Patents Assigned to Kabbage, Inc.
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Patent number: 10909620Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to implement a lending or cash advance system that can be (but is not required to be) integrated with an online commerce site. Sellers on the online commerce site can click a button or tab in their web browser that is visiting the online commerce site and information known to the online commerce site is automatically shared with a potential cash provider. Data from a delivery service can be automatically retrieved by the cash provider/cash server in order to determine the volume of shipments that the seller has been making. This volume can be used when the cash server determines the seller's score in order to evaluate an application for cash.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2019Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Kabbage, Inc.Inventors: Robert Frohwein, Kathryn Petralia, Marc Gorlin
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Publication number: 20200372572Abstract: A method, system, and computer readable storage to enable a user to schedule and receive borrowed funds in the user's bank account. The date that the user can schedule the transfer of the funds can be any date into the future. The user can also set the system to provide for recurring such transfer of funds as well.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2019Publication date: November 26, 2020Applicant: Kabbage, Inc.Inventors: Robert Frohwein, Ranjeet Rawat, Sushant Verma, Ratnakar Pandey
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Publication number: 20200364777Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to implement a lending system for use with electronic commerce web sites such as auction sites. A seller may receive a cash loan for items placed for sale but not yet purchased by a buyer. The seller can be required to pay back the loan after a predetermined amount of time or as soon as the item for sale is sold and payment is received from the buyer. The lender would charge interest or commission for the loan. In this manner, sellers can receive cash for items listed on auction sites before those items are actually sold, generating additional cash flow for the seller.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Applicant: Kabbage, Inc.Inventors: Robert Frohwein, Kathryn Petralia
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Publication number: 20200286165Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to implement a lending or cash advance system that can be (but is not required to be) integrated with an online commerce site. Sellers on the online commerce site can click a button or tab in their web browser that is visiting the online commerce site and information known to the online commerce site is automatically shared with a potential cash provider. The information can include sales data related to the seller's business on the online commerce site that can be applied to a formula used by a cash provider to evaluate the risk associated with lending the seller cash. A financial account used by the seller can rapidly receive the cash loan (if approved) and payments received by the seller from buyers would go into this financial account which is then used to automatically pay the cash provider back at agreed upon terms.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2019Publication date: September 10, 2020Applicant: Kabbage, Inc.Inventors: Robert Frohwein, Kathryn Petralia
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Patent number: 10769637Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage utilize optical character recognition to authentic a transaction. Optical character recognition is used on a physical instrument and data obtained from the optical character recognition is used to query a remote database. Identification information from the remote database is compared with data obtained from the optical character recognition to determine whether there is an inconsistency of data.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2016Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Kabbage, Inc.Inventors: Rob Frohwein, Kathryn Petralia
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Publication number: 20200184550Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to implement a lending or cash advance system that can be (but is not required to be) integrated with an online commerce site. Sellers on the online commerce site can click a button or tab in their web browser that is visiting the online commerce site and information known to the online commerce site is automatically shared with a potential cash provider. The information can include sales data related to the seller's business on the online commerce site that can be applied to a formula used by a cash provider to evaluate the risk associated with lending the seller cash. A financial account used by the seller can rapidly receive the cash loan (if approved) and payments received by the seller from buyers would go into this financial account which is then used to automatically pay the cash provider back at agreed upon terms.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: Kabbage, Inc.Inventors: Robert Frohwein, Kathryn Petralia
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Patent number: 10592975Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to implement a lending system for use with electronic commerce web sites such as auction sites. A seller may receive a cash loan for items placed for sale but not yet purchased by a buyer. The seller can be required to pay back the loan after a predetermined amount of time or as soon as the item for sale is sold and payment is received from the buyer. The lender would charge interest or commission for the loan. In this manner, sellers can receive cash for items listed on auction sites before those items are actually sold, generating additional cash flow for the seller.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Kabbage, Inc.Inventors: Robert James Frohwein, Kathryn Tison Petralia
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Patent number: 10540713Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to implement a lending or cash advance system that can be (but is not required to be) integrated with an online commerce site. Sellers on the online commerce site can click a button or tab in their web browser that is visiting the online commerce site and information known to the online commerce site is automatically shared with a potential cash provider. The information can include sales data related to the seller's business on the online commerce site that can be applied to a formula used by a cash provider to evaluate the risk associated with lending the seller cash. A financial account used by the seller can rapidly receive the cash loan (if approved) and payments received by the seller from buyers would go into this financial account which is then used to automatically pay the cash provider back at agreed upon terms.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2011Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Kabbage, Inc.Inventors: Robert James Frohwein, Kathryn Tison Petralia
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Publication number: 20190333144Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to implement a lending or cash advance system that can be (but is not required to be) integrated with an online commerce site. Sellers on the online commerce site can click a button or tab in their web browser that is visiting the online commerce site and information known to the online commerce site is automatically shared with a potential cash provider. Data from a delivery service can be automatically retrieved by the cash provider/cash server in order to determine the volume of shipments that the seller has been making. This volume can be used when the cash server determines the seller's score in order to evaluate an application for cash.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2019Publication date: October 31, 2019Applicant: Kabbage, Inc.Inventors: Robert Frohwein, Kathryn Petralia, Marc Gorlin
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Publication number: 20190304014Abstract: A method, system, and computer readable storage to enable a user to apply for a loan with a dynamic repayment structure. Instead of periodic payments being fixed, the payments can be variable based on a collection rate. The collection rate is determined from historical financial data for the user. For example, the collection rate can be a fixed percentage of all profit for each month. In this manner, the user's monthly payments are more commensurate with their monthly cash flow thereby reducing the default rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Applicant: Kabbage, Inc.Inventors: Robert J. Frohwein, Kristel Adler
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Publication number: 20190303890Abstract: A method, system, and computer readable storage to enable a server to initiate an electronic funds transfer (EFT) by generating a unique uniform resource locator (URL). The unique URL can be pasted into a communication from a first party to a second party, enabling the second party to retrieve and display the HTML code (or other mechanism a web page is coded and stored on a server) associated with that URL. The web page can then contain fields which would enable the processing of the EFT utilizing a third party server who is utilized in order to expedite the transfer from the second party to the first party.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Applicant: Kabbage, Inc.Inventors: Robert Frohwein, Troy Deus
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Patent number: 10430873Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to implement a lending or cash advance system that can be (but is not required to be) integrated with an online commerce site. Sellers on the online commerce site can click a button or tab in their web browser that is visiting the online commerce site and information known to the online commerce site is automatically shared with a potential cash provider. The information can include sales data related to the seller's business on the online commerce site that can be applied to a formula used by a cash provider to evaluate the risk associated with lending the seller cash. A financial account used by the seller can rapidly receive the cash loan (if approved) and payments received by the seller from buyers would go into this financial account which is then used to automatically pay the cash provider back at agreed upon terms.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2011Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Kabbage, Inc.Inventors: Robert James Frohwein, Kathryn Tison Petralia
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Patent number: 10255632Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to implement a lending or cash advance system that can be (but is not required to be) integrated with an online commerce site. Sellers on the online commerce site can click a button or tab in their web browser that is visiting the online commerce site and information known to the online commerce site is automatically shared with a potential cash provider. Data from a delivery service can be automatically retrieved by the cash provider/cash server in order to determine the volume of shipments that the seller has been making. This volume can be used when the cash server determines the seller's score in order to evaluate an application for cash.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2013Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Kabbage, Inc.Inventors: Robert Frohwein, Kathryn Petralia, Marc Gorlin
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Publication number: 20140025525Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to implement a lending system for use with electronic commerce web sites such as auction sites. A seller may receive a cash loan for items placed for sale but not yet purchased by a buyer. The seller can be required to pay back the loan after a predetermined amount of time or as soon as the item for sale is sold and payment is received from the buyer. The lender would charge interest or commission for the loan. In this manner, sellers can receive cash for items listed on auction sites before those items are actually sold, generating additional cash flow for the seller.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: KABBAGE, INC.Inventors: Robert James Frohwein, Kathryn Tison Petralia
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Publication number: 20140019341Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to enable fast transfers of funds from a sender to a receiver even though they have bank accounts at different banks A proxy is used that has an account at the receiver's bank so that the proxy can request an intrabank transfer to the receiver which would typically be quicker than an interbank transfer. An intermediary is a party that organizes a set of transfers related to the transaction. The proxy can be paid a payment for serving as the proxy by the intermediary, the intermediary also receiving a transfer of funds from the sender.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2013Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: KABBAGE, INC.Inventor: Robert James Frohwein
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Publication number: 20130211892Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to provide a cash line from a cash provider to a user in which the user is permitted to withdraw cash from the cash line. The cash line can be automatically increased by the user taking certain actions, such as the user friending the cash provider on a social networking site such as FACEBOOK. The cash line can also be increased if the user provides an email address of a user's friend and that friend actually signed up with the cash provider and receives their own cash line.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2013Publication date: August 15, 2013Applicant: KABBAGE, INC.Inventors: Rob Frohwein, Troy Deus
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Publication number: 20120233010Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to implement a lending system for use with electronic commerce web sites such as auction sites. A seller may receive a cash loan for items placed for sale but not yet purchased by a buyer. The seller can be required to pay back the loan after a predetermined amount of time or as soon as the item for sale is sold and payment is received from the buyer. The lender would charge interest or commission for the loan. In this manner, sellers can receive cash for items listed on auction sites before those items are actually sold, generating additional cash flow for the seller.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2011Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: KABBAGE, INC.Inventors: Robert James Frohwein, Kathryn Tison Petralia
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Publication number: 20120036032Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to implement a lending system for use with electronic commerce web sites such as auction sites. A seller may receive a cash loan for items placed for sale but not yet purchased by a buyer. The seller can be required to pay back the loan after a predetermined amount of time or as soon as the item for sale is sold and payment is received from the buyer. The lender would charge interest or commission for the loan. In this manner, sellers can receive cash for items listed on auction sites before those items are actually sold, generating additional cash flow for the seller.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2011Publication date: February 9, 2012Applicant: KABBAGE, INC.Inventors: Robert James Frohwein, Kathryn Tison Petralia
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Publication number: 20110320313Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to implement a lending system for use with electronic commerce web sites such as auction sites. A seller may receive a cash loan for items placed for sale but not yet purchased by a buyer. The seller can be required to pay back the loan after a predetermined amount of time or as soon as the item for sale is sold and payment is received from the buyer. The lender would charge interest or commission for the loan. In this manner, sellers can receive cash for items listed on auction sites before those items are actually sold, generating additional cash flow for the seller.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2011Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: KABBAGE, INC.Inventors: Robert James Frohwein, Kathryn Tison Petralia
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Patent number: 8073744Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to implement a lending system for use with electronic commerce web sites such as auction sites. A seller may receive a cash loan for items placed for sale but not yet purchased by a buyer. The seller can be required to pay back the loan after a predetermined amount of time or as soon as the item for sale is sold and payment is received from the buyer. The lender would charge interest or commission for the loan. In this manner, sellers can receive cash for items listed on auction sites before those items are actually sold, generating additional cash flow for the seller.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2011Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: Kabbage, Inc.Inventors: Robert James Frohwein, Kathryn Tison Petralia