PayByPhone brings a contactless parking experience to the City of San Mateo, California

adminJuly 16, 2021

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PayByPhone brings a contactless parking experience to the City of San Mateo, California — PayByPhone is one of the fastest growing mobile payment companies in the world, processing over 135 million transactions annually, totaling more than $550 million USD in payments. Through the company's mobile web, smartphone and smartwatch applications, PayByPhone helps millions of consumers easily and securely pay for parking without the hassles of waiting in line, having to carry change or risking costly fines. A subsidiary of Volkswagen Financial Services AG, PayByPhone is leading the way in (CNW Group/PayByPhone Technologies Inc.)

Residents and visitors of the City of San Mateo will now have a better parking experience thanks to PayByPhone. The leading global provider of mobile parking payment solutions, is expanding to over 2,800 on-street parking spaces across this Californian city.

“We’re excited to be expanding our contactless parking services across the west coast,” said Roamy Valera, CEO of PayByPhone. “As the City of San Mateo will be joining a number of our Californian communities, including San Francisco, Sacramento, San Jose, Fresno and San Diego.

PayByPhone is a hassle-free solution for over 43 million registered drivers, allowing them to pay for parking with just their smartphone. The app sends text messages automatically when a parking session expires, and gives drivers the ability to extend their parking session without needing to return to their vehicle. Drivers can also begin a session without registering for an account, making it ideal for those who are pressed for time.