Dec. 17, 2018
Conduent Transportation has been selected by Flemish public transit operator De Lijn to install a next generation fare system using contactless payment in 100,000 buses and trams, marking one of the largest such deployments ever in Europe, according to a company release.
Conduent, a unit of Florham Park, N.J.-based Conduent Inc., will deploy and operate its Atlas fare system over a period of 10 years under the agreement.
The first phase, starting in 2019, will involve the use of public transport operator payment cards and bank cards based on contactless EMV pay-as-you-go models.
The second phase, starting in 2020, will involve account-based ticketing, where the the ticket is store in the cloud, as opposed to a device like a smartcard or mobile device.
The ABT technology allows the device to be connected to the account through a back-office system that connects to the cloud. The system will eventually connect to mobility-as-a-service deployments like bike hire, taxis and ride-sharing, according to the company.
Conduent announced agreements in November to upgrade public transit systems in Calgary and Rotterdam, and signed an extension to upgrade expressway tolls in Los Angeles County.
Topics: Contactless / NFC, EMV, Mobile Apps, Region: EMEA, Technology Providers
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