CPC G06Q 20/10 (2013.01) [G06Q 20/20 (2013.01); G06Q 20/204 (2013.01); G06Q 20/206 (2013.01); G06Q 20/322 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3221 (2013.01); G06Q 20/36 (2013.01); G06Q 20/40 (2013.01)] | 2 Claims |
1. A mobile banking method which permits unbanked individuals having a mobile banking system account to at least make deposits or withdrawals to other registered members of the mobile banking system, comprising:
providing a registration capability for the unbanked individual to interact with a mobile banking system web application, or to download system software to a mobile device or PC, wherein said unbanked individual can interact with the mobile banking system web application or said downloaded system software by providing a unique cellphone ID, and one or more of a name, address, birthdate, social security number, tax identification number, wherein
said registration information is passed to a back end processor of the mobile banking system to setup a registered system account as a digital wallet for said unbanked individual as a customer, the registered system account identified by a cell phone number of the customer;
issuing a registration number to said customer by the mobile banking system to activate a downloaded mobile banking system app;
allowing said mobile systems app to be activated using a cell phone number, the registration number, and a PIN selected by the customer, the PIN stored in the back-end processor and subsequently required to open the app, further comprising:
providing a registration capability for a merchant to be a customer merchant of the mobile banking system, the merchant able to interact with a mobile banking system web application, or to download system software to a mobile device or PC, wherein said merchant can interact with the mobile banking system web application or said downloaded system software by providing a unique cellphone ID and one of more of a name, address, tax identification number of a combination thereof, wherein
said registration information is passed to a system back end processor to setup a system account for said merchant as a merchant customer, the system account identified by a cell phone number of the merchant customer;
issuing a registration number to said merchant customer by the mobile banking system to activate a mobile banking system app, the merchant customer receiving a system merchant number, and
allowing said mobile banking system app to be activated using the merchant customer cell phone number, the registration number, and a PIN selected by the merchant customer, the PIN stored in the back-end processor and subsequently required to open the mobile banking system app, and
the mobile banking system permitting the customer to make a deposit to a merchant customer using the mobile banking system, wherein said system, through an API connection using the API codes to a back end processor, debits merchant's system account and credits the customer's registered system account, moving the deposit amount from said merchant to said customer.
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