Kuba, an built-in ticketing answer supplier, has partnered with La Banque Postale, a bancassurance group, to deploy a brand new open fee ticketing system throughout public transport within the metropolis of Orléans, in Northern France. 

On 19 March, Orléans Métropole offered its new open fee ticketing system, deployed by Kuba in partnership with La Banque Postale. Financial institution playing cards might be accepted on town’s bus and tram networks, and Orléans Métropole anticipates vital adoption by locals and guests alike.

Romain Roy, vp of mobility and transport at Orléans Métropolem, mentioned: “Open fee permits common transport customers and guests to pay for his or her journeys with their financial institution card, smartphone or linked watch. By simplifying the lives of travellers, its introduction represents an necessary step in the direction of encouraging extra use of public transport.”

Open payment-compatible validation terminals, built-in with new ticketing software program, have launched on all public transport automobiles to supply passengers a fast and simplified journey.

The answer might be put into service this month to allow passengers to make use of their financial institution card, whether or not bodily or on cellular, as a transport ticket. By tapping their card or system on the brand new Kuba validators, they are going to be capable to get pleasure from a seamless journey, benefiting from fares which are robotically tailored to their route.

Kuba gained the chance to deploy open fee on the TAO community (Orléans) after a aggressive tender course of. Tarik Dinane, managing director of Kuba, additionally commented: “As a long-standing associate of Orléans Métropole, it was a terrific privilege to be chosen to advance its subsequent part of innovation.

“We’re happy to be invited right here right this moment, together with our associate La Banque Postale, to see this set up accomplished easily, on time and on price range.”

Transitioning to open funds

La Banque Postale, by its subsidiary eZyness, permits travellers to pay by financial institution card for his or her single tickets and their subscriptions, on the varied channels out there, bodily machines, TPE, digital reservation platform or instantly in a mobility state of affairs with open fee. Fee service supplier Littlepay additionally acts as Kuba’s ticketing associate for the acquisition and distribution of multi-channel assortment flows.

Invoicing happens afterwards, with essentially the most advantageous fare for the consumer utilized, relying on the mix of journeys taken.

La Banque Postale has developed experience within the area of open fee as an digital fee acquirer, with a partner-based provide. It was the primary French financial institution to implement the GIE Carte Bancaire open fee answer in 2019, which has been launched in Amiens, Rennes, and on the connections of Orly and Roissy airports.

Kuba took on the 2 challenges posed by the challenge: a good deadline for the implementation of open fee, in addition to a short lived co-existence with the ticketing platform already in place to handle the end-of-life of the magnetic ticket.

For Orléans Métropole, the TAO community should provide customers a variety of fee strategies throughout the transition to open fee.