Granted Patent B2

US 7,904,361 · App. 10/463,918 · Granted Mar 8, 2011

Assignee: Goldman Sachs & Co.

Abstract

Claims (41)

1. A computer-implemented risk management customer registry method, comprising:

receiving in a computer risk related information descriptive of a customer of an intermediary financial institution for a proposed transaction with a primary financial institution;

performing a risk management clearinghouse search related to the customer;

searching for additional customer business related information, the searching performed by the computer, the searching including searching a list of business related information generated by a regulatory authority;

generating by the computer a customer certification from a neutral entity independent of the primary financial institution and the intermediary financial institution comprising the risk related information for the customer based at least in part on results of the risk management clearinghouse search and the searching for additional customer business related information;

receiving in the computer an instruction to convey the customer certification to the primary financial institution;

providing an indicator identifying the customer to the primary financial institution;

transmitting a network address at which the certification can be accessed according to the indicator identifying the customer; and

conveying the customer certification to the primary financial institution by authorizing access to the certification.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the certification is transmitted prior to the primary financial institution opening an account to the benefit of the customer of the intermediary financial institution.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the certification is transmitted prior to execution of a financial transaction by the primary financial institution,

wherein the financial transaction is associated with the customer.

4. The method of claim 1 additionally comprising the step of ascertaining the completeness of the certification information conveyed.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein a name of the customer, is kept anonymous to the primary financial institution.

6. The method of claim 1 additionally comprising the steps of

receiving updated information relating to the certification and

transmitting the updated information to the primary financial institution that had previously received the certification relating to the customer.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein conveying the certification comprises the steps of:

storing the certification on a resource accessible via a particular network address;

associating the certification with an identifier unique to the customer; and

transmitting the identifier and the network address to the primary financial institution.

8. A risk management customer registry system comprising:

a computer server accessible with a system access device via a communications network; and

executable software stored on the server and executable on demand, the software operative with the server to cause the server to:

receive in a computer risk related information descriptive of a customer of an intermediary financial institution, for a proposed transaction with a primary financial institution;

perform a risk management clearinghouse search related to the customer;

search for additional customer business related information, the searching performed by the computer, the searching including searching a list of business related information generated by a regulatory authority;

generate by the computer a customer certification from a neutral entity independent of the primary financial institution and the intermediary financial institution comprising the risk related information for the customer based at least in part on results of the risk management clearinghouse search and the searching for additional customer business related information;

receive in the computer an instruction to convey the customer certification to the primary financial institution;

provide an indicator identifying the customer to the primary financial institution;

transmit a network address at which the certification can be accessed according to the indicator identifying the customer; and

convey the customer certification to the primary financial institution by authorizing access to the certification.

9. A non-transitory processor-readable medium having processor-executable program instructions residing thereon, wherein the processor-executable program instructions are issuable by a processor to:

receive in a computer risk related information descriptive of a customer of an intermediary financial institution, for a proposed transaction with a primary financial institution;

perform a risk management clearinghouse search related to the customer;

search for additional customer business related information, the searching performed by the computer, the searching including searching a list of business related information generated by a regulatory authority;

generate by the computer a customer certification from a neutral entity independent of the primary financial institution and the intermediary financial institution comprising the risk related information for the customer based at least in part on results of the risk management clearinghouse search and the searching for additional customer business related information;

receive in the computer an instruction to convey the customer certification to the primary financial institution;

provide an indicator identifying the customer to the primary financial institution;

transmit a network address at which the certification can be accessed according to the indicator identifying the customer; and

convey the customer certification to the primary financial institution by authorizing access to the certification.

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