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Eskisehir, Turkey: an example of the cashless city of the future?

Here we have a small video of the launch of Esparacard in the beautiful Turkish city of Eskisehir. Launched in December 2011, the Eskisehir money card (Esparacard, as it is known locally) allows the people of Eskisehir to enjoy the benefits of their new electronic ticketing system for transit as well as for shopping, cinemas and restaurants, […]

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Transport-Ticketing

Transport Ticketing 2012 – 6 themes shaping an industry

12 billion people across Europe use public transport, demonstrating the sheer size the transport industry has to cater to. Transport operators, and increasingly government bodies, are working to ensure that these passengers travel to and from their destination as fast, cost-effectively and effortlessly as possible. Transport operators and PTEs from across Europe are looking for […]

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Cityzi – new word for ‘Contactless Nice’ – new logos too!

Posted by Krowne OK, OK, everyone settle down. So the long-awaited Nice pilot is about to be launched on the 21st May. This we already knew, but the latest buzz is about the name under which it will be launched - Cityzi. Don’t ask us how to pronounce it. Every time we try, it come out in […]

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It’s time to get real for NFC Nice

Real time information  - that could be the motto of the service discovery application being developed by Connecthings for Veolia Transport. Within the soon to be launched NFC Nice City pre-commercial trial, the service discovery application will provide travellers with real-time travel information for all services calling at each departure point as well as access […]

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France & transport. What are you thinking? Strike? No – investment! Who will? Lille will!

And not shyly either. A contract worth € 21 Million has been awarded to Parkeon by the Urban Community of Lille to implement a fully contactless transport system. Lille Métropole – the Lille conurbation – includes 85 municipalities and has a vast public transport network, one of the few in France to offer three travel modes: underground […]

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Some fancy artificial islands may disintegrate in Dubai – contactless, however, is about to integrate!

Dubai’s Nol Card – the Oystercard of the Middle East, if you like – is getting a “shop and go” make over, according to plans of the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). RTA is planning to integrate credit and debit functionalities, making it easier for users to use one card for all both shopping […]

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