Citicorp Development Center, Inc.

William M Hernandez

Howard A Schechtman

Netty Meiroff

John Downing

Edward Horowitz

Jaithirth Rao

William D Hooper

Rodman Reef

Disclosed is a system and method for transferring funds. The invention supports funds transfers from a source account to a cash access file which can be accessed virtually twenty-four hours a day by both customers and non-customers. Access is achieved by the recipient entering a codeword selected by the sender, along with a transaction code randomly generated by the system. Once the sender provides the codeword and the transaction code to the recipient, the recipient can receive transferred cash through an ATM, even without using a card to access the system. Cash may be transferred across international borders and dispensed in a currency different than that of the sender's source account. Although cash is made available to a recipient virtually as soon as the requested transfer is approved and confirmed by the sender, the sender's account is not debited until the cash is actually received by the recipient. Other features, including security, cancellation, and status inquiries are also described.

Method and system for transferring funds from an account to an individual

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West Palm Beach, FL, United States of America

William M Hernandez