Method for processing and funding short-term loans to a consumer and a method for converting currency, both to a mobile credit storage facility account

Abstract

A system for processing and funding short-term loans to a mobile credit storage facility account, including providing currency exchange services to the mobile credit storage facility account. Loan types include short-term loans, payday loans, micro credit loans, mobile telecommunication carrier top-off loans and overdraft loans. Loans may be based on an applicant's loan application, history of employment or mobile money creditworthiness including mobile money historical transactions and mobile phone company records. Loan funds may be deposited directly to the consumer's account that is associated with his/her mobile device. They may also be automatically debited for various payments. The consumer's mobile device telephone or IMEI number is used as a unique identifier to established and analyze a credit history and to facilitate the mobile money transactions.

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