PNP BILLPAYMENT

Learn about the "Pnp Billpayment " charge and why it appears on your credit card statement.

First seen on April 5, 2016, Last updated on November 30, 2023

What is it?

This is a charge made through an online payment system called Plug'n Pay, a technology that allows municipalities and businesses to collect credit card and electronic check payments securely.

People in the comments below report it being used to pay for things such as:

  • Rent
  • Water bills
  • Property taxes
  • Sewage charges
  • Electric bills
  • Pet license payments
  • Building permit fees

Why this charge may appear on your card

You're likely seeing this charge because you made a payment to a business or municipality that uses Plug'n Pay for collecting payments online. If you didn't make this payment, it's possible someone else did, which may be an early indication of fraud.

What can you do?

If you don't recognize the charge, you can contact your bank or credit card company and dispute the charges and try to recover the money.

Community Feedback

Property tax for King County, WA

This turned out to be the water bill paid to my local township. I think this is usually a charge related to local government payments.

Pet License fee - King County WA

PNP Bill Pay charged my bank account and I cannot find out who initiated it. I have called the city and county offices in my area and they do not use that service. How can I find out who charged me?

Pinal County Arizona - Property Tax

This turned out to be my Property Taxes Paid to Polk County, FL.

I realized it's the traffic ticket payment from Bellevue I received

Automated Payment System used by various municipalities. Summerville Commissioners of Public Works (Summerville CPW) uses this system. Tip: Use the amount of the transaction to search in your emails. Thats how I figured it out.

pointandpay.com - payment solutions for government, e.g. Taxes, Bills, etc.

Santa Cruz county in CA uses it too

PNP BILLPAYMENT DES:081xxxx

This appeared in my checking account for an online business tax payment to Seminole County Florida Tax Collector.

12/2018 This charge is not a scam, I found that it is property tax payment in my county. It is probably .50$ or a dollar higher than your bill since it includes processing charge.

Building Permit

King County Superior Court Clerk payment

Pet License online payment for King County, WA

Texas Property Tax Payment via eCheck

King County Sewage Capacity Charge

Bill payment for pierce county (WA) property tax.

Dog license fee for Montgomery County, Ohio.

It was for my King county health permit

Paid $106.30 to my water company and they referenced PNP and a number ANF my water company says they did not get paid.

I had forgotten about the small business personal property tax I paid and saw this charge from PNP Bill Payment on my account. Looked it up like many others and realized that was exactly what it was. It took a while to show up so that was what confused me because it posted as if I made the transaction last night!

Stormwater bill for my city. PNP did NOT disclose the fee (20%!!) anywhere on the utility statement nor on the website portal. Shame on PNP! I've removed myself from automatic payments. NO HIDDEN FEES!

Rent auto payment for a property management company in Oregon.

Online building permit fee

This charge turned out to be the company used by my electric utility company for payment processing.

Property tax payment for Seminole County, FL property taxes

Property tax payment on house

Property tax payment

This was for an online payment I made for vehicle property taxes to my town.

Monthly Rent to my Property Mgmt Company

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Also Appears on Statements As

  • CHKCARDPNP BILLPAYMENT
  • CHECKCARD PNP BILLPAYMENT
  • POS Debit PNP BILLPAYMENT
  • POS PUR PNP BILLPAYMENT
  • POS PURCH PNP BILLPAYMENT
  • POS PURCHASE PNP BILLPAYMENT
  • POS REFUND PNP BILLPAYMENT
  • PRE-AUTH PNP BILLPAYMENT
  • PENDING PNP BILLPAYMENT
  • Visa Check Card PNP BILLPAYMENT MC
  • Misc. Debit PNP BILLPAYMENT
  • CHKCARD PNP BILLPAYMENT