Method and system for tunneling messages through routing and settlement systems of a financial institution

摘要

Methods and systems for communicating in a financial network are provided that employ a private data field (44) in a financial transaction message (40). Such messages are transmitted through a routing system of a financial institution, such as a routing and settlement system (6) of a financial institution and electronic funds transfer (EFT) infrastructure. One such method provides a customer (2) of a home bank with a home bank terminal interface experience at a remote transaction terminal (4). Interface data associated with a home bank terminal (10) is communicated to the remote transaction terminal (4) through a routing and settlement system (6) of a financial institution. In another such method, encrypted customer data is sent by a web merchant site (54) to a financial institution via EFT infrastructure (52) in a private data field (44) of a financial transaction message (40) after the merchant site (54) receives the encrypted customer data from the customer (2) during an internet transaction assisted by an applet provided by the financial institution. <IMAGE> <IMAGE>