Demystifying Ticketing and Payment in Public Transport
What’s in this Report?
Ticketing and payment systems are key elements of a public transport system. Technological advancements have helped systems evolve dramatically over recent decades. However, this have gotten a little complicated for public transport operators and authorities.
20 years ago, it was just a matter of choosing the tariff scheme, the technology to design the system depending on passenger flows, and the supplier.
Nowadays, the challenge starts with trying to understand about closed-loop vs open-loop, card-centric vs system-centric, pre-paid vs, post-paid, account-based ticketing, open payment, SIM-centric mobile ticketing, Secure Element, HCE, interoperability, multi-service, beacons, NFC, QR codes, and so on…
Contents:
- Better understand the current landscape of ticketing and payment in public transport
- Explore in detail the different technologies and solutions on the market
- Look ahead to the relevant emerging trends in the mobility sector
