A United States private equity firm is acquiring Vancouver-based mobile parking payments firm PayByPhone. New York’s Lightyear Capital recently signed an agreement to acquire the financial technology company from corporate payments giant Corpay. Lightyear partners with growing companies “at the nexus of financial services and technology, healthcare, and business services.” B.C.’s PayByPhone, meanwhile, is a […]
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PayByPhone Partners with TransLink Park and Ride Lots Across Vancouver
PayByPhone has partnered with TransLink to offer its mobile parking payment app at 5,500 parking spaces across all nine TransLink Park and Ride lots. Commuters in the Metro Vancouver area using the designated lots along the TransLink line servicing buses, the SkyTrain, and the West Coast Express can now pay for their parked vehicles with […]
Explore Your Career Options at Tech Talent Vancouver
Exploring your career options in Vancouver? We’ve got the event for you! Produced in partnership with Techcouver, the Tech Talent Vancouver Job Fair is a unique recruiting event that connects Vancouver’s fastest growing companies with the top tech talent in the city. Throughout the evening, hiring company execs pitch a crowd of potential employees on […]
PayByPhone Sends Over 2 Million Text Messages Per Month
If you’ve parked a car in Vancouver, you’ve heard of PayByPhone. 50% of Metro Vancouver households are taking advantage of the PayByPhone app’s smart features including the ability to pay for parking remotely, receive parking reminders and extend a parking session at any time. Finding a good parking spot is difficult enough without worrying about […]
PayByPhone Launches Maps Functionality in Seattle
Vancouver’s PayByPhone has announced the launch of PayByPhone Maps in Seattle and surrounding areas including Bellingham. Seattle is the first major North American city using the Maps feature, with more locations rolling out the feature in the coming months. With PayByPhone Maps, Seattle area motorists turn on their location services and can see available parking […]