TaiwanMoney Card
TaiwanMoney smartcard ticket checker
TaiwanMoney Card is a contactless Smart card in use in seven cities centred on the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung.[1] It is a combined credit card, electronic purse and public transport payment card being the first such card when it was rolled out by its providers (MasterCard, Cathay United Bank and Acer e-Service) in June 2006.
History[]
The Kaohsiung City transit authority selected a consortium led by Acer to run the program in 2003, testing began in 2005 before roll out in 2006.
Technology[]
The technology used is based on the Mondex system.
Network[]
The TaiwanMoney smartcard can be used for small purchases from local convenience stores.
The TaiwanMoney card is widely accepted including the following:
- Kaohsiung bus Management Service
- Kaohsiung City shipping company
- South East Bus Company (Operating 7 routes under contract to Kaohsiung City Buses)
- Kaohsiung Bus (including Tainan City Buses)
- Kuo-Kuang Motor Transport Company Ltd (Southern Highway Passenger Line)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "MasterCard, Partners to Power TaiwanMoney Card". Bank Systems & Technology. 2005. Retrieved 2007-10-31.
External links[]
- Official website (Chinese)
- http://www.banktech.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=159904091
- http://www.cardtechnology.com/article.html?id=20060317366M1LIB
- http://www.cardsinternational.com/get.asp?*script=article&ID=24666&search=TaiwanMoney%20Card&site=1
- http://www.multos.com/downloads/marketing/CaseStudy_Taiwan_Money.pdf
- http://echeckcasinos.ca
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Categories:
- Contactless smart cards
- Fare collection systems in Taiwan
- Credit cards
- Kaohsiung