Italian Bus Operator Miccolis Launches Next-Generation Mobile Ticketing Solution Across Potenza, Powered by Municipia-Engineering Group and Masabi
Masabi’s first deployment in Italy delivers cloud-native mobile ticketing platform for bus services in the city of Potenza
Potenza, Italy and London, UK, 25 april 2023 – Bus Miccolis, the Italian bus operator serving cities across the regions of Southern Italy, has today announced that it has launched a next-generation mobile ticketing system in the city of Potenza, delivered by Municipia and powered by Masabi, the award-winning Fare Payments as a Service provider. The deployment is the first of its kind for Masabi in Italy, and the first with Municipia, part of the Engineering Group, a leader in process digitalization for companies and public administration.
The new Mobility Ticket app will enable Bus Miccolis passengers to purchase tickets anytime, anywhere, and have them available at the click of a button – increasing convenience and also speeding up the boarding process reducing bus dwell time at stops – meaning more convenient and faster journeys for passengers.
Bus Miccolis users can pre-purchase tickets for future use or purchase a ticket on the day of travel. When waiting to board the bus, riders simply activate their tickets or passes and then display their activated tickets when boarding.
“For more than 40 years the name Miccolis has been synonymous with transportation. Working on all types of bus services including state lines, urban and suburban public transport, school transport, as well as other special services including services for the disabled and bus hire with driver With more than 10,000,000 km travelled per year by a fleet of over 500 buses, we offer an essential transport service throughout Italy,” said Aurelia Miccolis, Managing Director of Miccolis SpA.“We’re delighted to be going mobile and working with Municipia and Masabi, not just to improve the service that we offer our passengers, but to create a more efficient way of connecting this beautiful country.”
“Modern public transport systems of all sizes need to have at their heart ease of use and convenience and we are delighted to see cities and towns across the world recognizing this and entrusting Masabi and our partners with the job of delivering solutions to help make that a reality for regular passengers and visitors alike,” said Brian Zanghi, CEO of Masabi. “Building upon Masabi’s growing presence in Europe, and with special thanks to our new partners Municipia, our fare payments technology will allow Bus Miccolis to their passengers with a way to purchase and use tickets anywhere, anytime – modernising public transport across their network and throughout Southern Italy.”
“Once again, we put technology at the service of people with the goal of simplifying processes, improving interconnection with the digital ecosystems of cities, and enhancing the passenger experience” said the president of Municipia, Stefano De Capitani. “Municipia supports municipalities of all sizes in their digital transformation journey, and mobility as well as the local public transportation system represent a crucial piece. I thank Miccolis and Masabi for this collaboration that goes in this direction”.
(Bus Miccolis presenting the new Mobility Ticket app at a press event – Italian)
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About Miccolis:
Leading Apulian company and reference point for local and national public transport. It is part of the Miccolis Group, which also operates in other sectors of the economy: environment and industry, industrial construction, energy, publishing and accommodation facilities. The company’s aim, which is particularly focused on responding to today’s evolving public transport needs, is to offer the best possible travel experience.
About Municipia SpA:
Municipia is part of the Engineering Group, the Digital Transformation Company, leader in Italy and expanding its global footprint, with around 15,000 associates with over 70 offices. We support cities of all sizes in the digital transformation process by creating innovative services through private investments and the absorption of operational risk. “We augment cities” by acting on Sustainability (financial and environmental), Safety, Mobility, Welfare and Interactivity.
www.municipia.eng.it
About Masabi:
Masabi is bringing Fare Payments-as-a-Service to public transit agencies and authorities of all sizes around the globe. This enables the delivery of the latest fare payment innovations quickly, using a platform that is constantly updating and adding new features. Not only does this improve the journey experience for passengers, but it helps agencies keep up with the pace of technology change while reducing the total cost of fare collection. Justride, named Ticketing Technology of the Year 2019 and 2020, is used by more than 150 public transit agencies and operators of all sizes across 10 countries. Masabi has offices in New York, Denver, London, and Cluj. For more information, visit www.masabi.com.
