NTTA board selects vendors for payment processing, ATMS project management and other technology and facilities services

The North Texas Tollway Authority Board of Directors on Aug. 20 approved staff recommendations to negotiate agreements and select vendors for several technology, payment and facilities services intended to support operations and future projects.

Payment processing and lockbox: procurement staff recommended First Data Merchant Services as payment processor and Deluxe Financial Services for lockbox services. Staff said the payment processor handles credit/debit, wallet payments (Apple Pay/Google Pay), ACH and retail payment locations; staff estimated approximately $2.3 billion in payments processed through the service this year and projected potential savings of about $2 million per year under the recommended proposal compared with the current processor. The five‑year budget estimate for payment processing was presented as $300,000,000 (interpreted in the packet as processing-related fees over five years); lockbox budget estimate $2,000,000…