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Bill paying may have just

become more convenient

By Carolyn Marnon
Are you looking for a more con-
venient way to pay your bills? The
answer could be the DivDat kiosk,
described by Bob Walter of the Div-
Dat Kiosk Network, as a “reverse
ATM.” Many Wayne residents have
already been using a kiosk located at
the Dollar Castle on Ford Rd. Now
those residents and others who are
being introduced to this bill-paying
system will find a more convenient
location right here in Wayne.
Installed in the lobby of the
Wayne Police Department, you are
able to pay any bill that you could do
at the City Hall payment window. Ac- You can now pay your City of Wayne and
cording to Walters, DTE bills are the other popular bills at the Wayne Police
most popular to pay at the kiosk.
Paying bills at your convenience Department.
in a safe environment is key to Div- • Immediate receipt - on paper or
Dat. DivDat kiosks accept cash, text or email:
credit card or personal check. This • Shut-off prevention - when a
payment center is fee free and you shut-off notice is given, payment
will get a “real time” receipt to avoid time becomes critical. The kiosk,
any shut-off notices. For your secu- with real-time posting, allows the
rity, your payment information is not utility additional flexibility to receive
stored in the kiosk. payments:
According to DivDat.com, Wayne • Extended hours to making pay-
residents will benefit in many ways: ments:
• If English is a second language, • More local languages:
the kiosks are multi-lingual: • Privacy, dignity:
• Fee "free" - customers prefer- • Easy to use:
ring cash can pay multiple times in • Placed in safe locations instill-
a month without any fees: ing confidence:
• No need to travel to a payment • Convenience - kiosks are strate-
center with limited hours: gically located in community centers,
• Account look-up capability retail stores, government office serv-
based on service address or account ice centers:
number: • Operate kiosk at your own pace:
• Immediate account posting - al- • Transactions are conducted in
ternative payment agent payments private - a "judgment free zone" with
do not post for 48 hours: kiosks.

10 · September 2020 · The Wayne Dispatch