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| Subject: The interest in linking transit and other types of transactions has led to development of a new type of cardFebruary 21, 2001 | |
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Date Posted: Saturday, March 15, 12:27:10am In reply to: Lost post 3806 San Francisco.MASS (multi-applicaiton smart card solution). 's message, "Cubic awarded additional contract/hardware at additional sites" on Friday, January 24, 10:07:12pm SF Bay Area (TransLink) and Seattle region will likely include dual interface cards ----------------------------------------------------------- The interest in linking transit and other types of transactions has led to development of a new type of card – the dual interface card, which incorporates both a contact and contactless interface. With such a card, for instance, a stored value "electronic purse" could be loaded with value through a retrofitted ATM and then used for transit via the contactless interface. Alternatively, a card could be used for both transit and parking payments, or for transit and university campus purposes. Of growing interest to transit and social service agencies is the potential to deliver electronic benefits (e.g., access to jobs subsidies) to cards that can then be used directly on transit. While most smart card programs have focused on either contact or contactless cards to date, many transit agencies have begun to specify dual interface cards for new programs. For instance, the regional card systems being developed in the SF Bay Area (TransLink) and Seattle region will likely include dual interface cards. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |