Abstract: An apparatus, method, and computer program product for generating a unified digital check register are provided. An example method includes receiving, by input/output circuitry, check data and determining, by check evaluation circuitry, whether the received check data corresponds to a digital check or a physical check. In response to determining that the received check data corresponds to a digital check, the method includes generating digital check data based on the received check data. In response to determining that the received check data corresponds to a physical check the method includes generating physical check data based on the received check data. The method further includes inserting, by registry management circuitry, any generated digital check data with any generated physical check data into a unified check dataset, and curating, by the registry management circuitry, a unified digital check register using the unified check dataset.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a travel itinerary including a destination and a time period associated with a user from a third-party computing system via an application programming interface. The method also includes associating the travel itinerary with a financial account having a payment device and generating a dynamic travel profile based on the travel itinerary. The method also includes receiving an authorization request for a transaction initiated by the payment device and involving the financial account. The authorization request includes a transaction location and a transaction date. The method also includes analyzing a context of the authorization request including the dynamic travel profile and a time history of geolocations of the payment device. The method also includes declining the authorization request based on at least one of the transaction location not corresponding to the destination and the transaction date not corresponding to the time period.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for improvements in managing connection channels for multiple associated users. As connection channel changes occur for one or more users, various connection channels are updated such that appropriate functionality is accessible as determined based on aspects of the connection channel change.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for facilitating rewards are described herein. The system includes internet of things (IoT) devices associated with each of a plurality of users. A reward computing system includes input/output (I/O) devices configured to receive sensor data associated with an environment. The reward computing system is configured to generate a location data and/or an entity positioning data set associated with at least one of the plurality of users and based on the sensor data. The computing system is also configured to determine a behavior of each of the plurality of users. The reward computing system is also configured to generate a plurality of reward tokens and associate the reward tokens with one or more of the plurality of users and based on at least one of the location data set, the entity positioning data set and the behavior of the plurality of users.

Abstract: A computer system for facilitating peer-to-peer anonymous lending between members of a business syndicate is disclosed. The system is structured to generate, by a disaster funding modeler circuit, based on disaster and economy data received from an external source, a projection of a need for a loan for a particular syndicate member located in a particular geographical area. The location of the syndicate member is determined based on member-provided information and/or based on global positioning system (GPS) information received from the member's computing device. This information is supplemented by additional information received from a municipality computer system (e.g., vehicle positioning information). The system is further structured to facilitate a peer-to-peer loan transaction.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for bi-directional voice authentication are described herein. A first audio segment and a first description of the first audio segment may be received. An authentication token may be created using the first audio segment and the first description. An authentication request may be received from the user. The first audio segment may be transmitted to the user. A second description of the first audio segment may be received from a device of the user in response to the transmission of the first audio segment, The second description may be compared to the first description. The authentication token may be selected based on the comparison. The authentication token may be transmitted to the device.

Abstract: Controlling provision of a set of utilities by a financial institution. The method includes receiving, by a processor of a financial institution computing system associated with a financial institution, utility usage information from a set of utility meters associated with a plurality of customers of the utility company. The method includes determining a utility account balance for a customer of the plurality of customers based at least in part by an aggregate amount of utility usage used by the plurality of customers for a billing cycle by aggregating the received utility usage information for the billing cycle. The method includes determining that the utility account balance exceeds a threshold permitted past due amount. The method includes sending a stop signal to a utility meter associated with the customer, the stop signal instructing the utility meter to cut off provision of the utility to a property serviced by the utility meter.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for post-quantum cryptography (PQC). An example method includes receiving data. The example method further includes receiving a set of data attributes about the data. The set of data attributes comprises one or more sets of data environment data attributes that are each representative of a set of data environments associated with the data. The example method further includes receiving one or more sets of data environment threat data structures associated with one or more data environments in the one or more sets of data environments associated with the data. The example method further includes selecting one or more cryptographic techniques for encrypting the data for at least the one or more data environments based on the set of data attributes, the one or more sets of data environment threat data structures, and a cryptograph optimization machine learning model.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for gathering performance information for post-quantum cryptography (PQC) is provided. An example method includes generating, by a quantum computing (QC) detection data generation circuitry, QC detection data and encrypting, by a PQC cryptographic circuitry and by a first neural network, the QC detection data based on a PQC technique, where the first neural network is trained to encrypt the QC detection data using the PQC technique. The example method further includes decrypting, by a PQC decryption circuitry and by a second neural network, the encrypted QC detection data wherein the second neural network is trained to decrypt data, and storing encryption metadata and decryption metadata as PQC cryptographic performance information associated with the PQC technique.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for improvements in managing connection channels for multiple associated users. As connection channel changes occur for one or more users, various connection channels are updated such that appropriate functionality is accessible as determined based on aspects of the connection channel change.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of systems and methods for locally conducting delegated authentication at edge nodes. In an embodiment, an edge node of a managed network receives, from an authentication system, authentication information for a user. The edge node stores the authentication information. The edge node receives, from a user device associated with the user, an authentication request that includes presented authentication information. The edge node determines whether one or more authentication criteria are met for the authentication request, and if so performs a set of authenticating operations. The one or more authentication criteria includes the presented authentication information matching the stored authentication information. The set of authenticating operations includes authenticating the user with respect to the managed network, as well as establishing an authenticated session for the user at the edge node.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are disclosed for currency control. An example point-of-sale (POS) device for use with physical currency notes includes a scanning system configured to generate physical currency data associated with one or more physical currency notes and a controller operably coupled with the scanning system. The controller is configured to generate digital currency data based upon the physical currency data. The digital currency data includes a digital representation of the physical currency notes. The controller further determines one or more selected physical currency notes for destruction based upon the digital currency data and may query a currency attribute database that includes one or more currency attributes associated with the physical currency notes. The POS device also includes a currency destruction mechanism that causes destruction of the selected physical currency notes.

Abstract: Systems, methods and computer-readable storage media utilized to verify data for a compliance model on a distributed ledger network. One method includes receiving, by one or more processing circuits, a compliance request associated with a compliance event. The method further includes aggregating, by the one or more processing circuits, compliance data associated with the compliance event and stored on the distributed ledger network. The method further includes analyzing, by the one or more processing circuits, the compliance data, wherein analyzing the compliance data comprises identifying a corrective action based on the compliance data and executing a first smart contract on the distributed ledger network and in response to successfully identifying the corrective action, executing, on the distributed ledger network, a second smart contract associated with the corrective action, wherein executing the second smart contract comprises updating the compliance data to include the corrective action.

Abstract: Controlling provision of a set of utilities by a financial institution. The method includes receiving, by a processor of a financial institution computing system associated with a financial institution, utility usage information from a set of utility meters associated with a plurality of customers of the utility company. The method includes determining a utility account balance for a customer of the plurality of customers based at least in part by an aggregate amount of utility usage used by the plurality of customers for a billing cycle by aggregating the received utility usage information for the billing cycle. The method includes determining that the utility account balance exceeds a threshold permitted past due amount. The method includes sending a stop signal to a utility meter associated with the customer, the stop signal instructing the utility meter to cut off provision of the utility to a property serviced by the utility meter.

Abstract: Various systems and methods are provided for quantum computing based optimization of an efficient frontier determination. One exemplary method may comprise identifying one or more filtered portfolio optimization factor data based on one or more portfolio optimization factor data, QC algorithms, and algorithm performance information, selecting one QC algorithm for each filtered portfolio optimization factor data of the one or more filtered portfolio optimization factor data, and utilizing the selected QC algorithm to optimize an efficient frontier determination for each identified filtered portfolio optimization factor data.

Abstract: Provided herein is a holistic fraud cocoon that protects a user from incoming or outgoing fraud and phishing communications by capturing, analyzing and either altering, discarding or presenting communications to the user. For example, the holistic fraud cocoon captures all incoming sources (mail, in-person visits, phone, TV, radio, newspapers and internet) and the actions performed by the user, triggered by those sources. Certain actions are held in a queue to be reviewed, validated and acted upon by a third party before the actions are executed.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product for alternative payment transactions are provided. An example computer-implemented method includes receiving a first request for payment associated with a first transaction that includes one or more first payment parameters and generating an initial payment responsive to the first request for payment based upon the first payment parameters. The computer-implemented method also includes determining first alternative payment data based upon first payment attribute data of a first user associated with the first transaction. The first payment attribute data is associated with non-cash liquid assets of the first user. The computer-implemented method additionally includes modifying the initial payment based upon the first alternative payment data and effectuating the modified initial payment from a first user account associated with the first user in satisfaction of the first transaction.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for facilitating augmented reality (AR) rewards are described herein. The system includes a sensor network configured to transmit and receive sensor data within an environment. A first user device associated with a first user and a second user device associated with a second user are configured to communicate with the sensor network and determine a position and an entity positioning characteristic of the first user and the second user, respectively. A computing device is configured to receive the sensor data including the position and entity position characteristics of the first and second users. The computing device is also configured to determine a behavior of the first and second users based on the received data. The computing device is also configured to generate a plurality of reward tokens. Each of the reward tokens is associated with a behavior characteristic.

Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, machine readable mediums that provide a network-based joint investment platform that enforces agreed-upon decision rules on jointly managed investments and provides collaboration and decision-making support tools for joint managers to make decisions about taking actions related to one or more jointly-managed assets. The platform may provide for configuring a plurality of decision rules that identify which managers can take which actions and under what conditions. The joint investment platform may enforce the decision rules by requesting any specified approvals according to the decision rules. Once those rules are satisfied, the joint investment platforms may execute the requested actions. If the required approvals are not obtained, or the rules provide no path to approval, the action may not be executed.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are provided for data privacy and clearance traversal. An example method includes receiving a first model having an associated first clearance. The method further includes determining a faulty outcome of the first model due to the first clearance and receiving a second model having an associated second clearance. The method also includes inputting the faulty outcome of the first model to the second model and generating a traversal outcome of the second model. The method further include inputting the traversal outcome to the first model so as to traverse a clearance issue associated with the first clearance. The method also includes preventing access of the second model to user data analyzed by the first model in generating the faulty outcome.