Her Majesty s Courts Service HMCS selects allpay.net as platform for new nationwide fines payment network

Hereford, UK, 3rd December 2008 - Public sector bill payments and collections specialist allpay.net has been appointed by Her Majesty s Courts Service HMCS to manage a nationwide fines payment service across its electronic swipecard payments network. After a thorough evaluation process, the company beat several major bank bill payment providers to win the contract which is its first in the Central Government arena.

HMCS is now issuing swipecards to certain fine payers offering them the flexibility and convenience to pay their fines in cash by instalments. These can be paid over the counter at all nationwide PayPoint convenience outlets and Post Office branches.

By significantly increasing the number of available payment outlets and removing the constraints of having to pay at court cash offices within certain hours, HMCS is confident that it will save time and money in the collection of fines as well as help offenders avoid possible enforcement action.

While collecting revenue in cash by instalments is a time consuming task and not HMCS core business, there is a significant requirement for it to complement the
bank standing order payment-by-instalment scheme. HMCS expects swipecards to account for 20 - 25 per cent of total revenue collection per annum, clearly demonstrating there are many members of the public who have no means of paying other than with cash.

Tony Killeen, managing director and founder of allpay.net commented, To win such a prestigious contract as this puts allpay.net firmly on the map as a credible Central Government supplier and marks a new and exciting era for the company. We are delighted to have beaten several large competitors to this tender and look forward to serving HMCS with a first-class service. This is a further significant endorsement of the allpay.net network and service offering.

About allpay.net
With over 750 clients and over 1700 payment schemes in operation, allpay.net is the UK s leading end-to-end 24 7 payment and revenue collection service provider for the public and private sectors.

Over 45,000 outlets now accept payments on allpay.net s electronic swipecard network with other payment methods including the Internet, telephone IVR , Direct Debit and barcoding. For more information visit www.allpay.net



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