Government
Card Acceptance in the Public Interest
Public agencies face a constraint private businesses don't: processing costs paid from public funds answer to taxpayers and auditors. We structure acceptance so constituents get the convenience and the fee lands where policy says it should.
The Problem
Public money, private card fees
When a government office absorbs card fees, public funds subsidize the convenience of those who pay by card. The card brands allow service-fee models for government payments that shift the cost to the payer — but the rules on registration, disclosure, and fee handling are specific, and getting them wrong exposes the agency. PCI obligations across offices, kiosks, and web portals add a compliance surface most agencies would rather not own alone.
What We Deliver
The working parts
01
Compliant service-fee programs
Card-brand-registered service-fee models for taxes, utilities, permits, and fines, disclosed to the payer and kept out of agency revenue accounting.
02
PCI scope reduction
Hosted payment pages, point-to-point encryption, and validated devices that keep cardholder data out of agency systems.
03
Multi-department administration
One relationship covering the tax office, utilities, parks, and the clerk, with each department's activity separated for its own ledger.
04
Audit-grade reconciliation
Settlement reporting mapped to your fund and account structure, built to survive a public audit without manual restatement.
05
Counter, kiosk, and portal acceptance
In-person, self-service, phone, and web payments under a single reporting framework, so constituents pay wherever suits them.
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