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As cities develop and populations continue to grow, there is one common challenge most places face: transportation. In southwest Germany near the French border, Karlsruhe, the second-largest city in the state of Baden-Württemberg, has had a three-...
Article - 12/10/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Upward Mobility, Food and Water, Wellness, Shelter, Smart City Concepts, Definitions and overviews, Responsibility areas, Built environment, Economic development, Energy, Health and human services, Payments, Public safety and security, Telecommunications, Transportation
It's been said that China has not been as quick as other Asian countries such as Singapore, Japan and South Korea to embrace and develop smart cities, but the country has been making progress. And the announcement at the Fourth China International...
Article - 08/24/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Economic development, Payments, Telecommunications, Transportation
Scroll down for quick news takes on Smart Cities Council partners.Sensus recognized by rural electric cooperativesFor the second consecutive year, rural cooperative utility leaders recognized Council Global Lead Partner Sensus, a Xylem brand, and...
Article - 12/08/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy, Payments, Transportation, Water and wastewater
Nobody likes paying for parking, but soon it could actually pay to park on the streets of Las Vegas. Under a new program, parking meters will do double duty, printing coupons good at nearby merchants along with the receipt for the parking fee.As...
Article - 07/08/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Payments, Transportation
London and Bangkok are at the top of MasterCard’s latest Global Destinations Cities Index. Just like last year, the year before that and the year before that. In fact, they’ve always topped the list. But instead of stopping there, the annual ranking...
Article - 06/05/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Payments, Transportation, Citizen engagement, Interoperability, Policy and leadership
Scroll down for today's short takes from Council partners…UK power giant first to go live with innovative GE technology UK Power Networks -- the United Kingdom's largest power distribution company -- is the first to implement Council Lead Partner...
Article - 03/13/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Payments, Transportation, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
A move to help millions of daily commuters around the world experience faster, more convenient and personalized ways to get around by tapping into the power of their mobile phones was just announced by MasterCard and Cubic Transportation Systems....
Article - 03/04/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Payments, Transportation, Connectivity
Scroll down for short takes from Council partners…Bogota's urban mobility transformation gets a boost from MasterCardRecaudo Bogota, Bancolombia and Council Lead Partner MasterCard are introducing electronic payments to promote and facilitate access...
Article - 02/20/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Payments, Transportation, Waste management, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
Scroll down for short takes from Council partners…Cubic and Transport for London celebrate ticketing winCouncil Lead Partner Cubic Transportation Systems and TfL (Transport for London) are celebrating a win after TfL’s contactless payment system was...
Article - 02/13/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Payments, Transportation, Connectivity
The primary goal of a transit system has been to get a rider from point A to point B. Collecting fares has typically been an afterthought, which is why that process is usually set up for the transit system’s convenience – not the rider’s.A...
Article - 01/21/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Payments, Transportation, Connectivity
The days of fumbling around for change or juggling several different maps will soon come to an end for Chicago commuters. The three transit agencies that serve the city and the area surrounding it are coming together in a new app that lets riders...
Article - 12/23/2014
Active Region(s): Main
Category: Payments, Transportation, Connectivity
In a day where business people can meet with nearly anyone, anywhere in the world, over the Internet, you might think that tourism is a bad investment. But Council Lead Partner MasterCard finds investing in tourism is actually one of the better...
Article - 07/18/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Payments, Transportation, Connectivity
In hundreds of cities around the world, transit riders use smartcards to pay the fare to ride buses and trains. In London they have the Oyster card. In Hong Kong it’s the Octopus card. Seattle has its Orca card. And the list -- not all of them use...
Article - 06/13/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Payments, Transportation
This week's short takes from Council Partners and Advisors…New submersible S&C Electric product promotes resiliency: Communities at risk from rising sea levels due to climate change and/or severe weather and flooding will want to take note of a...
Article - 04/25/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Payments, Transportation, Finance and procurement
This informative white paper from Council Lead Partner Cubic Transportation Systems provides an overview of what the pending migration of Europay, MasterCard and Visa (EMV) chip cards will mean for the transportation sector in the U.S.
Resources - 07/28/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Payments, Transportation, Connectivity
Transport for London (TfL) first introduced contactless payments on London buses in 2012 and two years later extended them to cover all modes of travel on the world’s largest contactless pay-as-you-go network – covering bus, rail, Tube and tram....
Resources - 04/22/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Payments, Transportation, Connectivity, Examples and case studies
In this video from Council Lead Partner MasterCard, Shashi Verma, Director of Customer Experience at Transport for London, discusses the contactless payment system rolled out in September 2014 across the Tube, tram, DLR, London Overground and...
Resources - 04/19/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Payments, Transportation, Connectivity
This Connecting cities: Emerging markets report from Council Lead Partner MasterCard was developed to kickstart a dialogue about taking collaboration and new partnerships in urban mobility and development to the next level and to ensure we build...
Resources - 04/01/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Payments, Transportation, Research, publications and web sites
Smarter city transit and travel can bring enormous benefits to business and individual citizens. In this video, learn how Council Lead Partner MasterCard is joining forces with experts at the forefront of change to create partnerships which have the...
Resources - 11/06/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Payments, Transportation, Connectivity
Polish transit authorities wanted to enhance rider convenience and speed of entry, improve operational efficiency and control and promote greater use of the mass transit system. They turned to contactless capability on mobile ticketing...
Resources - 03/12/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Payments, Transportation, Connectivity