Patent ID: 7213744
Filing Date: 2007-05-08
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of facilitating a money transfer to a region for which compliance with a requirement requires execution of a document, the method comprising: receiving transaction information at a host computer system from a transaction processing device at a transaction origination location, wherein the transaction information relates to a money transfer to the region; at the host computer system, storing at least a portion of the transaction information as a money transfer record, wherein the record includes a field whose value indicates the status of compliance with the requirement; receiving at a compliance verification location an image of at least a portion of the document; evaluating the document to determine whether the document evidences compliance with the requirement; setting the value of the field to indicate compliance with the requirement; and completing the money transfer, upon request or a recipient, if the value of the field indicates compliance with the requirement; wherein the requirement restricts the transfer of money to the region in the absence of execution of the document.