Cubic Transportation Systems’ Tri-Reader 3 has been approved by the top four bank card brands to process their contactless EMV cards for use in public transit systems.
According to Cubic, the Tri-Reader 3 is the first public transport reader that can process all industry standard contactless smart cards, such as London’s Oyster card, as well as bank-issued contactless EMV cards from EMVCo, American Express, Discover, MasterCard and Visa.
In London, for example, the Tri-Reader 3 will be able to read and process Oyster cards, contactless EMV cards and NFC mobile payments - all on the same device.
The Tri-Reader 3 was developed on behalf of Transport for London, but Cubic says the device will be useful to all of its customers making a transition to open payments systems. Cubic’s customers currently include seven of the top ten largest public transit markets in the U.S., U.K., and Australia, according to the company.
“Our customers now have an open payment solution, which means that our technology supports any contactless media that conforms to ISO 14443, whether in an account, card or NFC phone based system,” said Pradip Mistry, VP of Engineering for Cubic Transportation Systems. “At the same time, we have also ensured that the same levels of speed and reliability we have built into previous generations of card-based fare collection systems are achieved for open payment.”
The Tri-Reader 3 is being deployed on London buses with future plans to expand across Transport for London’s entire network, according to Cubic. ![[end]](/resources/bullet/contactlessnews-4.gif)
