Gateway Financial
For city & county services

Payments tuned for city & county services

The way City & County Services collect deposits, balances, and renewals is the real underwriting story. Day to day, permits, utilities, and fees with.

The way City & County Services collect deposits, balances, and renewals is the real underwriting story. Day to day, permits, utilities, and fees with Level 2 and 3 savings on government cards. That gets expensive fast: sensitive customer data widening your PCI and compliance scope, plus in-person sales billed at higher tiers than they actually qualify for. We configure pCI scope reduction with interchange-plus pricing you can verify, plus level 2 & 3 optimization when you need it.

1Reality check

Sound familiar?

These are the friction points we hear most often from city & county services before a savings review.

  • Business and government cards costing far more than they should
  • Chasing invoices and waiting on checks to clear
  • Sensitive customer data widening your PCI and compliance scope
  • In-person sales billed at higher tiers than they actually qualify for
  • Statements you cannot actually read or verify
2Payment motion

How city & county services get paid

Your underwriting, equipment, and pricing should match this flow, not a generic countertop setup.

  • Day-to-day permits, utilities, and fees with Level 2 and 3 savings on government cards
  • Compliance-sensitive checkout at counter and online
  • Counter tap, chip, and contactless for in-person checkout
  • Register and front-desk volume during peak hours
  • Corporate and purchasing cards on invoices
3Setup

What we configure for your vertical

  • Level 2 and 3 optimization: Line-item and tax data passed for B2B cards
  • Level 2 and 3 data on qualified B2B transactions
  • Invoicing and pay-by-link for net terms clients
  • Invoicing and pay-by-link: Secure links and stored cards for faster collection
  • Pay-by-link embedded in your quote and invoice flow
4Watchouts

Worth knowing before you switch

  • Business and government cards costing far more than they should
  • Chasing invoices and waiting on checks to clear
  • Blended rates hide true cost until you line up interchange categories
5Support

How Gateway helps

Practical outcomes we configure for city & county services, on top of transparent interchange-plus pricing.

Level 2 & 3 optimization

We pass tax and line-item data automatically so B2B and government cards qualify for the lowest rates.

Invoicing & pay-by-link

Send a secure link and get paid fast, with cards stored safely for next time.

PCI scope reduction

Point-to-point encryption and tokenization keep raw card data out of your systems.

Best card-present pricing

We make sure every swipe, dip, and tap settles at the lowest qualified interchange tier.

Real human support

A dedicated specialist who actually answers, plus our written savings guarantee.

The bottom line

  • Level 2 and 3 optimization: Line-item and tax data passed for B2B cards
  • Level 2 and 3 data on qualified B2B transactions
  • Invoicing and pay-by-link for net terms clients
  • Invoicing and pay-by-link: Secure links and stored cards for faster collection

Common questions

Yes. Mobile EMV, counter hardware, and pay-by-link so you collect when and where work happens.

Ready to lower your city & county services fees?

Send one statement. We’ll show you exactly what you could save, with no commitment.