{"id":12191,"date":"2012-05-31T11:08:09","date_gmt":"2012-05-31T10:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masabidev.wpengine.com\/news\/masabi-unveils-app-for-reading-smart-card-transport-tickets-using-nfc-enabled-phones\/"},"modified":"2014-11-25T15:21:01","modified_gmt":"2014-11-25T15:21:01","slug":"masabi-unveils-app-for-reading-smart-card-transport-tickets-using-nfc-enabled-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.masabi.com\/es\/news\/masabi-unveils-app-for-reading-smart-card-transport-tickets-using-nfc-enabled-phones\/","title":{"rendered":"Masabi Unveils App For Reading Smart Card Transport Tickets Using NFC-Enabled Phones"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block-\">\n<h2><strong>Masabi unveils app for reading smart card transport tickets using NFC-enabled phones<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>Android app allows display of ITSO smart card-based ticket content, paving the way for phone-based inspection system, \u2018top-ups\u2019 and ticket purchases<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>LONDON, UK &#8211; 31st May 2012<\/strong> \u2013 Masabi, a developer of mTicketing technology for the transport sector, today unveiled a proof-of-concept Android application called \u2018Smart Card Buddy Beta\u2019 that is capable of reading and displaying the contents of ITSO-based transport ticketing smart cards. This is the first application from Masabi\u2019s Beta Labs programme and the technology paves the way for smart card ticket validation on low-cost smartphone hardware and eventually allowing passengers to buy rail tickets or \u2018top-up\u2019 credit for their smart card on their handset rather than at an in-station terminal. <\/p>\n<p>Although the proof of concept app is designed to operate with the ITSO smart card standard being used in the UK, it could be amended to be used with any NFC contactless technology. ITSO is the UK\u2019s national standard for enabling integrated and interoperable smart ticketing and is being employed by transport operators such as Go-Ahead, Stagecoach and Newport Transport as well as in schemes in Scotland, Wales, Greater Manchester, Leicestershire and Cheshire amongst others\u00b9.    <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMasabi\u2019s Smart card Buddy Beta has the potential to bridge two rapidly growing but separate technologies \u2013 mobile phones and smart cards. This proof of concept app shows that the new generation of NFC enabled smartphones can operate as ticket readers thereby letting passengers and inspectors check what\u2019s on a smart card without the need for specialist hardware. In the future, users could even buy tickets or credit for their smart card using their phone \u2013 this once again would limit queues at ticket machines and eliminate the complexity surrounding setting \u2018home stations\u2019 for smart card top ups,\u201d said Tom Godber, CTO of Masabi.<\/p>\n<p>Masabi\u2019s mobile ticketing technology allows passengers to search for train times and buy tickets which can then be either picked-up at stations, displayed as an on-screen barcode or via in-built NFC. Its applications support the majority of mobile handsets and are currently offered by a dozen UK rail operators and ticket retailers including thetrainline.com, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry and Virgin Trains. It has also won its first contract outside the UK with the Massachusetts Bay Transport Authority (MBTA) which is set to launch in Q4. <\/p>\n<p>The Smart Card Buddy Beta app can be downloaded on NFC handsets from the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/L51eEw\">Google Play Marketplace<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>-ends-<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>About Masabi<\/h3>\n<p>Masabi is the leading developer of mobile ticketing technology for the transport sector. Its award-winning \u2018Ticket Machine in Your Pocket\u2019 applications signal the end of ticket queues by allowing passengers to quickly and securely buy and display tickets on most mobile phones. The company\u2019s technology allows transport operators to transform their passengers\u2019 travel experience while also dramatically expanding sales capacity without significantly increasing costs. Based in London, it has 35 employees and is backed by m8 Capital. For further information see <a href=\"www.masabi.com\">www.masabi.com<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Masabi unveils app for reading smart card transport tickets using NFC-enabled phones Android app allows display of ITSO smart card-based ticket content, paving the way for phone-based inspection system, \u2018top-ups\u2019 and ticket purchases LONDON, UK &#8211; 31st May 2012 \u2013 Masabi, a developer of mTicketing technology for the transport sector, today unveiled a proof-of-concept Android [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Masabi Unveils App For Reading Smart Card Transport Tickets Using NFC-Enabled Phones - 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