Accenture launched its Fare Management Solution as it expands its fare collection service.
The service, which will be implemented through Microsoft’s Azure cloud, will provide real-time payments that can integrated into existing infrastructure without additional hardware.
The service which will be available in America comes on the back of a surge of smart payment and contactless payment applications such as Apple Pay and Google Wallet.
This solution from Accenture can accept contactless bank card, smartcards and smartphone payment applications, as well as non-financial contactless media such as building access cards.
This kind of solution could be the next step for contactless payments in the UK with Oyster cards already popular and contactless card payments growing.
Alden Cuddihey, global lead, Accenture Transit & Tolling Services, said: "These upgrades to the Accenture Fare Management Solution enable a new generation of digital payment capabilities to help large and mid-size transit agencies provide a wide range of payment options to consumers, while keeping total cost of ownership down."
"This cloud-based, as-a-service model is flexible and can be scaled to integrate current payment options such as Apple Pay and Google Wallet. The open architecture also helps to provide flexibility to integrate future payment technologies. This offers more efficiency and convenience for travelers as well as cost-efficient processes for transit agencies."
The solution uses open architecture and leverages the cloud management capabilities of the Accenture Cloud Platform with solutions of Avanade. The integration of cloud in the solution allows for greater and faster scalability.
