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Transit Ticketing Today

Boise rolls out transit wallet, smartcard and mobile app for fare-capped contactless ticketing

By Tom Phillips • • Updated • nfcw.com
Boise City Go and Umo Mobility app for contactless ticketing on cards and smartphones

Passengers using bus services in the city of Boise and the Treasure Valley region of the US state of Idaho can now purchase and store tickets and passes in a preloaded transit wallet and then pay their fares by either tapping a contactless smartcard or scanning a QR code stored on their mobile device at an onboard validator... More

Transit Ticketing Today

DART opens up its transit ticketing app to private transportation operators

By Sarah Clark • • Updated • nfcw.com

Dallas transit embraces Uber, Lyft and other mobility options — GovTech.com — “Dallas transit riders can do much more than purchase bus or train tickets with the region’s GoPass app. Riders can now use it to book a ride with Uber or Lyft, and will soon be able to schedule other modes of getting around, such as renting a bike on one of the city’s five bike-share apps.”

US consumers ready to share purchasing data with financial services AIs

By Sarah Clark • • Updated • nfcw.com

NTT Data study finds Alexa and Siri will drive the digital customer experience of the future for financial services firms — NTT Data — “Consumers are comfortable providing FSIs [Financial Services Institutions] with access to a wide range of data if it enables them to provide advice on spending, insurance products or coverages, or targeted financing options to meet their financial goals. 68% would share online retail purchase information, 61% would share geolocation information, 49% would share Uber, Lyft and OpenTable information, 42% would share Facebook and Twitter information.”