LTA launches trial for Cepas wristband for public transport
01 Sep 2015|3,345 views
The Straits Times reported that the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has begun a six-month trial for 200 commuters, to test a public transport fare payment device that is worn on the wrist.
The trial, conducted with Singtel, Sony, EZ-Link, Nets and TransitLink, will see the 200 users wear a near-field communications wristband encoded with a digital Cepas card. Cepas stands for contactless e-purse application.
These commuters will only need to hold up their wrists to the farecard readers on buses and at train stations to pay for their journeys. To top up the band's stored value, participants simply place the band on the card reader of a top-up machine, identical to the current process for EZ-Link cards. There is also an option to register for automatic top-up services.
The wristband also has Bluetooth capabilities, and can be connected to the Singtel mWallet app to check the band's stored value balance and transactions while on the move.
Such payment modes have been implemented successfully in Hong Kong for some time.
The Straits Times reported that the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has begun a six-month trial for 200 commuters, to test a public transport fare payment device that is worn on the wrist.
The trial, conducted with Singtel, Sony, EZ-Link, Nets and TransitLink, will see the 200 users wear a near-field communications wristband encoded with a digital Cepas card. Cepas stands for contactless e-purse application.
These commuters will only need to hold up their wrists to the farecard readers on buses and at train stations to pay for their journeys. To top up the band's stored value, participants simply place the band on the card reader of a top-up machine, identical to the current process for EZ-Link cards. There is also an option to register for automatic top-up services.
The wristband also has Bluetooth capabilities, and can be connected to the Singtel mWallet app to check the band's stored value balance and transactions while on the move.
Such payment modes have been implemented successfully in Hong Kong for some time.
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