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QR code tickets may help shorten lines at Indian railway stations

11/01/201610/29/2016 Sam Lambert

The National Democratic Alliance government’s cashless economy efforts could align with this move. Indian Railways may soon use QR code tickets to help sell unreserved seats via smartphones. This strategy represents the railway’s move to follow the lead of the National Democratic Alliance government’s hope to create a cashless economy. This could also help to shorten the very long lineups that currently plague the railway station ticket counters. The national carrier intends to post signs that sell QR code tickets. This way, unreserved passengers can scan the quick response codes…

Mobile payments pilot begins in Montreal, Canada

01/13/201601/12/2016 Julie Campbell

teen mobile payments texting train bus qr codes

Users of the public transit system can use NFC technology based transactions to pay for fare. The public transit system in Montreal, Canada has started to test the use of mobile payments using NFC technology in Android based devices so that riders can pay for their fare on some buses and trains. This has been made possible through a partnership with Suretap, a mobile wallet owned by major Canadian wireless network operators. According to the Société de transport de Montréal (STM), the mobile payments system will initially be available to…

QR codes central to OU mobile ticketing tech

08/06/201408/04/2014 Stephanie Beck

Oklahoma Athletics has revealed that quick response codes will allow fans to use smartphones as tickets. Among the latest news releases from Oklahoma Athletics is the introduction of a new mobile ticketing system that is designed to allow fans to be able to use QR codes in order to attend events through the use of their smartphones instead of having to rely on printed tickets. This mobile technology allows game tickets to be displayed on the screen of a smartphone. The way that it works is that fans with tickets…

Mobile ticketing to reach tens of billions in the near future

03/06/201403/04/2014 Jennifer Goula

Within the next five years, it has been predicted that 34 billion tickets will be sent to smartphones and tablets. Recent figures that have been released in an ABI report have shown that electronic ticketing, particularly over smartphones, has taken off at an explosive rate, and that this increasingly mainstream trend will past the 34 billion ticket mark within the next five years. These tickets will all have been sent to mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets, and possibly wearable technology. The report was published under the title “Mobile Ticketing:…

Eurostar on track for new mobile ticketing feature

09/10/201109/10/2011 Julie Campbell

The Eurostar transportation company is adding its own presence to the mobile marketplace by including a number of different initiatives such as iPhone and Android device apps, a mobile-optimized website, and mobile ticketing. According to Eurostar – a high-speed passenger rail service in Europe, including the United Kingdom, France, and Belgium – approximately 80 percent of its customers use some form of mobile device when they travel. By providing these consumers with new tools that can be used on those devices, it allows them to check travel schedules, buy their…