transport for london card
Five-year wait for O2 Oyster card mobiles
News The mobile travelcard/wallet trial was announced back in November 2007, with O2 partnering with AEG, Barclaycard, Nokia, Transport for London, TranSys and Visa Europe to trial a Nokia handset that included an Oyster application for travel around... [02 Sep 2008]
TfL ends Oyster card contract early
News Transport for London has terminated its contract with the Transys consortium that provides the Oyster ticketing system for the London Underground, buses and trams. The London transport system has changed dramatically over the past 10 years... [11 Aug 2008]
Oyster outage hits London again
News A Transport for London (TfL) spokesperson said the problem is believed to be the result of incorrect data tables being sent out by the Oyster card contractor, Transys. London's Oyster travel smart card system has failed for the second time in a... [25 Jul 2008]
London travellers hit by Oyster outage
News Card readers on the Transport for London (TfL) network weren't working for much of the day as a result of the problem, which occurred between 05.30(BST) and 09.30. People who used their Oyster cards before the 09.30 outage as well as those who... [14 Jul 2008]
Manchester on the road to high tech transport
News The city has secured £1.5bn of government funding to significantly improve its public transport, which includes the implementation of a London-style Congestion Charge scheme in 2013. Lord Peter Smith, leader of the Association of Greater Manchester... [10 Jun 2008]
Paper-free train tickets on track
News The Department for Transport is demanding train operators adopt the smart ticketing system as they renew their rail franchise but operators such as Virgin and FirstGroup are already voluntarily looking to adopt the system. [04 Jun 2008]
ID cards plan: Airport union wants answers
News Unite, the union which represents workers in the civil air transport sector, wants "full consultation" with airport group BAA after it was revealed it is in talks with the Home Office over the plan. Click on the links below to find out everything... [20 Feb 2008]
Top 10 financial services stories of the year
News He cited the London Transport Oyster card as a way that paying for things with cash will increasingly be charged at a premium. London hottest for online card fraud Research found London was the hottest spot in the UK for distance purchase (or card... [17 Dec 2007]
O2 Tube trial takes mobile payments underground
News O2's partners for the trial include AEG, Barclaycard, Nokia, Transport for London, TranSys - the consortium that runs the Oyster card - and Visa Europe. Looking at things like transport hubs, the infrastructure is in place. [28 Nov 2007]
TfL and Nokia to roll out 'Oyster phone' trial
News According to The Guardian, trials will involve phone manufacturer Nokia, mobile operator O2 and Transport for London (TfL) - the agency that runs London's public transport network. The report in The Guardian claims a specific handset is being... [26 Nov 2007]
The cashless revolution is coming...
News Newton pointed to Transport for London's Oyster card scheme to demonstrate how money is already becoming outmoded. A single fare costs £4 when using cash but less than half that when using an Oyster card. [09 Nov 2007]
Is cash costing you three days per year?
News Barclaycard combined this with the Oyster public transport swipe card in a product called OnePulse in September. Visa Europe is one of a number of credit card companies that have rolled out a contactless payment credit card in partnership this autumn. [29 Oct 2007]
Mobile rail ticketing 'on track in Midlands by 2012'
News Transport For London's Oyster card does not comply with Itso, so Lynch will not be able to integrate his scheme with it. UK public transport giant Go Ahead Group has pledged to have 50 per cent of journeys on its London Midland rail franchise... [02 Aug 2007]
March away from cheques continues apace
News Transport for London (TfL) has joined an increasingly long list of UK organisations no longer accepting cheques as a form of payment. Word emerged this week that the capital's body for public transport and supermarket chain Morrisons have joined a... [22 Jun 2007]
Visa to kick off contactless cards this autumn
News September will see the commercial rollout of the new Barclaycard Visa credit card, developed with Transport for London and Transys and featuring contactless payWave technology combined on the same card with the Oyster transit function. [04 May 2007]
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