic, or other format indication can be used to indicate a positive result for verification of a particular field when the data of that field in the request matches the corresponding data maintained by the verifying financial institution.
- the result fields can comprise negative indications corresponding to identity information from the request that does not match identity information for individuals authorized to conduct transactions on the account maintained by the verifying financial institution.
- a “N” character or other textual, graphic, or other format indication can be used to indicate a negative result for verification of a particular field when the data of that field in the request does not match the corresponding data maintained by the verifying financial institution.
- the results can comprise cautionary indications corresponding to identity information from the request that is not found in identity information for individuals authorized to conduct transactions on the account maintained by the verifying financial institution.
- a “U” character or other textual, graphic, or other format indication can be used to indicate an unknown data of a particular field when the field in the request is not found in the data maintained by the verifying financial institution.
- machine-executable instructions may be stored on one or more machine readable mediums, such as CD-ROMs or other type of optical disks, floppy diskettes, ROMs, RAMs, EPROMs, EEPROMs, magnetic or optical cards, flash memory, or other types of machine-readable mediums suitable for storing electronic instructions.
- machine readable mediums such as CD-ROMs or other type of optical disks, floppy diskettes, ROMs, RAMs, EPROMs, EEPROMs, magnetic or optical cards, flash memory, or other types of machine-readable mediums suitable for storing electronic instructions.
- the methods may be performed by a combination of hardware and software.
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- This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/183,167, filed Jul. 14, 2005, entitled “IDENTITY VERIFICATION SWITCH,” which is incorporated herein by reference.
- Numerous losses to merchants and/or financial institutions occur due to identity theft, counterfeiting, and account takeovers. With the rapid growth in Internet transactions and E-Check payments, fraud perpetrators can conduct fraud remotely when they want, where they want, and with no face-to-face contact. Because of the anonymity, reach and speed that the Internet provides for fraud perpetrators, risk management and fraud prevention are increasingly important and valuable. For example, with the increase of web transactions, (non face-to-face transactions), efforts to identify the person conducting the transaction as an authorized user of the account is important to help mitigate losses from identity theft and account take-over. Similarly, identification of an authorized account owner for new account funding opening deposits and account to account transfers, processed through financial services companies, is beneficial for preventing losses as well as for customer convenience.
- In order to reduce the risk of losses due to fraud, banks, merchants, and other entities routinely verify information related to a particular financial account when conducting transactions with that account. For example, payment processors and financial service companies verify checking account information for a consumer wishing to make a transaction using that account. Such transactions occur in a variety of forms, including traditional paper checks, debit cards, electronic checks, or Automated Clearing House system transactions.
- Presently, verification systems exist which include a centralized database populated with account information contributed directly by participating banks and institutions. These systems provide advance notification of potential check returns to participating financial institutions by allowing financial institutions inquiry to a national shared account and transaction database (NSD), which is contributed to by major financial institutions and updated daily, and which includes the most current checking account status information as well as check level detail on returned items and stop payments. The information stored in the NSD is intended to be available to inquirers receiving funds by check or electronic payment in sufficient time to enable them to avoid loss that might result from non-payment. The NSD thus stores information about each participant institutions checking accounts, such that, if queried about a particular participant bank's account, the database may return the status (e.g., closed, overdrawn, high check return rate, new account) of that account to the inquirer. The inquirer (such as a merchant or depository bank) may then decide how they want to handle the transaction (e.g., merchants and financial institutions may decide whether to accept the check and financial institutions may decide whether to place an “extended hold” on the checking account). Inquiries may take place immediately (i.e., in real time) or in overnight batch processes.
- Additionally, the NSD can include identity information related to individuals authorized to use the account. For instance, the NSD can maintain names of authorized individuals for each account. Such information can be used to verify that a particular individual is authorized to conduct a given transaction on a specific account, prior to completion of the transaction.
- However, because of the account and identity information such a centralized database holds, it presents an attractive target for hackers, thieves, and other assorted miscreants. Typically, such a centralized database will be protected by the best firewalls, encryption, and other security technology available to prevent unauthorized access and/or theft of the information stored therein. Nevertheless, some financial institutions may be reluctant to contribute account information to such a centralized system for fear of the information being stolen or misused.
- Methods, systems, and machine-readable media are disclosed for an identity verification switch. According to one embodiment, the method comprises receiving from an inquirer a request to verify account ownership and, thus, authorized use of the account based on the identity of an individual initiating a transaction. The request can include account information for an account subject to the transaction and identity information for the individual initiating the transaction. Based on the request, a verifying financial institution can be selected from one or more participating financial institutions. The request can be forwarded to the verifying financial institution for verification of the identity information and the linkage of the account owner(s) to the account. An answer can be received from the verifying financial institution indicating results of verification of the identity information. The answer can be returned to the inquirer.
- The account information from the request can include a Routing Transit (RT) number and account number. In this case, selecting the verifying financial institution from one or more participating financial institutions can be based on the RT number.
- Verification of the identity information can comprise determining whether the individual is authorized to conduct transactions on the account based on the identity information from the request and account information maintained by the verifying financial institution. The answer can include positive indications corresponding to identity information from the request that matches identity information for individuals authorized to conduct transactions on the account maintained by the verifying financial institution. The answer can include negative indications corresponding to identity information from the request that does not match identity information for individuals authorized to conduct transactions on the account maintained by the verifying financial institution. The answer can include cautionary indications corresponding to identity information from the request that is not found in identity information for individuals authorized to conduct transactions on the account maintained by the verifying financial institution.
- According to another embodiment, a system can comprise a processor and a memory communicatively connected with and readable by the processor. The memory can contain instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the system to receive from an inquirer a request to verify account ownership of an individual initiating a transaction. The request can include account information for an account subject to the transaction and identity information for the individual initiating the transaction. Based on the request, a verifying financial institution can be selected from one or more participating financial institutions. The request can be forwarded to the verifying financial institution for verification of the identity information. An answer can be received from the verifying financial institution indicating results of verification of the identity information and linkage to the account owner(s). The answer can be returned to the inquirer.
- According to yet another embodiment, a machine-readable medium can have stored thereon a series of executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to receive from an inquirer a request to verify account ownership of an individual initiating a transaction. The request can include account information for an account subject to the transaction and identity information for the individual initiating the transaction. The account information can comprise a Routing Transit (RT) number and an account number. A verifying financial institution can be selected from one or more participating financial institutions based on the RT number. The request can be forwarded to the verifying financial institution for verification of the identity information. An answer can be received from the verifying financial institution indicating results of verification of the identity information and the answer can be returned to the inquirer.
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram conceptually illustrating an exemplary environment in which an identity verification switch system may be implemented according to one embodiment. -
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary computer system upon which various elements of the exemplary environment illustrated inFIG. 1 may be implemented. -
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating functional components of an identity verification switch system according to one embodiment. -
FIG. 4 is flowchart illustrating, at a high level, a process for verifying an identity according to one embodiment. -
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an identity verification switch system process for verifying an identity according to one embodiment. -
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a process for verifying request information received from an identity verification switch system according to one embodiment. -
FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an inquiry message and an answer message according to one embodiment. - In the following description, for the purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of various embodiments of the present invention. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art that embodiments of the present invention may be practiced without some of these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form.
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FIG. 1 conceptually illustrates an exemplary environment in which an identity verification switch system may be implemented according to one embodiment. In this example, theenvironment 100 includes an identityverification switch system 105, a number of participant financial institutions 125-135, and a number of inquirers 110-120. The inquirers 110-120 and participating financial institutions 125-135 may be communicatively connected with the identityverification switch system 105 in a variety of ways including, but not limited to, a wire or wireless Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), the Internet, or other common communications media. - As used herein, the term inquirer can refer to an entity requesting confirmation or verification of account information for a particular individual or other entity. For example, inquirers 110-120 can comprise one or more
financial institutions 110, one ormore merchants 115, one or morefinancial service providers 120, and/or other types of entities. Inquiringfinancial institutions 110 may be any type of financial institution such as banks, credit card companies, lenders, etc.Merchants 115 may comprise online or storefront retailers, wholesalers, etc.Financial services providers 120 may be brokerages, mortgage companies, and other types of entities offering various types of financial services. - Generally speaking, an inquirer, such as
merchant 115, considering conducting a sale or other transaction with an individual or other entity can submit arequest 140 to identityverification switch system 105. Therequest 140 may include account and other information presumably related to the individual or other entity. As will be seen, the identityverification switch system 105 then sends arequest 150 to one of the participating financial institutions 125-135 for verification of the information contained in therequest 150. - The term participant financial institution can refer to an entity communicatively connected with the identity
verification switch system 105 to assist the identityverification switch system 105 in confirming or verifying account and identity information. For example, verifyingfinancial institution 130 may represent a bank in which an individual or other entity holds a checking account. When, for example, this individual or entity tries to paymerchant 115 with a check drawn on this account and identityverification switch system 105 has received arequest 140 to verify account and/or other information related to this individual, identityverification switch system 105 can forward therequest 150 to the verifyingfinancial institution 130 upon which the check is drawn for assistance in the verification process. In this way, the identityverification switch system 105 maintains information for routingverification requests 140 from inquirers 110-120 to the appropriate participating financial institution 125-135 but does not need to maintained detailed information about individual accounts. In other cases, a different participating financial institution may act as the verifying financial institution. That is, the identityverification switch system 105 can select a verifying financial institution from among the participating financial institutions 125-135 based on the account information from therequest 140. - Some entities connected with the identity
verification switch system 105 can act as an inquirer 110-120, a participating financial institution 125-135, or a verifying financial institution at any given time. For example,financial institution 110, when presented with a check drawn on an account from participatingfinancial institution 125 can act as an inquirer of identityverification switch system 105 whilefinancial institution 125 acts as a verifying financial institution. However, these roles may be reversed whenfinancial institution 125 is presented with a check drawn on an account fromfinancial institution 110. - Therefore, in operation, an inquirer such as
merchant 115 may send information for verification to identityverification switch system 105 viarequest 140. The information in therequest 140 may include account information such as a routing transit number, an account number, etc. as well as identity information such as a name, phone number, address, Social Security number, date of birth, etc related to an individual or entity initiating a transaction. - Identity
verification switch system 105 maintains a database of information that it uses to identify a financial institution associated with the account information from therequest 140. For example, identityverification switch system 105 maintains a list of routing numbers and associated financial institutions. Therefore, identityverification switch system 105 need not maintain detailed information regarding the account or the holder of that account. Rather, the identity verification switch system sends the account and identity information from the inquirer to the appropriate participant financial institution for verification. The verifyingfinancial institution 130 then receives therequest 150 information from the identityverification switch system 105 and performs a verification of the account info and personal info. - The verifying
financial institution 130 receives therequest 150 from theidentity verification switch 105 and verifies the account and identity information from therequest 150 based on account information in one or more lists or databases maintained by the verifyingfinancial institution 130. That is, the verifyingfinancial institution 130 can look-up or search for account and identity information based on the account information from the request and compare the account and identity information from the request with that stored by the verifying financial institution. - In one embodiment, verifying
financial institution 130 may return ananswer 155 with verification of each submitted data element corresponding to the account identified by the account information in therequest 150. By way of example, for each data element in an inquiry, a response of “yes”, “no” or “information not available” may be returned to the inquirer. A positive response (e.g., “Y” or “yes”) may be received if the entered data element matches the content of a corresponding data element in an account database for the indicated account. Similarly, a negative (e.g., “N” or “no” response) may be returned to the inquirer if the entered data element does not match the content of the corresponding data element in the account database for the indicated account. An “unavailable information” or other cautionary response may be received if the data element in account database corresponding to the indicated account is empty. The complete response received by the inquirer may contain one or more of each of the possible responses. That is, verifyingfinancial institution 130 may respond according to each individual data element from therequest 150. According to some embodiments, account-specific data may not be provided back to the inquirer in theanswer 155. Rather, the verifyingfinancial institution 130 may only confirm or deny the accuracy of the information received in therequest 150 as it corresponds to the account. Anexemplary request 150 and answer 155 will be discussed in detail below with reference toFIG. 7 . - In one example, if Mr. John Doe writes a check to pay for goods purchased from
merchant 115,merchant 115 can collect some identifying information from Mr. Doe such as his name, address, Social Security Number (SSN), Date of Birth (DOB), etc. Then, prior to completing the sale,merchant 115 can send account information for the account subject to the transaction, i.e., the account Mr. Doe is using to pay tomerchant 115, and Mr. Doe's identity information to identityverification switch system 105. Identityverification switch system 105 can determine from the routing number that Mr. Doe's checking account is held byfinancial institution 130. The identityverification switch system 105 can then forward the account information and identity information to the appropriate verifyingfinancial institution 130. - Upon receipt of this
request 150 from the identityverification switch system 105, verifyingfinancial institution 130 verifies both the account information and the identity information from therequest 150. For example, the verifyingfinancial institution 130 can look up identity information associated with the account and compare the identity information submitted by Mr. Doe with the stored information for the account. Verifyingfinancial institution 130 can then, based on the results of the verification process, generate an answer indicating positive, negative, and/or cautionary results for elements of therequest 150 and return the answer to the identityverification switch system 105. - Upon receipt of the
answer 155, identityverification switch system 105 returns theanswer 145 to the inquirer, in this example,merchant 115.Merchant 115 can then read the answer and determine whether to complete the sale to Mr. Doe. If all items related to Mr. Doe matched and were verified,merchant 115 may expect minimal risk and can decide to complete the transaction. - In another example, Mr. Doe may try to do a credit card cash advance and deposit the funds into a checking account he owns at a
financial institution 125. So, thecredit card issuer 110 can generate a request including the routing transit number, account number and some identity information for Mr. Doe such as name, SSN, DOB, address, etc. This request can be sent to the identityverification switch system 105 to be forwarded to the appropriate verifying financial institution (i.e., 125-135) based on the account information from the request. The answer from the verifying financial institution may indicate, for example, that the name or other identity information associated with the account does not match Mr. Doe's information possibly indicating fraudulent use of the credit card. In such a case, the inquirer can decide to investigate further before completing the transaction or can decide to not complete the transaction as it may be fraudulent or otherwise lead to losses. In another example, the answer may indicate that the name associated with the account matches Mr. Doe, but the address does not match. This may indicate that Mr. Doe recently moved but has not yet changed his address with his financial institution. However, it may also indicate a more serious problem and perhaps even fraud by Mr. Doe. Therefore, the inquirer may decide to investigate further by requesting additional information from Mr. Doe before proceeding with the transaction. -
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary computer system upon which various elements of the exemplary environment illustrated inFIG. 1 may be implemented. Thecomputer system 200 is shown comprising hardware elements that may be electrically coupled via abus 255. The hardware elements may include one or more central processing units (CPUs) 205; one or more input devices 210 (e.g., a scan device, a mouse, a keyboard, etc.); and one or more output devices 215 (e.g., a display device, a printer, etc.). Thecomputer system 200 may also include one ormore storage device 220. By way of example, storage device(s) 220 may be disk drives, optical storage devices, solid-state storage device such as a random access memory (“RAM”) and/or a read-only memory (“ROM”), which can be programmable, flash-updateable and/or the like. - The
computer system 200 may additionally include a computer-readablestorage media reader 225; a communications system 230 (e.g., a modem, a network card (wireless or wired), an infra-red communication device, etc.); and workingmemory 240, which may include RAM and ROM devices as described above communicatively coupled with and readable by CPU(s) 205. In some embodiments, thecomputer system 200 may also include aprocessing acceleration unit 235, which can include a DSP, a special-purpose processor and/or the like. - The computer-readable
storage media reader 225 can further be connected to a computer-readable storage medium, together (and, optionally, in combination with storage device(s) 220) comprehensively representing remote, local, fixed, and/or removable storage devices plus storage media for temporarily and/or more permanently containing computer-readable information. Thecommunications system 230 may permit data to be exchanged with a network and/or any other computer or other type of device. - The
computer system 200 may also comprise software elements, shown as being currently located within a workingmemory 240, including anoperating system 245 and/orother code 250, such as an application program. The application programs may implement the methods of the invention as described herein. It should be appreciated that alternate embodiments of acomputer system 200 may have numerous variations from that described above. For example, customized hardware might also be used and/or particular elements might be implemented in hardware, software (including portable software, such as applets), or both. Further, connection to other computing devices such as network input/output devices may be employed. -
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating functional components of an identity verification switch system according to one embodiment. As illustrated in this example, the identityverification switch system 105 includeslogic 310 communicatively coupled withcommunications interface 305, participatedatabase 315, and adatabase management system 320. A communicative coupling is a coupling that allows communication between the components. This coupling may be by means of a bus, cable, network, wireless mechanism, program code call (e.g., modular or procedural call) or other mechanism that allows communication between the components. Thus, it should be appreciated that the components 305-320 of identityverification switch system 105 may reside on the same or different physical devices. - Communications interfaces 305 may be used to receive
requests 140 from inquirers requesting verification of identity information associated with an account subject to a transaction. In some instances, received communications may be batch communications requesting verification of a plurality of identities. Communications interfaces 305 may also be used to transmitverification requests 150 to participating financial institutions, receiveanswers 155 or results from the participating financial institutions and return theanswers 145 to the inquirers. In some embodiments,communications interface 305 may include an interface to a wide area network (WAN), such as the Internet, or proprietary networks. Alternative or additional types of interfaces may also be included as components ofcommunications interface 305. -
Logic 310 may be used to process requests to verify account and identity information.Logic 310 may interact withparticipant database 315 viadatabase management system 320 to search for or select a verifying financial institution based on the account information from the request. In some embodiments,logic 310 may interact directly withparticipant database 315 to select a verifying financial institution. It should be appreciated thatlogic 310 may be one or more software programs, one or more components of a software program (e.g., function or program object), firmware, or other type of machine-executable instructions. -
Participant database 315 may include information used to determine which participant financial institution maintains a particular account indicated in a request from an inquirer. This information may include a list of Routing Transit (RT) numbers and associated participating financial institutions. Theparticipant database 315 may alternatively or additionally include a list of issuers or otherwise related financial institutions. Additional details of the processes and functions performed by identityverification switch system 105 will be discussed below with reference toFIGS. 4 and 5 -
FIG. 4 is flowchart illustrating, at a high level, a process for verifying an identity according to one embodiment. According to this example, verifying an identity comprises the inquirer generating 405 a request to verify an identity of an individual initiating a transaction. As discussed above, an inquirer such as a merchant, financial institution, or other entity may collect information related to an account subject to a transaction and an individual initiating the transaction. Therefore, the request can include the account information for the account subject to the transaction and the identity information for the individual initiating the transaction. An exemplary request will be discussed below with reference toFIG. 7 . Once the request has been generated 405, the inquirer sends 410 the request to the identity verification switch system. - The identity verification switch system receives 415 from the inquirer the request to verify the identity of the individual initiating the transaction. Based on the request, the identity verification switch system selects 420 a verifying financial institution from one or more participating financial institutions. For example, the account information from the request can comprise a Routing Transit (RT) number. In this case,
selection 420 of the verifying financial institution from one or more participating financial institutions can be based on the RT number. - Once the verifying financial institution has been selected 420, the request can be forwarded 425 to the verifying financial institution for verification of the identity information. The verifying financial institution receives 430 the request and verifies 435 the identity information contained therein.
Verification 435 of the identity information can comprise determining whether the individual is authorized to conduct transactions on the account. This determination can be based on the identity information from the request and account information maintained by the verifying financial institution. That is, the verifying financial institution can check the account information from the request against its own account information to obtain identity information related to individuals authorized to use that account. Then the verifying financial institution can check this identity information against the identity information from the request. - The verifying financial institution also generates 435 an answer based on the verification. As will be discussed in detail below with reference to
FIG. 7 , the answer can comprise positive indications corresponding to identity information from the request that matches identity information for individuals authorized to conduct transactions on the account maintained by the verifying financial institution, negative indications corresponding to identity information from the request that does not match identity information for individuals authorized to conduct transactions on the account maintained by the verifying financial institution, and/or cautionary indications corresponding to identity information from the request that is not found in identity information for individuals authorized to conduct transactions on the account maintained by the verifying financial institution. - This answer is sent 440 back to the identity verification switch system. The identity verification switch system receives 445 the answer indicating results of verification of the identity information from the verifying financial institution and returns 450 the answer to the inquirer. The inquirer receives 455 the answer and determines 460, based on the contents of the answer, what actions to take. For example, if the answer indicates that all information from the request has been verified, the inquirer may decide to proceed with the transaction. However, if the answer indicates that some information from the request can not be verified, i.e., there are negative or cautionary responses for some elements of the request, the inquirer may decide to place a hold on the transaction or cancel the transaction.
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FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an identity verification switch system process for verifying an identity according to one embodiment. In this example, the identity verification switch system receives 505 a request to verify an identity of an individual initiating a transaction from the inquirer. As described above, the request may include account information such as a routing transit number, an account number, etc. as well as identity information such as a name, phone number, address, Social Security number, date of birth, etc related to an individual or entity initiating a transaction. - The identity verification switch system then reads 510 the account information from the request. Based on this information from the request, the identity verification switch system selects 515 a verifying financial institution from one or more participating financial institutions. For example, the account information from the request can comprise a Routing Transit (RT) number. In this case,
selection 515 of the verifying financial institution from one or more participating financial institutions can be based on the RT number. - The identity verification switch system can optionally generate 520 or format the request to the verifying financial institution. That is, the identity verification switch system may generate a new request, separate from the message received from the inquirer or may reformat the received request. In some cases, the format of the new request may depend on the verifying financial institution to which it will be sent. That is, some participating financial institutions may require request in different formats than others. However, generation of a new request or reformatting of the received request is considered optional since the original request received from the inquirer may be passed directly to the verifying financial institution as it is received from the inquirer.
- The request, original, reformatted, or newly generated, can be forwarded 525 to the verifying financial institution for verification of the identity information. In return, the identity verification switch system receives 530 an answer from the verifying financial institution. As will be discussed in detail below with reference to
FIG. 7 , the answer can comprise positive indications corresponding to identity information from the request that matches identity information for individuals authorized to conduct transactions on the account maintained by the verifying financial institution, negative indications corresponding to identity information from the request that does not match identity information for individuals authorized to conduct transactions on the account maintained by the verifying financial institution, and/or cautionary indications corresponding to identity information from the request that is not found in identity information for individuals authorized to conduct transactions on the account maintained by the verifying financial institution. - The identity verification switch system can optionally generate 535 or format the answer from the verifying financial institution. That is, the identity verification switch system may generate a new answer, separate from but based on the answer received from the verifying financial institution or may reformat the received answer. In some cases, the format of the new answer may depend on the verifying financial institution and/or the inquirer to which it will be sent. That is, some inquirers may require answers in different formats than others. However, generation of a new answer or reformatting of the received answer is considered optional since the original answer received from the verifying financial institution may be passed directly to the inquirer as it is received from the verifying financial institution. The answer, original, reformatted, or newly generated, can be returned 540 to the inquirer for a decision on how or whether to proceed with the transaction.
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FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a process for verifying request information received from an identity verification switch system according to one embodiment. In this example, the verifying financial institution receives 605 the request from the identity verification switch system and reads 610 the request data. That is, the verifying financial institution reads both the account information and the identity information from the request. - The verifying financial institution verifies 615 the identity information contained in the request.
Verification 615 of the identity information can comprise determining whether the individual is authorized to conduct transactions on the account. This determination can be based on the identity information from the request and account information maintained by the verifying financial institution. That is, the verifying financial institution can check the account information from the request against its own account information to obtain identity information related to individuals authorized to use that account. Then the verifying financial institution can check this identity information against the identity information from the request. - The verifying financial institution can generate 620 an answer based on the
verification 615. The answer includes results of theverification 615. As will be discussed in detail below with reference toFIG. 7 , the answer can comprise positive indications corresponding to identity information from the request that matches identity information for individuals authorized to conduct transactions on the account maintained by the verifying financial institution, negative indications corresponding to identity information from the request that does not match identity information for individuals authorized to conduct transactions on the account maintained by the verifying financial institution, and/or cautionary indications corresponding to identity information from the request that is not found in identity information for individuals authorized to conduct transactions on the account maintained by the verifying financial institution. This answer is sent 625 back to the identity verification switch system to be returned to the inquirer. -
FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an inquiry message and an answer message according to one embodiment. As illustrated here, the inquiry or request message 702 and theanswer message 704 are shown together. According to one embodiment, theanswer message 704 may be appended or added to the request message 702 and the combinedmessage 700 may be sent back to the inquirer. Alternatively, theanswer message 704 may be separate from the request message 702 and sent back to the inquirer as a stand-alone message rather than appended or added to the request message 702. - As discussed above, the request message 702 can include
account information 706 for an account subject to the transaction andidentity information 708 for the individual initiating the transaction. Theaccount information 706 of the request message 702 can comprise a Routing Transit (RT)number 714 and anaccount number 716 which can be used by the identity verification switch system to select the verifying financial institution from one or more participating financial institutions and by the verifying financial institution to verify theidentity information 708 as described above. -
Identity information 708 included in the request message 702 can vary widely but generally comprises information relating to or identifying the individual initiating the transaction. As illustrated in this example, identity information 702 can include, but is not limited to, aname 718,address 720,phone number 722, Social Security Number (SSN) 724, Date of Birth (DOB) 726, and/orother information 728 like a driver's license number, etc. - The
answer message 704 corresponds to the request message 702 and generally, but not necessarily, includes the same or similar fields. For example, theanswer message 704 can includeaccount information 710 for an account subject to the transaction andidentity information 712 for the individual initiating the transaction. As illustrated inFIG. 7 , theaccount information 710 of the answer can include Routing Transit (RT)number result 730 and/or anaccount number result 732 corresponding to theRT number 714 andaccount number 716 of theaccount information 706 of the request message 702. Similarly, the identity information of theanswer message 704 can include fields corresponding to those of the request message 702 such as aname result 734,address result 736,phone number result 738, Social Security Number (SSN)result 740, Date of Birth (DOB)result 742, and/orother information 744. - The result fields in the answer message can comprise positive indications corresponding to identity information from the request that matches identity information for individuals authorized to conduct transactions on the account maintained by the verifying financial institution. For example, a “Y” character or other textual, graphic, or other format indication can be used to indicate a positive result for verification of a particular field when the data of that field in the request matches the corresponding data maintained by the verifying financial institution. Conversely, the result fields can comprise negative indications corresponding to identity information from the request that does not match identity information for individuals authorized to conduct transactions on the account maintained by the verifying financial institution. For example, a “N” character or other textual, graphic, or other format indication can be used to indicate a negative result for verification of a particular field when the data of that field in the request does not match the corresponding data maintained by the verifying financial institution. Further, the results can comprise cautionary indications corresponding to identity information from the request that is not found in identity information for individuals authorized to conduct transactions on the account maintained by the verifying financial institution. For example, a “U” character or other textual, graphic, or other format indication can be used to indicate an unknown data of a particular field when the field in the request is not found in the data maintained by the verifying financial institution.
- In the foregoing description, for the purposes of illustration, methods were described in a particular order. It should be appreciated that in alternate embodiments, the methods may be performed in a different order than that described. Additionally, the methods may contain additional or fewer steps than described above. It should also be appreciated that the methods described above may be performed by hardware components or may be embodied in sequences of machine-executable instructions, which may be used to cause a machine, such as a general-purpose or special-purpose processor or logic circuits programmed with the instructions, to perform the methods. These machine-executable instructions may be stored on one or more machine readable mediums, such as CD-ROMs or other type of optical disks, floppy diskettes, ROMs, RAMs, EPROMs, EEPROMs, magnetic or optical cards, flash memory, or other types of machine-readable mediums suitable for storing electronic instructions. Alternatively, the methods may be performed by a combination of hardware and software.
- While illustrative and presently preferred embodiments of the invention have been described in detail herein, it is to be understood that the inventive concepts may be otherwise variously embodied and employed, and that the appended claims are intended to be construed to include such variations, except as limited by the prior art.
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