Managing Financial Accounts in Low-Cash Mode
Summary
The USPTO has published patent application US20260099831A1 for a system that manages financial accounts in low-cash mode. The system notifies users when account balances fall below a threshold, presents transfer options, and executes automatic fund transfers between accounts to maintain adequate balances. Inventors include Urich T. Bowers, Mecal McDade, Todd Tkach, Mike Kirch, Eric Romantino, and Matthew Barrett.
What changed
The USPTO published patent application US20260099831A1 covering a system and method for managing financial accounts in low-cash mode. The system includes interfaces for balance monitoring, low-cash notifications, and automated fund transfer capabilities between linked accounts.
For financial institutions and fintech companies, this patent represents potential prior art in automated account balance management technology. Companies developing similar low-balance transfer or sweep features should consider this intellectual property when assessing freedom-to-operate for account management systems.
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING A FINANCIAL ACCOUNT IN A LOW-CASH MODE
Application US20260099831A1 Kind: A1 Apr 09, 2026
Inventors
Urich T. BOWERS, Mecal McDADE, Todd TKACH, Mike KIRCH, Eric ROMANTINO, Matthew BARRETT
Abstract
A system for managing a financial account in a low cash mode. The system may include a memory storing instructions, and a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations. The operations may include providing an interface; providing a notification to a user when a balance in the first account is deemed to be in low cash mode; presenting, when the first account balance is deemed to be in low cash mode, an option for a transfer request; receiving, a selection of the option for the transfer request to connect the first account with a second account; transferring funds from the second account to the first account; notifying the user that funds have been transferred from the second account to the first account; and further notifying the user that the balance in the first account is greater than the threshold value.
CPC Classifications
G06Q 20/108 G06N 20/00 G06Q 20/3221 G06Q 20/3223 G06Q 20/4037 G06Q 20/405 G06Q 30/0283 G06Q 40/02 G06Q 10/40 G06Q 20/023 G06Q 30/0185
Filing Date
2025-12-01
Application No.
19404212
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