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Israel, Paybox launch Jerusalem's first municipal wallet in push to digitalize taxes, payments
Israel's Federation of Local Authorities and Paybox launched MuniBox, a municipal digital wallet enabling residents in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv-Jaffa to pay education fees, property taxes, and municipal services through a single mobile app, with expansion planned across Israel.
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The Wire takeaway
If you build municipal or government payment systems, Israel just opened a two-city beachhead with a proven buyer. The platform is expanding across the country - you now know which municipalities need to integrate with MuniBox.
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Topics: Fintech · digital-wallet · municipal-payments · government-tech · israel-fintech · public-digitalization