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Utilities & Municipal

Collect utility bills without tying up the call center.

Pulse lets utilities and municipal services collect by text-to-pay, automated IVR phone payments, and a branded self-service portal — handling high recurring volume while keeping card data out of your call center.

The challenge

What’s slowing collection down.

Call centers spend hours keying card payments — expensive and squarely in PCI scope.

Paper bills and mailed checks are slow and costly at high volume.

Seasonal spikes and disconnection notices overwhelm staff phone lines.

How Pulse helps

Built for utilities & municipal, on one secure platform.

Text-to-pay bills

Text customers a secure link to pay their bill in one tap — no app, no login, and far faster than mailed statements.

Automated IVR payments

A 24/7 pay-by-phone line takes payments by keypad, so callers self-serve and agents are freed up.

Recurring auto-pay

Let customers enroll a securely vaulted method for automatic monthly payment at high volume.

AI reminders & notices

An AI voice or text agent sends balance reminders and pre-disconnection notices and collects automatically.

Branded self-service portal

A page where customers view balance and pay in seconds, under your utility’s brand.

Card data out of the call center

PCI DSS Level 1 and tokenized — agents never key or store card numbers, shrinking your scope.

See pay-by-phone & text-to-pay, the payments product, or the PCI DSS Level 1 security model.

FAQ

Utilities & Municipal payments, answered.

How can a utility take payments by text?

Pulse texts customers a secure link to pay their bill. They tap it and pay on a tokenized page with no app or login, which collects far faster than mailed statements and reduces inbound call volume.

Can customers pay a utility bill by phone automatically?

Yes. A 24/7 IVR line lets callers pay by keypad without an agent; card details go straight to the gateway, so staff never handle the card and your PCI scope stays low.

Does it support recurring auto-pay at high volume?

Yes. Customers can enroll a securely vaulted payment method for automatic monthly payment, and Pulse is built to handle high recurring volume.

How does it help with disconnection and late notices?

An AI voice or text agent can send balance reminders and pre-disconnection notices and collect payment automatically, reducing manual outreach.

Is it PCI compliant for a municipal call center?

Yes. Payments run on PCI DSS Level 1 rails with tokenized vaulting; card data never touches your agents, recordings, or systems.

Get started

See it on your utilities & municipal workflow.

Book a walkthrough and we’ll show text, phone, and portal payments on your setup.