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SEPTA, ACS enter an agreement for NFC-based payment system for public transport in Philadelphia

Wednesday 25 January 2012 15:24 CET | News

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has entered an agreement with global provider of transportation services ACS to provide travelling passengers with an open fare payment system which allows them to pay their fares by tapping or waving their credit or debit cards or their smartphones.

During the three-year implementation, ACS is set to design, install, integrate and operate this system. The contract also includes two five-year options for continued operations. Passengers riding the buses, subways, trolleys or the regional rail trains on the SEPTA system will be able to use this new payment method to pay their fares.

ACS is a Xerox company. Its systems and services are used by more than 1,000 municipal, regional and national operators in 400 cities across 35 countries worldwide. ACS-deployed solutions include smart card readers on buses, fare gates, turnstiles and other fare collection devices.


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