The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) is increasing the price of a day pass for MTS buses, encouraging passengers to avoid the additional charge by converting to a Compass Card, according to a local news report. The Compass Card, a reloadable tap-and-go transit pass, offers passengers greater flexibility and increased security designed to prevent […]

The city of Brandon, the second largest city in Manitoba, Canada, is offering residents and visitors a new way to ride the local transit through the implementation of automated fare boxes with smart card technology, according to the Brandon Sun. Starting Dec. 10, the new smart card system will enable passengers flexibility when purchasing their […]

Bell ID announced the acquisition of Ecebs Limited, as the company prepares to speed up developments available to the mobile transit ticketing sector. With combined smart technologies, Bell ID executives state that this will enhance its offering to the growing market for smart ticketing and payment using mobile devices. It can also develop and extend […]

KEOLABS announced availability of services and solutions for in-house validation of smart cards, readers and phones implementing the Open Standard for Public Transportation (OSPT) standard for transportation fare collection. The KEOLABS CIPURSE certification includes validation solutions for customers’ in‐house development and testing, debugging services and conformance certification. KEOLABS’ CIPURSE certification solutions are available to customers […]

Students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who are utilizing their unlimited bus ride passes will, starting next week, have to produce their student ID card as well. The bus rides are paid for by the university’s student fees account and if a non-student is using the pass, he is costing the school money. Drivers will […]

NXP Semiconductors launched the company’s next-generation of contactless paper ticketing ICs with the unveiling of the MIFARE Ultralight EV1. This optimized “smart paper” ticket IC carries unique features which enable transport operators flexibility in ticketing and tariff schemes and extends options for limited use applications and ensuring reliable system operation. The MIFARE Ultralight EV1 is […]

Mobile and near field communication technologies were put in the spotlight as the winners of the 2012 SESAMES awards at the CARTES 2012 Exhibition and Conference. Six of 11 winners were NFC technologies while two had technologies that were mobile security related. Morpho, Infineon and Gemalto were winners that had technology dealing with card technology. […]

Cape Cod has gone live with its own Charlie Card, a stored value smart card used for automated fare collection system and originally installed by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). According to a local news report the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority will start accepting the new card from passengers to pay for rides […]