Travellers in Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA, can now use contactless-enabled bankcards and digital wallets to pay for their journeys following the launch of Cubic Transportation Systems’ open payment technology for the Miami-Dade Department of Transportation and Public Works’ (DTPW) Easy Card transit fare system.
The open payment technology allows Miami-Dade travellers to tap and pay for their journeys at Metrorail faregates using contactless-enabled Visa and Mastercard bank cards, American Express credit cards, mobile phones, wearable devices, and digital wallets such as Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay and Fitbit Pay.
The upgraded fare collection system developed for Miami-Dade DTPW by Cubic Transportation Systems represents a hybrid system drawing from similar technologies used in cities such as New York, Chicago, Sydney, Vancouver and London.
“One of our main focuses is to understand the goals and priorities of the transportation agencies we work with,” said Matt Cole, president of Cubic Transportation Systems. “Delivering a seamless travel experience through cutting-edge technologies is what we strive to do each day and we are very proud to continue supporting Miami-Dade DTPW as it modernises its transit system.”
It’s hoped that the introduction of open payment will eliminate the need to wait at ticket vending machines and purchase specific transit fare cards, as well as reduce congestion and offer a better overall customer experience
Alice Bravo, director of Miami-Dade DTPW, said: “We strive to make it easier to use transit. Now, you can tap your phone or card and go. Tapping to pay with a contactless-enabled bankcard or digital wallet meets the high consumer expectations in today’s age of convenience.”
Miami-Dade DTPW awarded Cubic a contract in 2016 to modernise its Easy Card revenue management system as well as provide 10 years of back office cloud computing and support services.
