Monitor bank transactions and send alerts for risky activity

Checks bank transactions every few minutes and alerts your team by email and Slack when something looks risky.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Exactly one path is taken.

Pattern: Exclusive Choice (4) · Simple Merge (5)

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Starts itA stepA record or sheetOne path onlyPaths rejoinResultPayoff
Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
Email AutomationMessaging & NotificationsSpreadsheet & Database OpsFinance & Accounting
Connects
Google SheetsSlackGmail

The problem it solves

You want to catch suspicious or high-risk bank transactions quickly, but nobody has time to watch an account feed all day. By the time someone notices a problem manually, it may already be too late to act.

Who it fits

Accounting or finance teams that need fast visibility into risky bank transactions.

How it works

  1. The system checks recent bank transactions on a regular schedule.
  2. It scores each transaction for risk based on amount and error signals.
  3. Critical and high-priority issues trigger alerts by email and Slack.
  4. Every transaction and alert is logged to a spreadsheet.
  5. A summary of activity is kept for ongoing tracking.
What you get

Risky transactions your team hears about immediately

You get instant alerts the moment a bank transaction looks risky, with everything logged for your team.

What you get

Real-time alerts for risky transactions plus a logged spreadsheet record.

What you need

Access to your bank transaction data via an API, a Google Workspace account, a Slack workspace, and email.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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