Parkmobile USA, a provider of cashless parking solutions
to municipalities and parking providers around the world, has selected Citi to
offer new, more comprehensive mobile payment services to Parkmobile’s
customers.
With the new Parkmobile solution, motorists running to catch
a train, plane, ferry or appointment can bypass the parking pay station and
complete their parking transactions by mobile phone. Parkmobile has selected
Citi to provide global payment management services, leveraging its world-class
virtual prepaid account capabilities.
“We selected Citi because of their broad and deep
experience managing payments for both individual consumers and complex public
sector and government organizations,” said Albert Bogaard, CEO of
Parkmobile.
“By leveraging Citi, we can continue to focus on
expanding our core business and advance cashless parking payments technology,
while Citi streamlines and integrates the management of payment transactions
and brings new innovations in digital payments to our service model,” Bogaard
added.
Washington DC, The District Department of Transportation
(DDOT) and Parkmobile piloted 1,000 parking spaces in 2010 and has implemented
Pay by Phone parking services at all of the approximately 17,000
on-street metered spaces in the District of Columbia.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
launched Parkmobile services for its riders
in July 2010. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Parkmobile
also implemented Pay by Phone parking services for commuters in June 2011.
To use Parkmobile’s service, drivers register for free by
setting up an account at parkmobile web site where they can also download a
mobile app. Once registered, customers can use the mobile app, the
internet, or a 1-800 number to pay for parking.
The mobile apps for iPhone, Android and BlackBerry are
very easy to use. At that time, they can set up a virtual card account,
provided by Citi, through which they can initiate and manage their parking
payments.
Their account can be loaded via a credit card, debit card
or bank account transaction. Once registered, they can use a downloadable
mobile application, mobile website or a toll-free phone call to initiate
parking payments.
“We are proud to join forces with Parkmobile to meet
the needs of parking service providers across the U.S.,” said Gary
Schneider, head of Public Sector Product for North America.
“Parkmobile is the premier mobile parking company
with market-tested solutions and whose forward-thinking approach to mobile
payments closely aligns with Citi’s. This ‘next-generation’ parking concept
exemplifies how, through strategic partnerships, we can advance these goals and
also bring innovative mobile solutions to both our municipal clients and their
customers,” Schneider added.
Smart parking is part of a broader Citi http://www.citigroup.com
for Cities strategy that aims to harness capabilities and experiences across
Citi globally to help municipalities become more efficient, facilitate commerce
and modernization, and empowering citizens to access services that enhance
livability and prosperity.
Leveraging an extensive payment platform and proprietary
prepaid technology, clients around the world depend on Citi Prepaid’s custom
programs for all types of payments including compensation, promotions and
disbursements.
UNM Parking & Transportation Services (PATS) and
Parkmobile USA recently announced an innovative new service
that will allow students, staff, faculty, and visitors of UNM to save time
and money by using their mobile phone to pay for parking.
The service is available at the Cornell Parking Structure
and Yale Parking Garage and allows users to purchase hourly parking using a
smart phone application or by simply calling Parkmobile. The service is also
available over the internet.
By Telecomlead.com Team
editor@telecomlead.com
