Abstract: A method of facilitating challenge-based transactions includes presenting an invitation to participate in a challenge that involves a resource-saving behavior on a user interface on a display device, receiving an acceptance of the invitation through the user interface of the mobile electronic device, delivering through the user interface a prompt for an indication of whether the resource-saving behavior has been achieved during a first time segment, receiving a response to the prompt, and, when the response includes an indication that the resource-saving behavior has been achieved during the first time segment, automatically initiating a predefined transaction associated with the challenge.

Abstract: A method for mitigating financial risk of a financial institution for military personnel who are customers of the financial institution includes obtaining the deployment status of a person in the military, the person being a customer of the financial institution. The electronic computing device automatically determines when the deployment status has changed to a deployed status. When a determination is made that the deployment status has changed to the deployed status, one or more procedures are implemented to minimize the financial risk of the financial institution while the person is on deployment.

Abstract: A system includes a server system that includes a processor and instructions stored in non-transitory machine-readable media. The instructions are configured to cause the server system to receive authentication information from a client device. The authentication information relates to a financial account of a user. The instructions are also configured to cause the server system to authenticate the user so as to associate the client device with the financial account of the user. The system also includes a financial notification circuit located on the client device. The financial notification circuit is configured to determine a location of the client device. The financial notification circuit is also configured to provide a notification on the client device alerting the client to not spend money at the location.

Abstract: A personal financial notification device includes a processor coupled to machine readable storage media having instructions stored therein. The instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive a non-confidential status of a financial account of a user from a separate mobile device. The financial account is associated with the personal financial notification device. The instructions also cause the processor to display the non-confidential status of the financial account without requiring user authentication.