Zumper’s Rent Pay feature offers more secure and convenient ways to pay and collect rent
San Francisco, CA (October 24, 2019) – Zumper, the largest and fastest-growing residential rental startup in the United States, announced today the launch of Rent Pay, which allows renters to seamlessly pay, and landlords to easily collect, rent through Zumper’s app. With the launch of Rent Pay, Zumper becomes the largest rental platform in the U.S. to bring Apple Pay to the rental process for both renters and landlords.
With Zumper’s new Rent Pay feature, renters have the option to use Apple Pay to easily and quickly pay rent with just a glance or a touch with Face ID or Touch ID on iPhone and iPad. Apple Pay is not only convenient, it is also private and secure. With Apple Pay, no actual card numbers are stored on the device or on Apple servers and each transaction is authorized with a one-time, unique security code. Renters can also use ACH, debit card or credit card to pay rent through Rent Pay as well.
For the other side of the rental market, Rent Pay allows landlords to securely automate rent collection every month as well as continue to post rental listings and screen tenants on Zumper’s platform all for free. Today’s Rent Pay launch marks the beginning of several enhancements the company plans to make geared toward landlords. In the coming months, Zumper will launch its fully redesigned landlord service, which will offer refreshed and easy to use tools to help landlords manage their rental properties. Saving landlords both time and money, this new suite of tools will get tasks done quickly and help fill vacancies faster by offering a seamless and intuitive experience.
With Rent Pay, Zumper will now be able to capture the full renter journey from search, to applications, to payments, moving Zumper closer to fulfilling its mission of making renting an apartment as easy as booking a hotel room.
“Historically everything regarding the rental experience has been done either on paper or in person, whether that is a renter writing a monthly check or a landlord meeting a potential tenant at an open house,” said Anthemos Georgiades, CEO and Co-Founder of Zumper. “Rent Pay is a huge step forward in streamlining the process on both sides of the rental market and marks the beginning of several more product enhancements we are working on launching soon.”
Renters who are interested in using Zumper’s Rent Pay feature can simply download and open Zumper’s app, click on the ‘Pay Rent’ tab, and send an invite to their landlord. Landlords can then set up and automate the rent collection process.
For landlords and agents interested in setting up Rent Pay, simply post rental listings directly at /manage or email manage@zumper.com.
About Zumper
Zumper aims to make renting an apartment as easy as booking a hotel. With more than 13 million visits per month, Zumper’s free online and mobile rental search platform, available on both iOS and Android, has become the largest startup in the industry. Headquartered in San Francisco, Zumper has more than 120 staff and acquired PadMapper in 2016. The company has raised a total of $90 million in funding from investors including Kleiner Perkins, Goodwater Capital, Axel Springer, Stereo Capital, the Blackstone Group, Breyer Capital, Foxhaven Asset Management, Andreessen Horowitz, Greylock, NEA, CrunchFund, xfund, Dawn Capital, Divco West, Marcus & Millichap, Scott Cook, and the DeWilde Family Trust. Learn more at Zumper.com. To learn more about Zumper, please visit zumperblog.kinsta.cloud.
Interested in joining the Zumper team? Check out open positions here: /jobs.
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