Secure video conferencing to conduct financial transactions

A system for secure video conferencing to conduct financial transactions, the system comprising:

• a plurality of client devices connected to a server computing device, the server computing device configured to:
• receive a request to establish a video conference from a first client device associated with an user of the first client device;
• authenticate the first client device using credential information;
• establish a video conference between the first client device and a second client device associated with a representative of a financial institution;
• transmit video images associated with one or more cameras coupled to the first client device to the second client device, the video images comprising a view of the user and an area surrounding the user;
• determine whether any person other than the user is present in the area surrounding the user;
• and
• transmit an alert to the second client device if a person other than the user is present in the area surrounding the user, wherein the alert includes display of a prompt on the second client device for the representative to confirm with the user whether the person other than the user is authorized to be present.

A computer program product, tangibly embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium, for secure video conferencing to conduct financial transactions, the computer program product including instructions operable to cause a server computing device connected to a plurality of client devices to:

• receive a request to establish a video conference from a first client device associated with an user of the first client device;
• authenticate the first client device using credential information;
• establish a video conference between the first client device and a second client device associated with a representative of a financial institution;
• transmit video images associated with one or more cameras coupled to the first client device to the second client device, the video images comprising a view of the user and an area surrounding the user;
• determine whether any person other than the user is present in the area surrounding the user;
• and
• transmit an alert to the second client device if a person other than the user is present in the area surrounding the user, wherein the alert includes display of a prompt on the second client device for the representative to confirm with the user whether the person other than the user is authorized to be present.