PayByPhone and SKIDATA Sign Strategic Global Partnership to Deliver Seamless, Integrated Gated Off-Street Parking Experience

PayByPhone, a global leader in mobile parking payments, has signed a strategic global partnership with SKIDATA, an international leader in the field of parking and access control solutions and their management, to join SKIDATA Connect, an all-in-one platform for managing customer experiences in the Parking & Mobility and Sports & Entertainment industries. PayByPhone users will soon be able to enjoy smooth, secure and convenient entry at hundreds of off-street gated garages thanks to SKIDATA‘s extensive global coverage across Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States as the service is rolled out.

Jonny Combe, Chief Executive Officer and President, PayByPhone, says, “By establishing long-term partnerships that enable intelligent, connected solutions for our drivers, we deliver on our promise of simplifying our users’ journeys. This strategic collaboration with SKIDATA further enhances that pledge by continuing to significantly expand our global footprint in gated off-street parking and delivering a truly integrated experience though our AutoPay and Pay on Exit functions. Thanks to SKIDATA Connect’s versatility, PayByPhone will be integrated quickly and seamlessly.”

The first city to benefit from this new partnership will be Miami, Florida.

Christopher Archer, Senior Vice President of North America for SKIDATA, says, “SKIDATA focuses on cultivating global partnerships with best-of-breed companies that share our commitment to creating seamless, intuitive experiences for end users. PayByPhone fits this criterion perfectly. Our newly signed partnership not only enables us to maintain our promise to our clients to enhance SKIDATA’s service offering, but also it ensures a simple, secure, and sustainable solution that continues to reshape the future of visitor management for parking operators."

Carmen Donnell, Managing Director North America for PayByPhone, says, “We’re delighted to be able to launch this partnership first in Miami, where PayByPhone has been a parking provider to Downtown Miami for the last 16 years. By expanding our gated off-street parking presence across locations in both the City of Miami and Miami Beach, we bring additional benefits and convenience to our users, who can use the same app they already trust for on-street parking, which ultimately helps to simplify another important aspect of their journey.”

Other locations in the US and Canada as well as those in France, Germany, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom will follow over the next few months.

To use AutoPay, drivers simply opt-in in the PayByPhone app before starting their journey. Once activated, they can enter and exit participating garages without taking a ticket, visiting pay stations, or even opening the app. For Pay on Exit, drivers also have to opt-in, can enter and exit participating garages without taking a ticket, and pay via the PayByPhone app before exiting the garage.

To learn more about PayByPhone, visit www.paybyphone.com. Follow PayByPhone on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.

For more information on SKIDATA, visit, www.skidata.com.

About PayByPhone 

PayByPhone’s aim is simple: simplify your journey so you can focus on what matters most. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Volkswagen Financial Services AG, it is one of the fastest-growing mobile payments companies in the world, processing more than $550 million in payments and over 5 million downloads per year. Available in more than 1,200 cities across the globe, PayByPhone helps millions of consumers easily and safely pay for parking without the hassles of coins, lines, or fines. Its smart, intuitive technology is at the center of its user-first approach, delivered to make everything as simple as possible. For more information, please visit www.paybyphone.com.

About SKIDATA 

SKIDATA is an international leader in access solutions and their management. Worldwide, leading companies and operators of airports, shopping malls, cities, office buildings, hotels, hospitals, universities, ski resorts, stadiums, and amusement parks rely on secure, future-oriented, and reliable access solutions for people and vehicles. SKIDATA is the reliable partner from the first consultation to perfect service. SKIDATA places great value on providing solutions that are intuitive, easy to use, and secure for the end customer. The integrated concepts of SKIDATA solutions help clients optimize performance and maximize profits. SKIDATA is part of ASSA ABLOY Group, the global leader in access solutions. Every day, we help billions of people experience a more open world.

SKIDATA is certified according to ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and ISAE 3402.