Information and financial transaction processing systems comprised of computer software for data entry, data capture, data storage, data retrieval and data processing, document and image processing, and document sorting; document image scanners and readers; bar code scanners; magnetic coded card readers; optical character recognition apparatus; document and data processors; computers; computer terminals; automated document transports and sorters; computer monitors; computer keyboards; computer workstations comprising computers and computer monitors; computer printers; blank magnetic and optical disks; microfilm cameras; data storage devices in the nature of blank tapes for storage of computer data; digital image capture cameras; encoders; and encodable strip attachment devices; and computer software for data entry, for the management of financial information, for data and document processing, and for document image capture, storage and retrieval