Bangkok Smartcard System (BSS) has contracted Australia’s Vix ERG to supply its MASS clearing house solution for micropayments as part of the company’s greater move to direct Bangkok towards a cashless society. The system will support a payments solution for the Bangkok Mass Transit System Company Limited (BTSC) and Bangkok Metro Company Limited (BMCL) transit […]

New York’s MTA is piloting GPS tracking technology on city buses, allowing passengers to receive updates on their bus’ status via mobile phone or at the bus stop, according to nyunews.com. The new system will get its data from passenger’s smart fare cards. Each time a user taps his or her smart card against a […]

Australian-based Vix ERG has been awarded a 1.7M Euro contract to supply its new range of iVal products to the city of Bolzano, Italy for its public transit system. Vix ERG will deliver 1,050 magnetic and contactless V6000 validators and 630 contactless CP6500 validators to the city to enable more efficient ticket and smart card […]

LEGIC Identsystems Ltd has entered into a new licensed partnership with Shenzhen Card Intelligent Science & Technology, a Chinese manufacturer of IC cards and electronic tags. Shenzhen will now be able to offer its customers contactless IC cards for public transport and university services based on LEGIC’s advant technology. Shenzhen’s’s product portfolio covers all aspects […]

LEGIC and velopass GmbH are partnering to launch a smart card-based bike sharing program across Switzerland. The self-service solution allows users to borrow bikes in a variety of Swiss towns, such as Lausanne, Vevey and Yverdon, and return them to any velopass destination station they choose, using just one smart card. To join the program, […]

Centro, the Integrated Transport Authority for the West Midlands, UK, is inviting local authorities and bus operators to join a framework mechanism intended to drive down the cost of procuring smart cards for public transit systems, according to transportxtra.com. Jag Dhugga, Centro’s head of commercial opportunities, says the Passenger Transport Executive (PTE) is trying to […]

Cubic has announced that the sate of Queensland, Australia has issued its one millionth Go Card under Cubic’s contactless fare collection system TransLink. Queensland’s Premier Anna Bligh personally handed out the one millionth card to Wellington Point resident Jill De Gros during a ceremony in Brisbane. “This is an incredible milestone,” commented Premier Bligh. “Just […]

Some of London’s public transit passengers are being charged double when topping up their contactless Oyster Cards. According to BBC News, Transport for London (TfL) has received 2,421 complaints this year about double charges, resulting in refunds of nearly £40,000. TfL has advised Oyster users to check their bank accounts after loading credit onto the […]

Prudence Chan has resigned as CEO of Hong Kong smart card provider Octopus Holdings after admitting to selling customers’ personal data to business partners, according to iTnews.com.au. Chan admitted to the deed during private hearings with Hong Kong’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data last week, but maintains that Octopus broke none of […]

The City Council of Plymouth, UK is implementing a contactless payment system in three of its parking lots, according to TransportXtra. The Council has chosen Parkeon’s Strada pay & display (P&D) contactless terminals for the new system, and will also replace 38 on-street P&D terminals with solar-powered Stradas. “The addition of contactless payment card facilities […]