Payment real-time funds availability

A method being implemented via execution of computer instructions configured to run at one or more processors and configured to be stored at one or more non-transitory computer-readable media, the method comprising:

• automatically adjusting, based on a configuration of one or more other systems, a messaging algorithm comprising one or more real-time capability calls to the one or more other systems;
• automatically performing the messaging algorithm, as adjusted, based on the configuration of the one or more other systems, wherein the messaging algorithm comprises:
• receiving a first capability inquiry at a transaction system from an application service provider;
• storing the first capability inquiry in the transaction system;
• sending the one or more real-time capability calls to the one or more other systems, as adjusted based on the configuration of the one or more other systems;
• receiving one or more capability responses from the one or more other systems;
• storing the one or more capability responses in the transaction system;
• and
• sending an overall capability response from the transaction system to the application service provider indicating whether the one or more other systems support real-time payment transactions;
• receiving a first promise-to-pay message at the transaction system, the first promise-to-pay message being based on a successful debit of a first account maintained by a first financial institution, the successful debit of the first account being based on a payment authorization made by a sender at a payment authorization time, the first account being held by the sender;
• storing the first promise-to-pay message in the transaction system;
• sending a second promise-to-pay message from the transaction system to a second financial institution, the second promise-to-pay message being based on the first promise-to-pay message, such that the second financial institution credits a second account maintained by the second financial institution to make funds available in the second account in real-time after the payment authorization time, the sender being financially liable for the second account;
• receiving a first response at the transaction system from the second financial institution indicating a successful credit of the second account maintained by the second financial institution;
• storing the first response in the transaction system;
• and
• sending a second response from the transaction system indicating the successful credit of the second account maintained by the second financial institution to inform at least the sender in real-time after the payment authorization time of the successful credit of the second account maintained by the second financial institution,
• wherein:
• the first financial institution is different from the second financial institution;
• the first financial institution maintains a first settlement account;
• the first settlement account is credited after the successful debit of the first account maintained by the first financial institution to account for the successful debit of the first account maintained by the first financial institution;
• the second financial institution maintains a second settlement account;
• the second settlement account is debited before the successful credit of the second account maintained by the second financial institution to account for the successful credit of the second account maintained by the second financial institution;
• the successful credit of the second account maintained by the second financial institution involves a hard credit to the second account in real-time after the payment authorization time;
• settlement funds are transferred from the first settlement account to the second settlement account in a settlement completion after the payment authorization time, after receiving the first response, and after the hard credit to the second account;
• the first promise-to-pay message is sent to the transaction system from the application service provider;
• the application service provider is in data communication with the transaction system;
• the transaction system is in data communication with the second financial institution;
• and
• the transaction system is maintained by an entity that is different from the application service provider, the first financial institution, and the second financial institution.

A system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processors and perform:
• automatically adjusting, based on a configuration of one or more other systems, a messaging algorithm comprising one or more real-time capability calls to the one or more other systems;
• automatically performing the messaging algorithm, as adjusted, based on the configuration of the one or more other systems, wherein the messaging algorithm comprises:
• receiving a first capability inquiry at a transaction system from an application service provider;
• storing the first capability inquiry in the transaction system;
• sending the one or more real-time capability calls to the one or more other systems, as adjusted based on the configuration of the one or more other systems;
• receiving one or more capability responses from the one or more other systems;
• storing the one or more capability responses in the transaction system;
• and
• sending an overall capability response from the transaction system to the application service provider indicating whether the one or more other systems support real-time payment transactions;
• sending a debit message from the transaction system to a first financial institution to debit a first account maintained by the first financial institution based on a payment authorization made by a sender at a payment authorization time, the first account being held by the sender;
• receiving a debit response at the transaction system from the first financial institution in real-time after the payment authorization time, the debit response indicating a successful debit of the first account maintained by the first financial institution;
• storing the debit response in the transaction system;
• and
• sending a first response from the transaction system to the application service provider indicating the successful debit of the first account maintained by the first financial institution, such that the application service provider sends a promise-to-pay message to a second financial institution to credit a second account maintained by the second financial institution to make funds available in the second account in real-time after the payment authorization time, and such that the application service provider informs the sender in real-time after the payment authorization time of a successful credit of the second account maintained by the second financial institution, the sender being financially liable for the second account,
• wherein:
• the first financial institution is different from the second financial institution;
• the application service provider is the same entity as the second financial institution;
• the first financial institution maintains a first settlement account;
• the first settlement account is credited after the successful debit of the first account maintained by the first financial institution to account for the successful debit of the first account maintained by the first financial institution;
• the second financial institution maintains a second settlement account;
• the second settlement account is debited before the successful credit of the second account maintained by the second financial institution to account for the successful credit of the second account maintained by the second financial institution;
• the successful credit of the second account maintained by the second financial institution involves a hard credit to the second account in real-time after the payment authorization time;
• settlement funds are transferred from the first settlement account to the second settlement account in a settlement completion after the payment authorization time, after sending the first response, and after the hard credit to the second account;
• the application service provider is in data communication with the transaction system;
• the transaction system is in data communication with the first financial institution;
• and
• the transaction system is maintained by an entity that is different from the application service provider, the first financial institution, and the second financial institution.

A method being implemented via execution of computer instructions configured to run at one or more processors and configured to be stored at one or more non-transitory computer-readable media, the method comprising:

• automatically adjusting, based on a configuration of one or more other systems, a messaging algorithm comprising one or more real-time capability calls to the one or more other systems;
• automatically performing the messaging algorithm, as adjusted, based on the configuration of the one or more other systems, wherein the messaging algorithm comprises:
• receiving a first capability inquiry at a transaction system from an application service provider;
• storing the first capability inquiry in the transaction system;
• sending the one or more real-time capability calls to the one or more other systems, as adjusted based on the configuration of the one or more other systems;
• receiving one or more capability responses from the one or more other systems;
• storing the one or more capability responses in the transaction system;
• and
• sending an overall capability response from the transaction system to the application service provider indicating whether the one or more other systems support real-time payment transactions;
• sending a debit message from the transaction system to a first financial institution to debit a first account maintained by the first financial institution based on a payment authorization made by a sender at a payment authorization time, the first account being held by the sender;
• receiving a debit response at the transaction system from the first financial institution in real-time after the payment authorization time, the debit response indicating a successful debit of the first account maintained by the first financial institution;
• storing the debit response in the transaction system;
• and
• sending a first response from the transaction system to the application service provider indicating the successful debit of the first account maintained by the first financial institution, such that the application service provider sends a promise-to-pay message to a second financial institution to credit a second account maintained by the second financial institution to make funds available in the second account in real-time after the payment authorization time, and such that the application service provider informs the sender in real-time after the payment authorization time of a successful credit of the second account maintained by the second financial institution, the sender being financially liable for the second account,
• wherein:
• the first financial institution is different from the second financial institution;
• the application service provider is the same entity as the second financial institution;
• the first financial institution maintains a first settlement account;
• the first settlement account is credited after the successful debit of the first account maintained by the first financial institution to account for the successful debit of the first account maintained by the first financial institution;
• the second financial institution maintains a second settlement account;
• the second settlement account is debited before the successful credit of the second account maintained by the second financial institution to account for the successful credit of the second account maintained by the second financial institution;
• the successful credit of the second account maintained by the second financial institution involves a hard credit to the second account in real-time after the payment authorization time;
• and
• settlement funds are transferred from the first settlement account to the second settlement account in a settlement completion after the payment authorization time, after sending the first response, and after the hard credit to the second account.