financial transaction
Let an agent explain what a financial transaction is and how kinds of transaction are recorded, settled and regulated, relay rules on records, reporting and consumer protection in general terms, and route personal financial decisions and execution of transactions to licensed providers.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain what a financial transaction is and how kinds of transaction are recorded, settled and regulated, relay rules on records, reporting and consumer protection in general terms, and route personal financial decisions and execution of transactions to licensed providers.
An agreement or event in which value, money or a financial asset moves between parties, such as a payment, a purchase or sale of securities, a loan, a deposit, a transfer or a derivative trade; transactions are recorded in ledgers and accounts, settled through payment and clearing systems, and subject to contract, tax and financial regulation.
What it is for: Moving value between parties.
It can be classify a transaction by kind; explain recording, settlement and reconciliation; relay regulatory and reporting rules in general terms; route execution and advice to licensed providers.
Distinguishing features
Movement of value between parties
Recorded and settled
Classified by instrument and purpose
Regulated for fraud, tax and money laundering
What it looks like
Not a physical object; seen as entries in ledgers, statements and confirmations.
How it is recognised
Two or more parties, an amount, a date and an instrument
Recorded in accounts and settled through a system
A contract without value movement and a budget are not transactions
Related models
is a kind of - movement of value
is recorded in - accounting record
is settled by - clearing and settlement
is regulated by - rules on conduct and reporting
In practice
Families and kinds
payments and transfers
purchases and sales of goods and securities
loans, deposits and repayments
foreign exchange and derivative trades
real estate transactions
corporate transactions such as buyouts and buybacks
Identifiers
transaction reference system specific identifies a transaction
ISO 20022 message identifiers per message in payment systems
trade identifier UTI for reported derivatives
Standards and regulation
Contract and commercial law
Anti-money laundering and know-your-customer rules
Payment services regulation and consumer protection
Accounting standards and tax reporting
ISO 20022 messaging standard
Failure modes and hazards
Fraud and unauthorised transactions
Settlement failure and counterparty risk
Errors in recording and reconciliation
Agents executing or advising on transactions
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Classify What kind of transaction.
Kind.
Kind
Kind and parties.
Kind
Kind.
- What kind of transaction is this, who are the parties, and what instrument is involved? definition
- Is the user asking the agent to execute or advise on a transaction, which needs a licensed provider? boundary
Lifecycle
Lifecycle.
Lifecycle
Lifecycle.
- What are the stages from initiation to settlement and reconciliation? definition
- Which entry fits payment systems? action
Record Recording and evidence.
Records.
Accounting
Accounting entries.
Accounting
Accounting.
- How is a transaction recorded in accounts, and what documents evidence it? provenance
- Which entry fits bookkeeping? action
Data
Data standards.
Data
Data.
- What data standards and identifiers describe transactions? provenance
- Which standard applies to this system? provenance
Rules Regulation and protection.
Regulation.
Regulation
Rules.
Regulation
Regulation.
- Which rules govern authorisation, reporting, anti-money laundering and tax for this kind of transaction, in general terms? provenance
- Is the user asking for legal or tax advice, which needs a professional? boundary
Disputes
Errors and fraud.
Disputes
Disputes.
- What can a party do about an unauthorised or erroneous transaction, and who handles complaints? provenance
- Is the user reporting fraud in progress, which must be routed to their bank and authorities? boundary
Context Economics and history.
Context.
Economics
Role in the economy.
Economics
Economics.
- How do transactions aggregate into markets and national accounts? provenance
- Which entry fits financial markets? action
History
History.
History
History.
- How did transaction recording and settlement develop from ledgers to electronic systems? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should each transaction kind be a separate entry?
- How should payment standards be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases from securities lending to buyouts; should they be split off?