$10B+
Payments
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Payments · Public Sector
One platform for every public payment
Paygasus brings taxes, utilities, permits, courts, and resident services onto one compliant payment platform — giving public agencies secure acceptance, system integrations, audit visibility, and one daily reconciliation.
Departments → one portal
Taxes & assessmentscontrolled
Utilities & watercontrolled
Permits & licensingcontrolled
Courts & citationscontrolled
Parks & recreationcontrolled
Resident & clerk servicescontrolled
● ONE PORTAL · ONE RECONCILIATION
Government-grade by default.
Audited controls · unified collections
The civic layer — proven across government
500+
Municipalities
served
served
3,400+
Locations ·
50 states + DC
50 states + DC
PCI L1
SOC 2 II ·
ISO 27001
ISO 27001
MBE
NMSDC-
certified
certified
Comprehensive services
Every department, one payment platform.
Paygasus supports billing, collections, and resident transactions across public agencies — from taxes and utilities to permits, courts, parks, recreation, and clerk services.
Revenue
Taxes & assessments
Property tax, special assessments, business and occupational taxes, and bulk file processing.
Utilities
Water & utility billing
Water, sewer, electric, gas, stormwater, and waste billing with recurring ACH autopay and budget billing.
Development
Permits & licensing
Building permits, business licenses, inspection and application fees through the permitting workflow.
Justice
Courts & citations
Court fines, fees, restitution, parking and code-enforcement citations with case-management posting.
Community
Parks & recreation
Program registration, facility rentals, memberships, and event ticketing across in-person and online.
Why one platform matters
Bringing departments onto one system means one integration footprint, one reconciliation process, and one accountable partner — instead of disconnected point solutions with separate contracts, compliance scopes, and support paths.
Acceptance
Resident payments, accepted everywhere.
Residents can pay online, by mobile, over the phone, at the counter, or through self-service kiosks — with every transaction confirmed and reconciled through one system.
Omnichannel
Online, mobile, phone & counter
One consistent payment experience across the resident portal, mobile, IVR and phone, staffed counters, and unattended kiosks — open 24/7, not just business hours.
Recurring
Autopay, plans & budget billing
Recurring ACH autopay, automated installment plans, and budget billing improve payment consistency, reduce delinquency, and cut the manual work tied to paper checks.
Every method
Cards, ACH, wallets & cash
Credit and debit, ACH and eCheck, digital wallets, PIN debit, and cash at kiosk and counter — with contactless and tokenized card-on-file where applicable.
Finance & audit
Reconciliation & reporting
Real-time dashboards and automated reconciliation give finance teams one source of truth, with transaction-level audit trails built for accountability and public transparency.
Security & accountability
Built for the standards public agencies must meet.
Security controls, data safeguards, accessibility support, audit trails, and independent attestations are part of the platform from day one.
✓PCI DSS Level 1
The highest card-data tier; hosted checkout and P2PE can reduce agency PCI scope.
✓SOC 2 Type II
Independently audited controls across security, availability, and confidentiality.
✓ISO 27001
Certified information security management governing risk, access, and operations.
✓U.S. data residency
Domestic data centers with redundant failover, tokenization, and point-to-point encryption.
✓Section 508 accessibility
Accessible, WCAG 2.1 AA-conformant resident payment flows for web and mobile.
✓Audit trails & transparency
Comprehensive trails and reconciliation reporting built for accountability and public records.
Modern vs. legacy
The difference between modernization and fragmentation.
See how a single public payment platform compares with legacy approaches built around disconnected vendors, manual reconciliation, and limited resident access.
| Aspect | Paygasus | Traditional |
|---|---|---|
| Coverage | One partner across every department | Multiple disconnected vendors |
| Compliance | PCI DSS Level 1, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 | Basic security |
| Convenience | Online, mobile, kiosk, phone (24/7) | In-person only (business hours) |
| Payment methods | Cards, ACH, mobile wallets, cash kiosks | Cash, checks |
| Reporting | Real-time dashboards, automated reconciliation | Manual processing |
| Experience | Self-service with instant confirmation | Wait times, limited hours |
Built to fit your operations
Designed around your systems, policies, and budget.
Paygasus fits the agency environment already in place, allowing modernization to happen in phases without replacing core systems.
Integration
Connects to your systems
APIs, hosted and embedded checkout, secure file exchange, and connectors for ERP and general-ledger, utility and customer information systems, permitting, and court case management. A flexible gateway layer keeps processor options open.
Fee flexibility
Choose your fee model
Recover processing cost with a compliant, payer-funded convenience or service fee, or absorb it with merchant-paid interchange-plus or flat pricing — configurable by department and channel to fit statute and policy.
Transparency
Clear pricing & funding
Plain-language pricing with no hidden markups, predictable next-day settlement, and statement-ready detail suitable for public-record disclosure and clean reconciliation.
Why Paygasus
Why public agencies choose Paygasus.
Paygasus combines secure payment acceptance, U.S.-based infrastructure, configurable reporting, flexible fee models, and one accountable partner across departments.
- Comprehensive services across every department on one platform.
- PCI DSS Level 1, SOC 2 Type II, and ISO 27001 certified.
- U.S.-based data centers with redundant failover and 24/7 support.
- Flexible fee models with transparent, statement-ready pricing.
- NMSDC-certified MBE supporting supplier-diversity goals.
How it works
A clear path from kickoff to ongoing support.
A named project manager, documented configuration, staff training, and post-launch support give agencies a structured path from integration to daily operations.
STEP 01
Integrate
Connect existing billing systems, CIS, and resident portals to the Paygasus platform with a dedicated project manager.
- Billing sync · Portal setup · API orchestration
STEP 02
Configure
Define fee schedules, tax rates, utility billing cycles, GL coding, and payment plan parameters.
- Fee schedules · GL coding · Payment plans
STEP 03
Launch
Enable every channel and method, train staff, complete UAT, and go live with documented acceptance.
- Channels live · Training · Go-live
STEP 04
Support
Track collections in real time, backed by 24/7 U.S.-based support, uptime SLAs, and DR/BCP.
- 24/7 support · Uptime SLA · DR / BCP
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Government payment processing is the secure acceptance and settlement of payments owed to public agencies — property taxes, permit and license fees, citations, program registrations, and utility bills — across online, in-person, phone, and kiosk channels, with the compliance controls, audit trails, and reconciliation reporting that public finance and oversight require.
Yes. Paygasus consolidates taxes, utilities, permits, courts, parks and recreation, and resident services onto a single platform, where a single relationship covers the full scope. That means one integration footprint, one daily reconciliation, one compliance scope, and one accountable partner instead of a patchwork of vendors.
PCI DSS Level 1, SOC 2 Type II, and ISO 27001, with tokenization, point-to-point encryption, and U.S.-based data residency. Resident-facing flows conform to Section 508 and WCAG 2.1 AA. Attestations and reports are available for review by finance and audit teams.
Agencies choose the model that fits policy and statute: a compliant, payer-funded convenience or service fee that recovers cost at no charge to the agency, or absorbed merchant-paid pricing on an interchange-plus or flat basis. Pricing is transparent, with no undisclosed markups and statement-ready detail.
Yes. APIs, hosted checkout, secure file exchange, and connectors integrate with ERP and general-ledger systems, utility and customer information systems, permitting, and court case management, allowing agencies to modernize in phases without replacing core systems. A flexible gateway layer keeps processor options open.
Yes. Paygasus is a National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) certified Minority Business Enterprise, which can support supplier-diversity goals.
Modernize the civic layer
Ready to modernize public sector payments?
See how Paygasus helps agencies improve resident access, simplify reconciliation, and support collections through one comprehensive public payment platform. Book a demo at sales@paygasus.com.