7-Eleven Expands Bill Payment Opportunities in New York
November 7th, 2017 by Fiedler Group
The New York City Department of Finance recently announced that they have partnered with financial services technology company PayNearMe to let NYC drivers pay for parking tickets in cash at more than 100 7-Eleven convenience stores in all five boroughs.
New Yorkers with parking violations can simply visit the NYC Department of Finance website to obtain a PayNearMe payment code for any unpaid balances. The code and a cash payment for the New York City Department of Finance are then presented to any 7-Eleven cashier at a participating store. The transaction takes less than one minute to process and includes a $2.99 fee.
NYC Department of Finance Commissioner Jacques Jiha noted “No one likes paying parking tickets, but PayNearMe makes it convenient for those who prefer to resolve their debt by paying cash. We are pleased to offer this service as an additional payment option for New York City drivers, as it is in line with our consistent efforts to enhance customer service.”
Seizing on the opportunity provide additional value to customers, increase in-store traffic and attract new customers , in recent years 7-Eleven has partnered with PayNearMe to introduce the PayNearMe Bill Pay app, which enables U.S. consumers to pay national and local billers with cash using a convenient barcode scan at participating 7‑Eleven stores.
“7‑Eleven Bill Pay app builds on 7‑Eleven’s portfolio of products and services that are affordable and convenient for financially underserved customers.” said Raja Doddala, 7‑Eleven’s vice president of innovation and omnichannel strategy. “This app is one in a series of innovations that will take 7‑Eleven stores from being convenience stores to ‘convenient’ stores.”
Customer benefits of the PayNearMe Bill Pay app are impressive as it serves as a full-service bill payment center, allowing cash users to keep track of payment history, set reminders, and securely pay a wide variety of bills in cash including inpay of their taxes, allowing Comcast customers to pay their TV, Internet, phone bills, pay utilities providers and insurance companies – even letting Michigan customers make child support payments in cash.
7-Eleven Inc. is headquartered in Irving, Texas and operates, franchises and/or licenses more than 60,000 stores in 17 countries, including 10,700 in North America.
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