Electronic bill presentment and payment system and method

A method for effectuating electronic bill presentment and payment comprising the steps of:

• registering at least one biller with a service provider;
• maintaining a billing database the billing database containing detailed billing information with respect to at least one payer of the at least one biller;
• maintaining an electronic site wherein the at least one payer can view the electronic site, the electronic site containing a display of the detailed billing information;
• authenticating the at least one payer before allowing the at least one payer access to the display of detailed billing information;
• generating an e-mail containing summary information regarding a bill owed by the at least one payer to the at least one biller which is formatted as a remittance slip;
• and
• transmitting the e-mail to the payer

A system for effectuating bill presentment and payment, the system comprising:

• a billing database, the billing database containing detailed billing information with respect to at least one bill, the at least one bill reflecting an account of at least one payer with respect to at least one biller;
• a processor coupled to the billing database, the processor:
• generating an electronic summary of the at least one bill using detailed billing information, the electronic summary being formatted in the form of a remittance slip,
• generating an electronic notification containing the electronic summary and containing an address through which the billing database may be accessed;
• and
• a communication network coupled to the processor, the processor transmitting the electronic notification to the at least payer over the communication network, wherein the electronic summary can be printed out to serve as the remittance slip in a traditional method of payment of the at least one bill by the at least one payer.