ContactlessNews | Taiwan High Speed Rail to accept contactless Easycard payments

Friday, June 3, 2011

Taipei residents with contactless Easycards will be able to tap and pay for trips on Taiwan’s high speed rail by the end of the year, according to Focus Taiwan.

The new service is expected to save the average commuter 20 minutes of standing in line, which will in turn allow the Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp to double its transportation load of 110,000 passengers per day, says Ou Chin-der, Chairman of the THSRC.

First introduced in 2002, Easycards can be used to pay fares on Taipei’s metro system, as well as to make purchases at small retailers and supermarkets around the city.

There are currently more than 10 million Easycards are in circulation in Taiwan, according to Focus Taiwan.

On Track Innovations (OTI) has received an order for 30,000 of its NFC and contactless payment readers for deployment in the U.S.

OTI did not reveal who will receive the readers, but assured that the devices would be used to support the migration towards contactless payments and NFC in the U.S.

PATCO rolls into new phase of open payment system

PATCO, the high speed rail line that runs between Philadelphia and Camden County, N.J., is preparing to shift into Phase Two of its open payment trial.

First Data brings contactless parking meters to Poland

First Data Corporation has partnered up with the Krakow Transportation and Infrastructure Authority and City Parking Group for the introduction of parking meters equipped with contactless payments functionality in the city of Krakow, Poland.

Albron inks deal to accept biometric and contactless payments

Albron, an independent caterer in the Netherlands, will offer biometric- and contactless-based payments in its restaurants thanks to a newly signed agreement with pan-European payment processor Equens.

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