MUNICH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Open Standard for Public Transport (OSPT™) Alliance today announced that EMONEY GROUP has joined the OSPT Alliance as a Full Member. Through its membership in the Alliance, EMONEY GROUP is helping to create an open framework for new, standards-based automated fare collection solutions, and lending its support to the CIPURSE™ open security standard, which they are adopting as a key component of public transportation and other applications.
Based in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands, EMONEY GROUP is an international company that designs, builds and operates modern digital ecosystems for transport and municipal services, meeting global and local consumer needs and program owners’ expectations by delivering compelling value propositions to all parties concerned: local government institutions, public services, technology providers and service operators.
“We are both committed to moving beyond the current state of the industry by supporting standardized, open-source solutions,” said Christian Senly, CTO at EMONEY GROUP. “Today, EMONEY GROUP is actively pursuing this goal, and by joining the OSPT we are acknowledging our support of the CIPURSE standard. We believe that CIPURSE is the right solution to enable us to globally develop and implement next-generation automated fare collection solutions based on open standards and multiple sources.”
“The OSPT Alliance is pleased to welcome EMONEY GROUP, and we look forward to working with them to ensure their success with the CIPURSE open security standard,” said Laurent Cremer, executive director for the OSPT Alliance. “We share a common goal of applying open standards to a variety of public transport fare collection and other security solutions. We are pleased to have EMONEY GROUP join the growing number of major stakeholders in the transit ecosystem around the world who are lending their support to the CIPURSE standard.”
About EMONEY GROUP
EMONEY GROUP is an international company that brings global worlds together locally. EMONEY GROUP sets up local ventures that put together best-of-breed models and components, using proven methods and technologies to effectively combine global experiences with a thorough understanding of local needs and demands. The core business areas are smart card and other mobile solutions for municipalities, regional governments, transport and retail businesses, covering mainly ticketing, micro-payment, e-ID, and e-voucher applications.
About the OSPT Alliance
The OSPT Alliance is an international association chartered to define a new open standard for secure transit fare collection solutions. It provides industry education, creates workgroup opportunities and catalyzes the development and adoption of innovative fare collection technologies, applications and services. The OSPT Alliance was founded by leading technology companies, and membership is open to technology providers, transit operators, consultants, solution vendors, government agencies and other stakeholders in the transit ecosystem. For additional information, please visit www.osptalliance.org.
