1. A system for facilitating verification of an alternate address, comprising: a merchant system for submitting data to a host authorization system, wherein the merchant system and the host authorization system communicate via a communication channel and the data submitted to the host authorization system includes information associated with a card-holder; and a verification system coupled to the host authorization system via the communication channel for retrieving data from the host authorization system associated with the verification of the alternate address of the card-holder, wherein the host authorization system provides a payment guarantee for payment to the merchant system based on the verification of the alternate address.