Ticket to Ride
The PayiQ Blog
Building on a Firm Foundation
After Q1, PayiQ still finds itself firmly on the growth track we established in 2022. Ticket sales through our apps were up by more than 20% in the first quarter compared to last year. The increased sales are coming from all over Finland, not just from our stronghold, the greater Turku region. There’s no reason to think that the growth will not continue.

Sustainable App for Employee Commuting
Transport benefits for large corporations are a bright idea. They generate sustainability, ease the flow of a workday, and lessen traffic congestion. However, offering these benefits has also proven to have negative aspects. Benefit misuse due to the amount being stored on the transport card is not uncommon, and the act of card top-up requires extra time and effort from staff members.

Out of the Storm and into the Next Phase
While I am extremely proud of what our team accomplished in 2022, I would not want to revisit it, ever. At the year’s start we already faced serious challenges since the global pandemic had cut deeply into our core business of mobile ticketing, squeezing our cash flow and freezing our expansion plans.

Encouraging and Gamifying Emission Reduction – This is CITY Acc
These days every new smartphone application is fighting for the user’s attention, but users are getting tired and overwhelmed with the continuous need for more and more single purpose apps. The more customer demand one app can cover, the better value the user receives.

There is a need for a greener future
Pollution. Traffic jams. Not enough parking.
The current need for better public transport systems and a greener future are clear. As of now, mass transit creates 25% of CO2 emissions in Europe, but the industry is facing a change as Europe aims to become the first climate neutral continent.

Towards a Brighter Future: Q4/21 Brought in Plenty of New Business
The shift to mobile may be old news in some industries, but in others, like mobility, it still powers significant change. That’s at least our explanation for our growing numbers. For example, at the beginning of 2022, we saw the best daily sales in the history of PayiQ.
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