CLOSED LOOP TRANSACTION BASED MAIL ACCOUNTING AND PAYMENT SYSTEM WITH CARRIER PAYMENT THROUGH A THIRD PARTY INITIATED BY MAILING INFORMATION RELEASE

摘要

A method for mail accounting and payment includes creating a mail batch including a plurality of mailpieces and creating a statement of mailing containing data relating to the mail batch. The statement of mailing is digitally signed to facilitate a subsequent verification of the integrity of thedata in the statement of mailing. The digital signature is included as party of the statement of mailing. The statement of mailing is submitted to a transaction processing center. The transaction processing center initiates a funds transfer to a carrier delivery service for carrier delivery services payment for the batch of mail. The statement of mailing or other mailing data may be stored in a nonvolatile memory means. The nonvolatile memory means allows the statement of mailing to be stored therein and erased therefrom but not modified.