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As customer demand continues to surge for faster, touch-free ways to transact, transit agencies are extending their reach and modernizing their payment systems by including Discover® Global Network. Through the tap and go technology of Discover® Transit, agencies are giving their riders the flexibility to pay their fare their way through a quicker, more secure and convenient open-loop payments solution. Join the growing number of transit agencies that are accessing the global reach and purchasing power of over 270 million loyal cardholders on the Discover Global Network with Discover Transit.
Discover® Global Network is actively partnering with Cubic Transportation Systems on several transit initiatives to enable open-loop payments worldwide, most recently completing projects in New York and Chicago.
Your riders want options. Discover® Transit supports a variety of payment methods and devices to support customer choice, including:
Entry Points: Riders can tap and pay with their contactless card, mobile device or wearable
Mobile Commerce: Riders can purchase their transit pass via the transit agency’s mobile app
Retail: Riders can buy their transit pass at a ticket window or vending machine
Card Not Present: Riders can buy their transit pass online
In-Transit Payments: Riders can buy their transit pass on board (or on their way to their destination)
Designed to meet your needs today and in the future, Discover Transit offers several potential advantages to transit agencies—including:
Dynamic, Flexible Deployment
Transit agencies can enable the solution in whatever way works best for them based on their fare-payment model and processing preference.
Rider-Centric Approach
Cardholders gain the convenience of simply tapping and riding whenever they want using a chip card, contactless device or mobile app.
Easy Implementation
With straightforward certification through an agency’s acquirer, Discover Transit reduces the operational burden and technology investment.
Revenue Growth
Open yourself up to millions of domestic and global cardholders.
Future-Ready Foundation
Designed with partners’ and customers’ business in mind, the solution delivers on riders’ expectations today, while providing an open path to future technologies.
of trips on public transit have a direct impact on the local economy2
$5 generated in economic returns for every $1 invested in public transit2
By including Discover Global Network in your fare-payment program, you gain access to the fastest-growing global payments network1 consisting of more than 270 million cardholders from Discover®, Diners Club International® and 20+ network alliances across more than 200 countries and territories. Open the door to a multitude of potential global riders on your system with Discover® Transit.
To learn more about Discover® Transit:
Contact your Discover Global Network Representative
Visit discoverglobalnetwork.com/payments-technology/transit-solutions
Email [email protected]
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