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Octopus to launch new transit card that works in mainland China?

By Tom Phillips • 2 September 2020 • Updated 2 September 2020 • nfcw.com
Octopus Hong Kong contactless transit card

Users of Octopus transit cards in Hong Kong could soon be able to pay for public transport fares in mainland China, with the ability to make payments for purchases at stores across the country to follow, the company’s outgoing CEO has told the South China Morning Post... More


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Saskatoon Transit to combine mobile ticketing with Mobility-as-a-Service

By Tom Phillips • 26 August 2020 • Updated 1 September 2020 • nfcw.com
Saskatoon Transit app

Public transport users in the Canadian city of Saskatoon will soon be able to plan their journeys, get real-time updates, pay their fares and connect their bus journeys to complementary door-to-destination transport options in a single app that combines mobile ticketing with Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS).... More


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Indian banks to add transit ticketing to mobile banking apps

By Tom Phillips • 21 August 2020 • Updated 21 August 2020 • nfcw.com
Nuclei logo

Bank customers in India will soon be able to book, pay for and receive railway e-tickets for use on their mobile device through their mobile banking app. More


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MTA reports continued rise in Omny contactless payments usage on New York subway

By Tom Phillips • 20 August 2020 • Updated 20 August 2020 • nfcw.com
New York MTA contactless OMNY payments system

The number of passengers using the Omny contactless payment service to pay for journeys on the New York City subway has risen by 168% since August 2019 and by 50% since May this year, New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) reports... More


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Visa reports on contactless transit ticketing adoption

By Sarah Clark • 22 July 2020 • Updated 22 July 2020 • nfcw.com
Visa contactless transactions graph 2020

“Globally, Visa now has more than 500 active transit projects and has helped a number of cities launch tap to pay solutions over the course of the pandemic,” the payments network has revealed... More


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LA Metro to let passengers add their TAP transit card to Apple Pay ‘this year’

By Sarah Clark • 15 July 2020 • nfcw.com

Public transport users in Los Angeles will be able to add their TAP transit card to their iPhone or Apple Watch “this year”, LA Metro has announced... More


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Turin rolls out contactless payments on bus and subway services

By Sarah Clark • 15 July 2020 • nfcw.com
Gruppo Torinese Trasporti contactless travel

Travellers using the subway and selected bus services in the Italian city of Turin can now pay for their rides by tapping on and off public transportation using a Visa or Mastercard contactless card or their NFC phone... More


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Chinese city rolls out face verification ticketing on bus and subway services

By Sarah Clark • 7 July 2020 • nfcw.com

A new face verification ticketing system has been introduced in the city of Guiyang, capital of China’s Guizhou province, enabling public transportation users to board buses and subway services without having to show their ticket or tap a card or smartphone... More


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STIB switches on contactless payments across Brussels

By Sarah Clark • 7 July 2020 • Updated 7 July 2020 • nfcw.com
STIB CEO Brieuc de Meeûs using Mobib contactless system

Public transportation users in Brussels can now use their contactless bank card, NFC mobile phone or smart watch to pay for their fares on any of the city’s bus, tram and metro services... More


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Eurostar to let international train passengers use biometrics to replace physical tickets and passport checks

By Sarah Clark • 24 June 2020 • Updated 29 June 2020 • nfcw.com
Eurostar trains at St Pancras International London

Rail passengers using Eurostar services to travel between London and continental Europe are set to be the first to use a new face verification system to board their train “without showing a ticket or passport”... More


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MTA resumes Omny contactless ticketing installations

By Sarah Clark • 9 June 2020 • nfcw.com
MTA New York man on subway with face mask

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has resumed work on the rollout of its Omny contactless payments infrastructure as part of the first phase of its reintroduction of normal services on the city’s subway and local bus services... More


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Octopus lets Hong Kong commuters add their transit card to iPhone and Apple Watch

By Sarah Clark • 3 June 2020 • nfcw.com
Apple watch with Apple Pay being used on Octopus mass transit terminal

Octopus transit card holders can now use their iPhone or Apple Watch to pay their fares and make purchases at 35,000 retail outlets across Hong Kong that accept Octopus for payments... More


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Taipei light rail offers 50% discounts to mobile payment users

By Sarah Clark • 2 June 2020 • nfcw.com
Girl using New Taipei Metro Corporation mobile ticket payments reader

Passengers travelling on Taipei’s Danhai Light Rail service over the next three months will receive a 50% discount on the usual fare when they choose to pay with their mobile phone, operator New Taipei Metro Corporation (NTMC) has announced... More


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Metrolinx to let iPhone users top up Presto transit cards via NFC

By Sarah Clark • 28 May 2020 • nfcw.com

Apple iPhone users in Toronto, Ottawa and Hamilton will soon be able to use their Presto app to top up their transit card via NFC... More


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Garmin lets Japanese commuters add Suica transit cards to smart wearables

By Sarah Clark • 26 May 2020 • nfcw.com
Garmin Pay Suica Smartwatch

Garmin smartwatch owners in Japan can now add their Suica transit card to their wearable device and use it to pay for public transportation and at stores that accept Suica payments... More


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Bangalore buses to go cashless post-lockdown

By Sarah Clark • 14 May 2020 • Updated 14 May 2020 • nfcw.com
Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) logo

Buses will no longer accept cash payments once current curbs on public transportation are eased, the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has announced. More


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Costa Rica to introduce national NFC and QR transit ticketing system

By Sarah Clark • 7 May 2020 • nfcw.com
Diagram showing how Costa Rica's SPETP travel and ticketing system works

Costa Rica has announced plans to implement a national, multimodal transit ticketing infrastructure that includes support for both QR mobile payments and EMV contactless cards and devices... More


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NJ Transit pilots contactless ticket vending machines

By Sarah Clark • 6 May 2020 • nfcw.com

NJ Transit is replacing 14 of its ticket vending machines (TVMs) with new machines that support contactless cards and mobile payments... More


Transit Ticketing Today

MBTA redesigns its new ticketing system ‘to adapt to future needs’

By Sarah Clark • 29 April 2020 • nfcw.com
Woman using MBTA transit ticketing system

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is to spend an additional US$212.1m on its new transit ticketing infrastructure, to enable support for a range of new options including the ability to integrate ferry and local rail services and to charge riders different fares depending on the time of day they travel... More


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Juniper: Mobility-as-a-Service revenues to exceed $52bn by 2027

By Sarah Clark • 7 April 2020 • nfcw.com
Juniper Research

The impact of the coronavirus pandemic “will restrict the growth of MaaS platforms in 2020”, a new forecast from Juniper Research predicts, but MaaS initiatives “will rebound quickly in 2021 as cities re-evaluate their transport strategies”. More


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