Cetecom ICT Services and Collis have teamed up to develop VDV-KA Test Tools and a VDV-KA Test Lab for VDV-Kernapplikations GmbH & Co. KG’s (VDV KA KG) eTicketing project in Germany. According to Collis, the tools and lab ensure the compliance of all core application (KA) systems in the version 1.106 with the German eTicket […]

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) expects to award a contract for its long-awaited contactless fare payments system this month, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. The $100 million system will enable some 3.9 million people in and around Philadelphia to use contactless credit or debit cards, as well as SEPTA smart cards and mobile phones, […]

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools are in the process of moving to a unified card system, combining the district-issued city bus pass, school library card, student ID and lunch number all into one. According to The Tennessean, the district just entered a five-year contract for $60,000 worth of machines, software and licensing and an additional $6,000 […]

Cubic Transportation Systems has delivered a new BlackBerry mobile ticketing app for Rhein-Main Verkehrsverbund (RMV), the rail company servicing Frankfurt, Germany and its surrounding areas. Already available on Android and iPhone, the Java-based app allows users to purchase tickets on RMV’s public transport system with just their mobile. Users need only register via the RMV […]

Cubic Transportation Systems is bringing its “I Heat My Card” themed video contest to this week’s American Public Transportation Association (APTA) EXPO 2011. According to Cubic, “I Heart My Card” lets the public give creative expression to how their transit card makes their life and travel easier and more enjoyable. The social media-based contest is […]

Hoeft & Wessel AG, an IT Group supplying ticketing, parking and mobile solutions in the UK and Germany, has announced that it will deliver contactless payment technology to trains and buses in its ticketing network. Provided through H&W’s Almex brand, the ‘e-Ticketing’ system will enable commuters to use their EMV contactless credit cards to pay […]

SmartPay has announced that it will add Snapper payments, Aukland’s contactless transit card, to its retail network via the company’s PAX EFTPOS terminal range. According to SmartPay CEO Andrew Donaldson, accepting Snapper payments is a “logical extension” for the company, which boasts New Zealand’s largest client base for mobile and hospitality payments. The partners say […]

ACS has announced the expansion of its open fare contactless ticketing scheme for NJ Transit to incorporate twice as many bus routes. According to ACS, riders can now simply wave or tap their credit or debit cards on buses covering six different inter-zone routes, including travel into New York. The system has also been expanded […]

Thanks to a new pilot program between Cal State University San Bernardino and the local transit agency, CSUSB students can now commute to campus for free. Starting this fall semester students can swipe their current valid student ID card to ride for free on Omnitrans buses throughout the 2011-2012 school year. CSUSB students can use […]

Taiwan’s HTC Corporation is now offering customers in Chongqing City of western China an NFC-enabled smart phone geared towards mobile payments, according to Focus Taiwan. HTC, which signed a deal last month with China Union pay to sell its ‘Stunning’ NFC handset in China, launched its latest ‘Jiang Yu banking’ phone last week through the […]