Paymaster (Jamaica) Limited — recently taken over by Digicel — has resumed the acceptance of cheques for bill payments to the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) after reaching an agreement with the utility provider.

Paymaster first commenced third party collections for JPS 18 years ago, but stopped accepting cheques on behalf of JPS when the decision was made to accept such payments solely at its customer service offices.

According to the bill payment company, the decision to reinstate cheque payments at Paymaster will add to the convenience for cheque-paying customers. Paymaster customers, particularly companies, will be able to conveniently make all their payments in one location.

“Paymaster is pleased to have the reinstatement of cheque payments, as this is of great benefit and convenience to our customers, many of whom prefer using this medium for payment,” vice president of marketing, sales, client and corporate service, Natalie St Louis stated in a release from Paymaster.

“It is always our mandate to please and delight our customers and we are happy to partner with JPS to accept cheques in addition to cash and cards,” she continued.

JPS director of corporate communications. Winsome Callum also expressed delight at the development.

“Convenience and quality customer service remain top of mind for us here at JPS. We continue to explore opportunities that increase the ease of doing business with our company, and that reflect our approach to providing a variety of solutions to our valued customers.”