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Payments experts take the stage at transport event

PayPal, Uber and leading contactless payments specialists will be revealing fascinating insights into the future of payments technology in the transport sector at the world’s largest public transport ticketing gathering, Transport Ticketing Global taking place in London on 24-25 January. More than 800 delegates from all around the world will be coming together for this ninth annual conference and exhibition.

The impact of payments technology on the transport sector worldwide is huge. Contactless payments have been used for more than 300 million journeys made on Transport for London alone since its launch in 2012 and more than a million journeys are now made daily using smartcard technology. Smartphones now contribute to 3.5 per cent of all contactless journeys with an extra 7,000 devices added on average every week

Dave Smallwood of PayPal UK and Ireland will provide a revealing insight into Payments and Payouts; transporting digital money in 2017 as one of the opening speakers before Vidit Agrawal of the Strategic Finance team at Uber highlights the role of in-app payments capabilities when he discusses the future of integrated transport in Creating a smart city to solve passenger problems.

A complete session will be dedicated to the latest developments in the contactless journey with senior executives from the UK Cards Association, Rambus Ecebs, and Cubic covering subjects such as Host Card Emulation as a game changer, app based e-ticketing versus contactless payment cards and reviewing the barriers that have been conquered and those that still exist.

One year ago five major public transport groups pledged to bring contactless to all buses by 2020. Robert Montgomery of StageCoach UK Bus will examine progress while Mike Tuckett of Transport for London will reveal how Tfl plans to build on the contactless revolution.

Additionally, on Thursday 26 January, The Smart Ticketing & EMV Workshop will feature senior executives from The UK Cards Association who will provide detailed sessions on the role of contactless payments in both the international arena and in transit frameworks.

Jessica Williams, event director of Transport Ticketing Global, explains: “Payments technology plays a vital central role in this rapidly evolving industry and this is reflected in its place in the conference schedule. Overall, the agenda is wide-ranging, enlightening the realities of current developments and exciting future prospects around the world to meet the real needs of transport professionals and payments executives. Relevant case studies and perceptive insights from world leading experts will enable delegates to take away valuable knowledge, information and contacts.”

Transport Ticketing Global 2017 takes place at Old Billingsgate, London on 24-25 January. A full two-day Conference pass is £1,999.

Complimentary passes are available for transport operators and government authorities.

Vix is the Global Ticketing Partner and PayPal is Award Partner. ATOC, EPTO, Calypso Networks Association, Transport for London, Department of Transport, Discover Global Networks and OSPT Alliance are also Partners. Gold Sponsors include Rambus Ecebs Cubic, eos uptrade, Fujitsu, HaCon, KPMG, Lynxx, NTT Data, Scheidt & Bachmann, Snapper, and Thales. Silver sponsors are Bytemark, Netcetera, NXP, Siemens and Trainline. UL, Ericsson, goappified, Ingenico, PayPal. Ridango, Masabi,Telexis, YouTransactor and Parkeon are also sponsors.

For information about exhibiting or participating, please visit www.transport-ticketing.com

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Transport Ticketing Global .