WATERBORO, Me — 15 November, 2007 — As the deadline for real estate taxes approaches, the Town of Waterboro reminds residents that they can make their payments online. For added convenience, taxpayers may use an American Express®, Discover®, MasterCard® or VISA®, credit card, debit card or electronic check to make a payment. The Agency has contracted with Point & Pay, a third party vendor, to operate as an extension of the town's customer support and payment processing services.
The new service gives residents a flexible, secure method of making tax payments conveniently and on time. Depending upon credit card benefits, cardholders can also earn rewards such as airline miles or other bonuses when paying their taxes through Point & Pay.
Residents can make an online payment by going to https://www.pointandpay.com/onlinepayment/waterborome/.
Information requested will include account, map. and lot numbers; credit card, debit card, or checking account information; and the amount that is to be paid. A nominal fee is calculated and charged for this convenient service.
For over eight years, Point & Pay has offered taxpayers the ease of fulfilling payment obligations in real-time, conveniently and securely from anywhere, anytime.
"Credit card and E-check payments continue to rise in popularity, reflecting Americans' payment preferences from traditional paper-based to electronic methods," said Point & Pay General Manager, George Devitt. "We are excited to bring this convenient payment alternative to Waterboro citizens."
Point & Pay enables government agencies and utilities to accept electronic payments from consumers and businesses for taxes, registrations, licenses, utility bills, and other services and fees using credit and debit cards or electronic checks — anytime, anywhere. Point & Pay is a subsidiary of Vesta Corporation, an innovator and worldwide leader in electronic commerce. With operations in the US, Europe and China, Vesta provides new and innovative solutions for electronic payments for leading international companies, including AT&T, China Mobile, China Unicom, Ericsson, Meteor Mobile Communications, O2, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon.
Scott Boucher
Manager, Corporate Communications
info@trustvesta.com
+1 503.790.2500