A method of monitoring financial transactions includes periodically
receiving a list of target account identifiers at a processing server and
periodically transmitting the list to each of a plurality of platform
servers. The platform servers are each configured to receive transaction
information that includes transaction records of financial transactions.
The transaction records include account identifiers used in the
transactions. The platform servers are configured to search the
transaction information for transaction records having a target account
identifier from the list. The method also includes receiving at the
processing server an alert that the platform server has identified a
transaction record having a target account identifier. The alert
including transaction data from the transaction record. The method
further includes transmitting from the processing server a notification
based on the alert that a target account identifier has been identified
in a transaction record. Analogous systems are also provided.