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Beyond COVID-19: How government agencies must innovate for the future

Beyond COVID-19: How government agencies must innovate for the future

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  • 5th November 2021

This year, Elavon’s 2021 Government Consumer Insights Payment Report again polled consumers who had made a payment to a local or state government agency, higher education institution, DMV, or mass transit authority for fees, fines or services within the past 12 months. The results confirmed that COVID-19 has been the “Big Bang” for the digital transformation of how we work, learn and play. Everything from shopping and entertainment, to learning and healthcare, and how we interact and communicate with our friends and co-workers in social and business settings has changed. And there is no going back.

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