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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods are disclosed for a digital escrow service for an electronic transfer, where the transfer is completed based on the geographic location of the sender or receiver. The method includes obtaining information representative of a geographic area, initiating an electronic transfer, determining whether or not at least one of the sender and the receiver is located within the geographic area and executing the electronic transfer based on whether it is determined that at least one of the sender and receiver is located within the geographic area. As an enhancement, the method may include processing a transaction between a plurality of senders and a receiver.