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IPS Group unveils new Park Smarter parking app

US smart parking company IPS Group (IPS), has extended its fully-integrated smart parking solutions with Park Smarter, a mobile payment app that can be used before the car is even parked. The app’s Parking Finder tool locates available parking, and payment can be made using Visa Checkout which eliminates the need to enter card information or billing address in the app. Users can then simply log in using the app’s single sign-on (SSO) capability using the same credentials used as social networking sites
March 13, 2018 Read time: 1 min

US smart parking company 3524 IPS Group (IPS), has extended its fully-integrated smart parking solutions with Park Smarter, a mobile payment app that can be used before the car is even parked.

The app’s Parking Finder tool locates available parking, and payment can be made using Visa Checkout which eliminates the need to enter card information or billing address in the app.

Users can then simply log in using the app’s single sign-on (SSO) capability using the same credentials used as social networking sites

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