New York City Improves Access for Customers with Self-Service Payment Technology at Business Centers
08 Fevereiro 2022 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
The Department of Finance is working with
government technology company CityBase to provide accessible
payment kiosks at Queens and Bronx Business Centers
The New York City Department of Finance today announced the
availability of self-service payment options for customers paying
in person at its business centers in the Bronx and Queens.
The Department has deployed self-service kiosks from CityBase, a
leading provider of government and utility payment technology, to
create a better payment experience for its customers, and to reduce
foot traffic and wait times in business centers. The kiosks also
reduce person-to-person contact during the pandemic. Customers have
the option to conveniently pay parking tickets with cash, check, or
card, without any additional service fees. Each transaction takes
under one minute on average, with instructions in both English and
Spanish.
Two kiosks are now live in the Bronx Business Center, 3030 Third
Avenue, 2nd Floor, Bronx, NY 10455; and two additional kiosks are
live in Queens Business Center, 144-06 94th Avenue, Jamaica, NY
11435.
“We are introducing these payment kiosks to promote convenience
and access for all New Yorkers, especially those who need to pay in
cash and have limited alternatives,” said Preston Niblack,
Commissioner of the New York City Department of Finance. “Our plan
is to expand our kiosk coverage citywide in 2022. We chose CityBase
for this initiative for their experience as a leading provider of
government payment kiosks.”
“The City of New York is taking this step to improve the payment
experience for all New Yorkers, and in particular they are
increasing access for customers who may not have easy and
affordable alternatives to pay. It sends a strong message to cities
across the country that access matters,” said Mike Duffy, CEO and
founder of CityBase. “New York’s kiosk initiative will provide a
more convenient experience for some of their most financially
vulnerable customers by empowering them to pay their bills on their
terms, with no predatory third-party service fees, and without
needing to wait in line in order to stay in good standing with
their local government.”
About the New York City Department of Finance The mission
of the New York City Department of Finance (DOF) is to administer
the tax and revenue laws of the City of New York fairly,
efficiently, and transparently to instill public confidence and
encourage compliance while providing exceptional customer service.
DOF is responsible for the collection of more than $45 billion
annually in revenue for the City and the valuation of over one
million properties worth a total of $1.4 trillion. DOF records
property-related documents, administers property tax exemption and
abatement programs, assists New Yorkers with tax payment issues
through the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate, adjudicates parking
tickets, administers the City’s bank accounts, manages its cash
flows, and administers its business and excise taxes.
About CityBase CityBase makes government and utility
technology that modernizes and unifies the way people find, apply,
and pay for services. More than 100 government agencies, utilities,
cities, and counties use CityBase technology to provide hassle-free
payments and digital services to their customers and staff.
CityBase integrates payment functionality, business processes, and
communications onto a central, cloud-based platform that consumers
can access through the web, mobile, kiosk, and point of sale. Learn
more at thecitybase.com. CityBase is a business unit of GTY
Technology Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: GTYH), a leading provider of
SaaS/Cloud solutions for the public sector.
About GTY Technology Holdings Inc. GTY Technology
Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:GTYH) (“GTY”) brings leading public sector
technology companies together to achieve a new standard in
stakeholder engagement and resource management. Through its six
business units, GTY offers an intuitive cloud-based suite of
solutions for state and local governments, education institutions,
and healthcare organizations spanning functions in procurement,
payments, grant management, budgeting, and permitting: Bonfire
provides strategic sourcing and procurement software to enable
confident and compliant spending decisions; CityBase provides
government payment solutions to connect constituents with utilities
and government agencies; eCivis offers a grant management system to
maximize grant revenues and track performance; OpenCounter provides
government permitting software to guide applicants through complex
permitting and licensing procedures; Questica offers budget
preparation and management software to deliver on financial and
non- financial strategic objectives; Sherpa provides public sector
budgeting software and consulting services.
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Kate Nesbitt Alloy Communications for GTY Technology
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Curtis Simmons Director of Public Information for New York City
SimmonsC@finance.nyc.gov 212-602-7032
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