An integrated platform is provided for digitizing checks, driver licenses, and other documents, including the processing of the digitized checks in accordance with Check 21 standards and requirements and processing of driver licenses to obtain identification data, and for reading and decoding optical codes. The integrated platform includes a document scanner for digitizing checks, driver licenses, and other documents, and a data capture device for imaging and scanning optical codes, sensing RFID optical code signals, reading magnetic bars and smart cards. The processor executes application software for processing the digitized checks in accordance with Check 21 standards and requirements, for processing the digitized driver licenses, and for operating the data capture device.