Melissa's Global Address Verification and Validation service is a comprehensive solution designed to verify, correct, and standardize postal addresses for over 240 countries and territories. It operates at the point of entry and in batch processes, ensuring that only valid billing and shipping addresses are captured and used in business systems. This service aims to reduce errors in address data, which can lead to costly shipping mistakes and undeliverable mail.

Key Features

Address Capture and Verification Ensures accurate address entry and validation

• Autocomplete functionality at point of entry
• Real-time address verification against authoritative datasets

Global Address Processing Handles diverse international addressing systems

• Supports 240+ countries and territories
• Transliteration of foreign language scripts to Latin characters

Standardization and Formatting Conforms addresses to postal standards

• USPS CASS-certified for U.S. addresses
• Country-specific formatting for international addresses

Benefits

Improved Data Quality Enhances accuracy of customer information

• Reduces errors in address data by up to 20%
• Ensures standardized and complete address entries

Cost Savings Minimizes expenses related to incorrect addressing

• Reduces undeliverable shipments
• Lowers costs associated with returned mail