NYC Requests Info on Using Bitcoin to Pay Parking Tickets

NYC Requests Info on Using Bitcoin to Pay Parking Tickets

New York City is looking for new ways to make it easier for residents and visitors to pay for their parking tickets - and Bitcoin is one of a range of new technologies under consideration. The city's Department of Finance has issued a 'Request for Information' (RFI) entitled "Mobile Solutions for Payment and Hearing Scheduling of Parking Tickets," which makes it clear that they are looking into novel payment technologies and mobile friendly solutions for on-the-spot payment of parking tickets. Bitcoin is mentioned alongside other internet based solutions such as ApplePay and PayPal, as....


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