Is that a thing… anywhere?

Same in Azerbaijan, everything can be paid through banking apps. Electricity, gas, internet, mobile, fines, taxes, gov, services, couriers and so on...

ASB in New Zealand offer it. They have a list you can search for various things and companies, your comment prompted me to check.

Fines, taxes and some big companies appear there.

I was told in the 1980s that personal finances in Australia were such.. that many independent adults did not own their own autos, but that ownership and insurance were arranged through their employer, typically a large company or government agency.

This was an old tax loophole - employees would request a leased vehicle from the employer in lieu of actual cash wages, lowering their taxable income.

It hasn't been a loophole for years (fringe benefits tax took care of that), but many older people still do it anyway.

That sounds quite good. There is very little about car ownership that I like - the convenience is hard to beat though.

Yep :) it's a thing in South Africa, been able to it for more than a decade. Before that I could just go to any post office and pay the fine there.

Not taxes though. My tax is automatically deducted from my salary and paid by my employer every month. All employers do this.

They do in NZ as well, but there are times when you need to pay additional taxes for some reason. E.g.earn extra income that isn't through an employer you need to declare and pay taxes on.

I guess it's for those cases you use the Pay Taxes option in my banks app. I've used it a few times and it's really useful

Yes, in NZ :)

You can also pay them by credit or debit card online, but there is a small processing fee for doing so.

Yes, also police has NFC-enabled terminals, so you can deal with it on the spot. Poland.

Yes, in Brazil as well, for a long time now. Since bank apps started to exist actually.

I think it's only not a thing in the US.

Even many third world countries offer that...

mostly everywhere except the us from the looks of it

Our government may be a bit corrupt, but at surprisingly competent when it comes to taking money online via banking apps.

You can pay many Japanese taxes through PayPay, LINEPay and several other apps.

I'm more surprised this is a question in 2022

Absolutely it is