PHILADELPHIA – For Comcast customers who want to pay their TV, Internet or phone bills with cash, life just got a little easier.

This week Comcast announced a new payment option for customers through a partnership with PayNearMe, a new feature on the XFINITY My Account app that allows customers to pay their bills using cash at more than 7,700 participating 7-Eleven stores. Combined with the more than 500 XFINITY stores, Comcast customers will have access to more than 8,000 cash payment locations across the United States.

With most 7-Eleven stores open 24/7, customers now have an around-the-clock option to pay their bills close to home. Here’s how it works:

• Go to the ‘Pay Bill’ section of the XFINITY My Account app and select the new ‘Cash via PayNearMe’ option.
• Choose the amount to pay and follow the instructions until you receive a barcode.
• Head to a nearby participating 7-Eleven store, scan the barcode on your phone and pay the amount you selected. There is a $1.25 PayNearMe convenience fee per transaction.
• 7-Eleven will provide a paper receipt, and users will receive a digital receipt on their phone confirming the payment amount.

“We’ve seen steady growth in the number and size of businesses that use PayNearMe to remotely collect cash payments,” said Christian Solomine, PayNearMe’s senior vice president of enterprise and government. “Customers consistently tell us they want to pay at convenient locations on their own time and schedule.”