A computerized authorization system configured to authorize electronically-made requests to an electronic entity, the computerized authorization system comprising: a store configured to store a plurality of indications of a corresponding plurality of predetermined electronic authorization devices (208, 209, 210, 211) configured to authorize an electronically-made request to an electronic entity (201, 202, 203); the computerized authorization system being further configured such that: in response to receiving the electronically-made request to the electronic entity (201, 202, 203), an indication of the electronically-made request to the electronic entity (201, 202, 203), is output to the plurality of predetermined electronic authorization devices (208, 209, 210, 211) configured to allow a corresponding plurality of users to provide one or more authorizations of the electronically-made request to the electronic entity (201, 202, 203) as indicated in the store; and in response to receiving the one or more authorizations from the corresponding one or more predetermined electronic authorization devices (208, 209, 210, 211) of the plurality of predetermined electronic authorization devices (208, 209, 210, 211), an indication of authorization of the electronically-made request to the electronic entity (201, 202, 203) is output immediately to the electronic entity (201, 202, 203) when the one or more authorizations meet a predetermined criterion, the predetermined criterion being a minimum number of authorizations required, the minimum number being less than the number of the plurality of predetermined electronic authorization devices, wherein if the one or more authorizations that meet the predetermined criterion is not received from the corresponding one or more predetermined electronic authorization devices (208, 209, 210, 211) within a predetermined time an indication that the electronically-made request to the electronic entity (201, 202, 203) is rejected is sent to the electronic entity (201, 202, 203). a store configured to store a plurality of indications of a corresponding plurality of predetermined electronic authorization devices (208, 209, 210, 211) configured to authorize an electronically-made request to an electronic entity (201, 202, 203); the computerized authorization system being further configured such that: in response to receiving the electronically-made request to the electronic entity (201, 202, 203), an indication of the electronically-made request to the electronic entity (201, 202, 203), is output to the plurality of predetermined electronic authorization devices (208, 209, 210, 211) configured to allow a corresponding plurality of users to provide one or more authorizations of the electronically-made request to the electronic entity (201, 202, 203) as indicated in the store; and in response to receiving the one or more authorizations from the corresponding one or more predetermined electronic authorization devices (208, 209, 210, 211) of the plurality of predetermined electronic authorization devices (208, 209, 210, 211), an indication of authorization of the electronically-made request to the electronic entity (201, 202, 203) is output immediately to the electronic entity (201, 202, 203) when the one or more authorizations meet a predetermined criterion, the predetermined criterion being a minimum number of authorizations required, the minimum number being less than the number of the plurality of predetermined electronic authorization devices, wherein if the one or more authorizations that meet the predetermined criterion is not received from the corresponding one or more predetermined electronic authorization devices (208, 209, 210, 211) within a predetermined time an indication that the electronically-made request to the electronic entity (201, 202, 203) is rejected is sent to the electronic entity (201, 202, 203). in response to receiving the electronically-made request to the electronic entity (201, 202, 203), an indication of the electronically-made request to the electronic entity (201, 202, 203), is output to the plurality of predetermined electronic authorization devices (208, 209, 210, 211) configured to allow a corresponding plurality of users to provide one or more authorizations of the electronically-made request to the electronic entity (201, 202, 203) as indicated in the store; and in response to receiving the one or more authorizations from the corresponding one or more predetermined electronic authorization devices (208, 209, 210, 211) of the plurality of predetermined electronic authorization devices (208, 209, 210, 211), an indication of authorization of the electronically-made request to the electronic entity (201, 202, 203) is output immediately to the electronic entity (201, 202, 203) when the one or more authorizations meet a predetermined criterion, the predetermined criterion being a minimum number of authorizations required, the minimum number being less than the number of the plurality of predetermined electronic authorization devices, wherein if the one or more authorizations that meet the predetermined criterion is not received from the corresponding one or more predetermined electronic authorization devices (208, 209, 210, 211) within a predetermined time an indication that the electronically-made request to the electronic entity (201, 202, 203) is rejected is sent to the electronic entity (201, 202, 203).