Passport (company)

Passport is a United States-based payment service provider headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware with offices in Charlotte, North Carolina.[1]

Passport
Company typePrivate
IndustryWeb and mobile payments software
FoundedMay 2010
FounderBob Youakim
Charlie Youakim
Headquarters
Charlotte, NC
Websitewww.passportinc.com

Passport provides an enterprise software platform for cities, transit agencies, universities, and private operators in the parking and transportation industries throughout the U.S. and Canada.[2] Passport’s primary applications include mobile payments for parking and mobile ticketing for transit operations.[3] Passport's software allows municipalities and private operators to charge users for parking without hardware payment stations.[4][5][6]

History

Passport was co-founded by Khristain Gutierrez and Bob Youakim in 2010.[7][8]

Acquisitions

The company acquired Scottdale, Arizona-based ParkX LLC in 2016.[9]

References
  1. "New city app lets you remotely feed the meter". Arizona Daily Star. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  2. "Mayor Walsh launches ParkBoston to simplify parking". The Daily Free Press. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  3. "Peoria plans to test app that allows mobile parking payment". Journal Star (Peoria). Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  4. "New app makes paid parking at Washington Park, Oregon Zoo, easier". OregonLive.com. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  5. "New app makes parking payments easier in White Plains". The Journal News. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  6. "Portland Parks & Recreation's Washington Park Introduces New, Free Pay-by-Phone Parking App, Passport". blog.parknews.biz. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  7. "Passport Co-Founder Khristian Gutierrez Appointed CEO to Lead Next Phase of Growth". www.parking.net. 2024-03-08. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  8. Starck, Julie (2024-02-29). "Passport Shakes Up C-suite As Charlotte Tech Company Plans For More Growth". www.parking.net. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  9. Ringle, Hayley (7 December 2016). "Scottsdale mobile parking payment startup acquired by North Carolina-based Passport". Phoenix Business Journal. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
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