Patent ID: 8423425
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: using a processor to collect and store a plurality of records of transactions among a plurality of buyers and a plurality of suppliers; using the processor to collect and store a plurality of non-transaction records; for each record in the plurality of records of transactions, determining an associated inferred entity identifier, thereby determining a first plurality of inferred entity identifiers; for each record in the plurality of non-transaction records, determining an associated inferred entity identifier, thereby determining a second plurality of inferred entity identifiers; from among the first and second pluralities of inferred entity identifiers, detecting groups of inferred entity identifiers that each connote a common entity, based on a similarity of data in the records associated with each group; for each group of entity identifiers: analyzing the associated records with the processor to determine a financial risk for at least one of the common entities; and rating a suitability of the at least one common entity for financial exposure based on one of the analysis of the aggregated records and the determined financial risk.