Summary - Transit Ticketing & Fare Collection APAC 2024

Global Mass Transit is organising the seventh edition of “Transit Ticketing & Fare Collection APAC 2024” conference on October 16-17, 2024 at The Westin, Singapore.

The mission of the 2024 conference is to discuss experience so far in the deployment of contactless payments for transit, opportunities in open loop payments and ABT, key emerging trends, best practices, developments in MaaS, and key challenges. The conference will also discuss integration of transit payments with retail, EV charging and on-demand mobility, and showcase innovations and new technologies.

The two-day conference will have 13 targeted sessions with speakers providing insights and actionable advice to deploy advanced fare collection systems, highlighting developments and opportunities, and offering solutions to enhance the customer experience. The conference will also help participants understand the role of transit agencies, operators, fare system providers, hardware and software suppliers, acquirers and technology suppliers in establishing advanced, integrated and interoperable ticketing systems.

The event will bring together experts from leading transit agencies/transport authorities and operators, state/local governments, system integrators, technology and service provider firms, smartcard companies, technology and equipment manufacturers, mobile ticketing vendors, credit card companies, data architecture and IT firms, fare collection system suppliers, dynamic multiservice journey planners, taxi fleet operators, ride-hailing and ride-sharing service providers, micro-mobility providers, ticketing infrastructure providers, industry consultants, research and development organisations, financiers, technical institutes, etc.

Current size of the Asia Pacific transit fare systems market
Key emerging trends and future outlook
Strategies to revive ridership and increase revenue post-covid
Plans of public transport authorities/operators for deploying contactless payment technology
Considerations in selecting type of contactless fare payment system
Cooperation among different stakeholders
Project delivery and financing models
Best practices in procurement, financing and deployment
Integration and interoperability on city, regional and national level
Benefits and challenges pertaining to the integration and interoperability associated with new mobility solutions, value-added services, etc.
Mobile wallets and EMV cards for transit payments
Integration of mobile ticketing with the existing infrastructure
Partnerships among transit agencies, mobile operators and financial institutions
Potential of bank cards for transit ticketing, business models and strategies
Account-based ticketing (ABT) and open-loop payment systems: Case studies and future plans
Security for open loop payments
Data generation, data sharing, data analysis and privacy
Potential and benefits of data generated by use of advanced ticketing systems
Concept of MaaS, deployment of MaaS and benefits to users and transit agencies
Role of ABT and open payments in MaaS
Relevant new mobility trends and innovative technologies, such as SaaS, cloud computing, blockchain, etc.
Integrating public transit with taxis, car-sharing schemes and new mobility solutions
Role of smart ticketing in building smart cities
Trip planning and ticketing services
Prioritising equity, accessibility and inclusion in transit through fare systems