SIA & AEP develop contactless card payments for Turin’s transport system
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SIA and Italian e-ticketing services provider, AEP have announced the development of a digital platform for enabling tickets to be paid directly at GTT (Gruppo Torinese Trasporti) terminals in the city of Turin. Users can pay directly via their EMV contactless Mastercard & Visa credit and debit cards along with their smartphones and wearable devices.
“We would like to express our gratitude to GTT, the Turin Municipality and SIA for allowing us to implement this system for payments with EMV cards on public transport, which goes to join the many others we have implemented in Italy and abroad. With over 7,000 AEP devices, GTT is one of our most important customers, and it is also thanks to our collaboration that, in 2016, we began to develop this key new technology”, said Giovanni Becattini, CEO of AEP.
According to SIA, customers can pay for transport services by bringing their card close to the GTT terminals and gain access to the best available travel tariff based on the number of journeys made. The new features offer the ability to immediately purchase tickets along with the management, authorization, accounting and reporting of payment transactions.
Recently, SIA renewed its agreement with the Italian State Police for combating cybercrimes that involve the information systems and services of Italy’s critical infrastructure.
“We are particularly proud to have worked with AEP on the launch of the new contactless payment system at a time when every possible measure must be taken to protect the safety of travellers. As of today, Turin is also one of the major Italian cities – alongside Milan, Rome, Venice and Naples – using SIA’s technology to digitize millions of travel tickets. Our country is accelerating its digitization process, in particular in the field of mobility and public transport. Electronic payment is thus increasingly becoming part of the everyday life of citizens and the alternative standard to cash”, said Eugenio Tornaghi, Marketing & Sales Director of SIA.
Established in 1977, SIA is a provider of technology infrastructures and services for financial institutions, Central Banks, corporates and the public sector especially in the areas of payments, cards, network services and capital markets. SIA Group provides its services in 50 countries and also operates through its subsidiaries in Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and South Africa.
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