A method of building a set of traceable messages through a network of nodes is provided, the method comprising receiving message information corresponding to a first message, the message information comprising a first source identifier and a first destination identifier and determining whether the source identifier is associated with a set of previous messages, whereby when the first source identifier is associated with a set of previous messages, the method comprises identifying the first message as also belonging to the set of previous messages and when the first source identifier is not associated with a set of previous messages, the method comprises identifying the first message as belonging to a new set of messages, the method further comprising associating the first destination identifier with the set of messages to which the first message belongs, such that if a second message is sent from that destination, the second message will be identified as belonging to that set of messages.
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A method of tracing messages through a network of nodes is provided, the method comprising receiving message information corresponding to a first outbound message, the message information comprising a first source identifier and a first destination identifier and determining whether the first source identifier is associated with a set of messages in a storage unit, whereby when the first source identifier is associated with a set of messages, the method comprises producing a trace request, the trace request comprising the first destination identifier and an identifier identifying the set of messages associated with the first source identifier.
A method comprising: receiving a first instruction from a first user, the first instruction being an instruction to transfer to a first value from a first institution to a second institution; receiving a second instruction from a second user, the second instruction being an instruction to transfer a second value from the second institution to the first institution, wherein the first value is greater than the second value; calculating the difference between the first value and the second value; and comparing the calculated difference to a predetermined amount, wherein if the calculated difference is greater than the predetermined amount, the method comprises: automatically notify the second institution.
An apparatus for identifying an end node bank account in a network of bank accounts for funds from a fraudulent transaction, comprising processing circuitry configured to: identify a node account into which funds from the fraudulent transaction are paid; determine the number of account relationships associated 5 with the node account; and identify the node account as an end node bank account when the number of account relationships is above a threshold value.
The present invention provides a system for receiving electronic messages from a financial institution, the system comprising a plurality of switches configured to communicate with one another and to process the received electronic messages, wherein each switch includes processing circuitry that is configured to receive an electronic message that includes a unique identifier and, in dependence upon the unique identifier, either process the electronic message or forward the electronic message to another one of the switches for processing.
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AN INTERFACE, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CONTROLLING THE TRANSFER OF ELECTRONIC MESSAGES
The present invention provides an interface for controlling the transfer of electronic transaction messages between a first financial institution and a plurality of switches distributed amongst a plurality of switch sites, wherein the first financial institution and the plurality of switches are connected via a data communications network, the interface comprising communication circuitry, processing circuitry and memory storing the operational status of each switch site, wherein the communication circuitry is operable to transmit a test message to one of the switch sites over the data network if no transaction message has been received from that switch site for a predetermined time, and in response to the test message, the communication circuitry is operable to receive an echo of the test message from the switch site; wherein the processing circuitry is operable such that if the echo is received within a defined time then the operational status of the switch site is set as operational and if the echo is not received within the defined time then the operational status of the switch site is set as not operational; whereby in the event that the operational status of the switch site is set to not operational, the processing circuitry is operable such that no electronic messages are transferred to the switch site.
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A DEVICE, SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROCESSING ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION REQUESTS
The present invention provides a device for processing electronic transaction request messages from financial institutions, each transaction request message instructing payment of funds from one financial account in a first financial institution to another financial account in a second financial institution, the device comprising: a plurality of switches located at a location, each switch being operable to receive a transaction request message from a financial institution; and a clustered database connected to the plurality of switches, the clustered database comprising a plurality of synchronised databases, wherein the clustered database is configured to generate a transaction summary record on the basis of the received transaction request message that allows settlement of the funds between the financial accounts defined by the received transaction request message.
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AN INTERFACE, SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CONTROLLING THE TRANSFER OF ELECTRONIC MESSAGES
The present invention provides an interface for controlling the transfer of electronic messages between a financial institution and a transaction processing system for processing the messages, wherein the financial institution is connected to the transaction processing system via a data communications network, the interface comprising communication circuitry operable to receive an electronic message issued by the financial institution; and processing circuitry operable to determine whether the format of the electronic message conforms to a predetermined standard necessary for processing of the electronic message; and in the event that the format of the electronic message does conform to the predetermined standard, the communication circuitry is further operable to transmit the electronic message over the network for storage in a message queue unit associated with the transaction processing system; and in the event that the format of the electronic message does not conform to the predetermined standard, the communication circuitry is operable to return the electronic message to the financial institution.
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