Payment Platform specifically engineered for Cash Bail Payments
The shift to digital currency has bypassed the bail system in the U.S.
We are changing that.
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
– Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States
Our 8th Amendment, as envisioned, has been handcuffed
The transition to digital payments across the economy has sidestepped the bail system in the United States.
Cash & check payments now account for only 19% of payments in the US.
Digital Payments have become the standard at 81%.
Cash bail is still largely limited to CASH – hard currency.
We carry an average of only $67 in cash.
Sheriffs have never been able to accept a direct credit card payment:
Credit card fees
Chargebacks
Cash bail has been relegated to a process that necessitates a third party to provide a surety bond.
This is not what the Framers intended.
Once bail is set, the first option for bail should be for the individual to pay their bail themself.
People who can afford their own cash bail end up in jail because they lack the mechanism to pay.
8A Payments Solution
Payment Platform specifically engineered for Cash Bail
Partnered with Worldpay to bring their industry-leading payments processing technology to an unserved market.
Allows credit card to be used for cash bail at time of booking.
Jail is the “merchant” and directly receives 100% of bail payment .
Card fees are paid out of the service fee.
Jail is insulated from all chargeback risk.
How it works
8A Payments
Provides credit card payment processing
Guarantees payment
Assumes the risk in the transaction
Handles all chargebacks and disputes
Ensures compliance with federal, state and industry regulations
Jail
Receives the FULL bail amount
ZERO cost to the Jail
Eliminate the RISK of chargeback
Reduced operational costs and liability
Stand-alone solution or Integration, via API, with your JMS
