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Overall, payment performance and authorization rates JetBlue, ClarityPay team up on flexible financing
outpaced fraud management and cost optimization as
the leading opportunity for improving payment opera- JetBlue partnered with ClarityPay to offer eligible
tions. customers flexible financing options when booking
flights through jetblue.com and the JetBlue mobile app.
PARTNERSHIPS Travelers can check eligibility without affecting their
credit score and, if approved, manage payments through
ClarityPay. To mark the launch, the companies are offer-
Alliance modernizes public sector bill payments ing 0 percent APR financing for terms of up to 12 months
for a limited time. Customers using ClarityPay will
CentralSquare Technologies formed an alliance with continue to earn TrueBlue loyalty points on eligible pur-
InvoiceCloud to integrate digital billing and payment chases, and the companies plan to introduce additional
capabilities into its public administration software for loyalty integrations later 2026. The partnership expands
government agencies and utilities. The combined solu- payment flexibility while supporting customer rewards
tion enables residents to pay bills through online, mobile, and engagement, the partners stated.
text, phone and AutoPay channels while supporting
paperless billing, automated reminders and self-service Contactless parking payments
tools. The companies said the integration is designed to come to Fresno Yosemite
improve the resident payment experience while help-
ing agencies reduce manual payment processing, lower Fresno Yosemite International Airport partnered with
printing and postage costs, improve cash flow visibility Metropolis to introduce contactless parking across all
and increase operational efficiency. CentralSquare said airport lots. Travelers can register their license plate
the alliance will extend modern digital payments to the and payment information through the Metropolis app
public sector across North America. or website, allowing them to enter and exit parking
facilities without tickets or kiosks while payments are
processed automatically. The system launched as the air-