Residents of Idaho now have a way to make mobile electronic payments to the Department of Agriculture with eGovExpress Digital Wallet, a “virtual pocketbook” that securely consolidates and stores a user’s payment information into one password-protected online location. The solution paves the way for citizens and businesses to pay multiple government Idaho government entities with only one account. The eGovExpress Digital Wallet allows users to track their transaction history, create custom notes on a dashboard, make mobile payments via a secure connection and receive email notifications regarding their accounts. Rather than having to repeatedly enter payment information, eGovExpress consolidates credit cards, pre-paid gift cards and electronic check information for user convenience. State financial officers can view real-time transaction reports online from mobile devices or computers with Internet access. All transaction information is password-protected and transmitted via a secure connection. The service is offered to all levels of Idaho government – agencies, counties, cities and school districts. The digital wallet follows payment card industry standards and integrates with Access Idaho’s secure government payment engine. About the Author Amanda Ziadeh is a former reporter/producer for GCN.
The state government of US is introducing the eGovExpress Digital Wallet, a virtual wallet solution through which US residents will be able to pay multiple government entities. The account's main feature is its secure consolidation and storage of user payment information into one password-protected location. This integrates with Access US’s secure government payment engine, so that users are able to carry out a variety of online financial transactions and activities related to their duties and obligations as citizens of the Idaho state. Viewing transaction history, creating custom notes on a dashboard, making mobile payments and receiving email notifications regarding accounts is attained via a straightforward, secure and convenient transmission, which reduces the necessity for repeated keying in of personal data.