Reimagine the payment experience for public revenues

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Governments can help enhance revenue collection, create efficiencies and increase constituent access and satisfaction by enabling digital payment options.

Governments can more efficiently receive and manage payments for taxes and public services – and meet the demand for quick and secure digital transactions – with payment acceptance solutions from Visa.

Encourage timely payments and constituent satisfaction

Provide convenient digital experiences that people and businesses expect
Increase access to services with flexible payment options
Help protect financial and personal data

Introduce revenue collection efficiencies

Simplify reconciliation
Reduce manual tasks such as cash handling and data entry
Help guard against potential theft, fraud and data risks by leveraging Visa’s capabilities

Governments can enable simplified and centralized revenue collection processes, with a choice of digital payment options to help simplify how people and businesses pay taxes, fines, and public service fees.

Online payments
Online payment options may help reduce the administrative burden and security risks associated with physical payment methods such as checks, and they can help eliminate time-consuming and error-prone manual procedures. With solutions from Visa, governments can help simplify processes for both constituents and staff by accepting card payments online or through other card-not-present channels.
Process and cost efficiencies — Potentially reduce administrative costs and delays through integrated systems and data.
Enhanced oversight — Better track transactions and match reference numbers for improved accuracy and simplified reconciliation.
Robust security — Reduce vulnerability to theft, fraud and losses associated with cash transactions and manual processes.
Easier data management — Improve the process for maintaining, auditing and retrieving transaction information.
Simplicity and accessibility — Simplify payment experiences by collecting taxes, fines and fees via a secure online platform or app.
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In-person payments
With solutions from Visa, governments may enhance the efficiency of public services by accepting card and contactless payments for a variety of in-person transactions, such as renewing a driver's license or paying a fine.
Safety and security — Reduce risks associated with cash and checks by accepting card payments, which can enable automatic record keeping for improved visibility.
Flexible point-of-sale solutions — Accommodate different needs and environments with the ability to accept payments via traditional or portable card readers.
Streamlined services — Help improve service delivery in government offices by simplifying transactions.
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Recurring payments
Government administrators can simplify the process of making monthly, annual, or installment payments by enabling recurring card transactions, similar to subscription services in the private sector. This convenient payment option can help governments create process efficiencies, reduce late or missed payments, and enhance financial planning and reporting.
Timely revenue collection — Help increase on-time revenue collection rates by automating card-on-file payments.
Security and simplicity — Help safeguard constituents’ stored payment information through tokenization and simplify the process of updating billing information.
Increased convenience — Enhance the payment experience and grow user satisfaction.
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Unattended payments
By accepting card and contactless payments at self-service payment terminals, governments can simplify access to a variety of services, including transit, parking, government services, and public amenities such as vending machines and rentals.
Efficient service delivery — Help reduce lines and waiting times for public services through automated processes.
Improved reach — Expand the reach, accessibility, and efficiency of public services while managing costs.
Choice and convenience — Enable payment options by accepting cards, contactless or mobile wallet payments.
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Secure payment links
With a pay-by-link solution, governments can provide access to a secure payments page by sharing unique links via email, text message, or printed QR code. Pay-by-link and QR code solutions may help accelerate transaction times, create a user-friendly payment process, and reduce manual tasks for staff.

Efficient revenue collection — Help lower the administrative burden associated with payments by mail.

Accuracy and security — Help reduce the potential for mistakes and security risks associated with paper-based processes.

Simplified experience — Provide a fast and straightforward way to pay parking fees, fines, and tax bills.
Omnichannel solutions
With omnichannel payment options, governments can offer multiple convenient ways to pay with cards across delivery channels including in-person, online, mobile, or over the phone. By offering payment choice through an integrated digital platform, governments can reduce the confusion, inconveniences, and mistakes that often result from a fragmented payments process. An enhanced platform may lead to improved user satisfaction and compliance with tax and fee obligations.
Flexibility and efficiency — Help increase payment compliance by expanding payment options and promote internal efficiencies through integrated systems.
Improved visibility — Help mitigate risks of fraud and errors through simplified oversight and reconciliation across channels.
Satisfaction and engagement — Help make public services more accessible with payment options suited to individual needs and preferences.
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Refunds and payouts
Governments can help simplify the process of issuing tax refunds, rebates, and other payouts by offering flexible digital payout options. With a single connection through a Visa Direct enabling partner, governments can push payments directly to a recipient's eligible card, financial account, or digital wallet.¹

Flexibility and reach — Efficiently send money to billions of endpoints globally through a single connection to Visa's network.

Simplified refunds — Make it easy for people and businesses to receive one-off refunds in the way they prefer, wherever they are.

Quick access — Provide timely and convenient access to funds to support end-users’ financial management.

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Alternative payments
As the payments ecosystem evolves, expanded payment options that include alternatives such as account transfers and installment payments can help governments collect revenue more effectively.
Visa continuously invests in new capabilities and innovative partnerships that may help governments expand their payment options to include alternative and emerging payment methods.
Simplify processes — Manage additional payment methods without complex integrations using Visa's versatile acceptance platform.
Increase choice — Cater to varying preferences by accepting payments via bank transfer, Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), digital wallets, or a domestic card scheme.
Tailor options — Help address access barriers by offering payment options relevant to different demographics or regions.
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