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(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide an electronic settlement method capable of easily and safely performing settlement such as margin trading for both a seller and a buyer while assuming utilization of an existing communication technology system. . SOLUTION: Encoded personal identification information 1 which is decoded so as to be decipherable and can be confirmed by a seller. The use of 02 makes it possible to perform secure financial transactions while using facsimile communication whose security is uncertain. The encoded information is attached to, for example, an order slip which is described on a label and facsimile-communicated. The encoded information in this case may be a serial number used to confirm the order, or may be other information such as, for example, the card number of a credit card and its expiration date. |