How cities can centralize parking data to make smarter economic decisions Congestion, safety, revenue, sustainability and equitable access are all issues cities want to address, but are in dire need of better parking and mobility data to make well-informed decisions on those issues. The great news is that there are more and more resources available […]
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Passport recently hosted its regional Forward Summit event in Raleigh, N.C., a thought leadership conference where industry experts and city leaders gathered to connect and learn about innovative methods and tools shaping the future of mobility. The one-day event was filled with engaging panel discussions and kicked off with a keynote address on digital city […]
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Managing violations for rental cars could take a city tons of hours and full-time employees. Additionally, a majority of citations issued to rental cars often go unpaid. To help combat that, Passport has now integrated with VERRA — a processor for rental car agencies such as Hertz, Avis and Budget. VERRA either pays the citation […]
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Mobile pay parking and monthly digital parking permits now available for commuters in the San Francisco Bay Area San Francisco, Calif. (Feb. 1, 2022) — The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), the transportation planning, financing and coordinating agency for the San Francisco Bay Area, announces its partnership with Passport today. By leveraging Passport’s platform, MTC can […]
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Barnacle plugs into Passport’s digital platform Charlotte, N.C. (August 12, 2021) — Passport, a transportation software and payments company, is reimagining parking enforcement in partnership with Barnacle. Thanks to Barnacle’s integration into Passport’s immobilization APIs, cities now have access to the safer, more user-friendly alternative to the traditional enforcement boot via Passport’s digital platform. The […]
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Have you ever looked at your credit card statement, seen an unfamiliar charge and immediately called the credit card company to dispute the charge? A chargeback, as this is typically called, occurs when a cardholder disputes a charge on their credit card statement with their card issuer, and then the card issuer reverses the funds […]
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The City continues to innovate and offer more ways to pay for parking with launch of digital parking permits Portland, Maine (May 25, 2021) — The City of Portland, ME is continuing to simplify the parking experience with the launch of its new, end-to-end digital parking permits management system. The system, powered by transportation software […]
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Interchange rates, card association fees and processing fees are all a cost of accepting payments, and are almost always included on your monthly merchant statements. Merchant statements, however, can be fairly complex documents, and it is often difficult to interpret how all these different fees are being applied to your operation and why. These statements, […]
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The Passport Operating System will integrate parking payment software within the iAccess Life app, making parking easier for users. Charlotte, N.C. (Oct. 20, 2020) — Passport, a transportation and payments software company that is reinventing how cities manage vehicle interactions with streets and sidewalks, is announcing its partnership today with iAccess Life, a lifestyle mobile […]
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Payments reconciliation is an important part of your daily parking operation’s tasks, but when working with multiple third party providers, it can be a time-consuming and manual process. To understand the process, it’s important to understand the three primary managers of payment data that can impact reconciliation and their functions in the payment process: The […]
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Merchant statements can be fairly complex documents, and it is often difficult to interpret how credit and debit card fees are being applied to your operation. If you have interchange plus pricing, the credit card ecosystem can be even more complex. While interchange plus pricing is supposed to provide transparency between interchange, card network and […]
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Recent partnerships with Kansas City, Norristown, Panama City Beach, and Newburgh adds to a growing list of current clients. Charlotte, N.C. (July 16, 2020) — Passport, a transportation and payments software company that is reinventing how cities are managing vehicle interactions with streets and sidewalks, announced multiple new partnerships in major cities across the United […]
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Passport’s platform comes integrated with Passport Payments, eliminating the need for third party gateways and processors. There are many benefits of working with an integrated payment processor, like Passport Payments. In addition to avoiding fees and costs associated with connecting to third party processors, you will benefit from eliminated chargeback fees, automated reconciliation and no […]
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The parking industry is undergoing a transformation. Shared physical hardware provides opportunity to contract and spread COVID-19. This new reality requires that we not only reconsider the dynamics of parking but also the policy and solutions that allow the entirety of the operation to safely be executed. For the health and safety of both parkers and […]
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Passport recently hosted a panel discussion, moderated by Greg Hammermaster, parking payments expert at Passport, that explored the subject of cashless parking payments and the rapid adoption during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Greg was joined by Dennis Pedrelli, CEO of Chicago Parking Meters, LLC and Bill Dobbins, SVP Business Development of Visa for the engaging conversation. […]
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