Financial institution-based transaction processing system and approach

Transaction processing (210) for financial institution-based transactions (230, 240) is facilitated. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, a transaction processing approach involves the processing of financial aspects of a transaction between buying and selling parties using transaction rules (214) associated with a sponsoring financial institution (230, 240). Transaction-related information is processed as a function of business rules associated with the sponsoring financial institution to facilitate payment for the transaction and the assessment of fees associated with the transaction processing.