Singapore’s CITY Tours has introduced a new contactless smart card that allows tourists to tap into various city attractions, according to asiaone.com. In addition to speeding up lines, the card also gives visitors up to a 45% discount at popular attractions such as Underwater World and the Singapore Zoo. According to asiaone.com, the card is […]

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is applying for a $29.3 million TIGER II grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to fund a contactless smart card fare system, according to progressiverailroading.com. SEPTA hopes to use the grant along with $48 million in agency funding to migrate from tickets and tokens to a fare system […]

SEPTA’s (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority) proposed smart card fare system has met some resistance from passenger advocates, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. Essentially, the proposition entails railway passengers taking a free train into the Philadelphia’s Center City station and paying a roundtrip fare on ride home, reports The Inquirer. Mathew Mitchell of the Delaware Valley […]

Taiwan’s Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) has announced that the country’s new integrated transit card system is expected to be fully operational by the end of the year, according to squidcard.com. The new $16.9 million system will allow passengers to use a single smart card for traveling across the country’s bus and rail networks. […]

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is pushing for more student commuters to use its smart card system for paying fares on buses, according to the Jamaica Information Service. The system enables parents to deposit an allowance on the card to cover bus fares, and reports back the child’s usage. An official from the JUTC […]

Buscor, a South Africa-based bus operator, is partnering with Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) to roll out a new contactless ticketing system in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa, according to Engineering News. ACS will install its Atlas contactless ticketing system on roughly 400 buses across the province, which services about 160,000 passengers daily, says EN. […]

Demand for contactless smart cards in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is expected to take off in 2012, according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan. The research firm says completion of several key government-led projects will trigger the growth, including NFC, e-passports and mass transit. According to the report, shipment of contactless smart cards […]

LEGIC is partnering with Italy-based Comunicare Group to launch Bicincittà, a contacltess smart card-based bicycle sharing program. Once registered, Bicincittà users receive their own contactless LEGIC card, granting them 24/7 access to bikes stored in throughout the city at cycle-park stations. Under the system, a bicycle’s movement is tracked and transmitted to a server, allowing […]

Transport for London (TfL) is looking into new ticketing technology for London’s bus, rail, tube and river boat network, according to transportxtra.com. Cubic Transportation, which recently signed a new three-year contract to supply all ticketing services to TfL, said it would explore newer and more convenient technology to compliment its popular Oyster cards. “TfL and […]

Spectators attending the first ever Youth Olympic Games in Singapore this month are being issued Visa pre-paid cards that act as tickets, transport passes and payment cards, according to finextra.com. The cards, which will be the only means of admittance to Youth Olympic events, come equipped with contactless EZ-link functionality, allowing holders to use free […]