Wales issues tender for integrated national mobility app

Transport for Wales train pulling in at station

Transport for Wales (TfW) has issued a tender inviting suppliers to propose and develop a national Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) app that will enable door-to-door journey planning and payments for bus, rail, coach and taxi fares as well as for bicycle and e-scooter hire, car sharing and demand-responsive transport schemes... More


Delhi buses to get mobile and contactless ticketing

Passengers on a Delhi buse

The Government of Delhi’s Transport Department has issued a tender inviting suppliers to design and implement a digital ticketing system on the Indian capital’s bus networks that will enable passengers to pay for their journeys via mobile ticketing, a contactless card or a RuPay-enabled National Common Mobility Card (NCMC)... More


Bank of England to trial proof of concept CBDC wallet

Bank of England bank notes

The Bank of England has issued a tender inviting suppliers to design and produce a proof of concept central bank digital currency (CBDC) wallet, sample user and merchant websites and a back-end server that can be implemented as a prototype for future user testing of a digital pound in the UK... More




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Soon, walk into metro station without taking your card from pocket

Soon, walk into metro station without taking your card from pocket — The Times of India — “Chennai Metro Rail Limited has invited tenders to introduce contactless smart cards which can be detected by scanners at stations even if the passenger keeps it in the pocket or a bag. The ticket price will be deducted once the passenger passes by the detector at the entrance to the platforms. These cards may later be used for other modes of transport as well.”