Ticket to Ride

We still call the supercomputers in our pockets phones, although that is not how we use them much. Modern ticketing is a little bit like that. We can call it ticketing, but it is growing into something entirely different than a receipt for a single travel fare.

In smart mobility we are seeing a trend that is challenging this and that may be a game changer. It is pay-as-you-go, but with a twist in the end.

A public procurement that’s put together without proper knowledge can turn out to be a messy, time consuming, expensive and discouraging affair for everyone involved. Here are a few observations we at PayiQ have made over the years regarding successful public procurements in smart mobility…

Account-based ticketing is a trending buzzword in our business but it is also a profound change in how transport is operated, understood and developed.

When I book a meeting saying I’m from a smart ticketing company, people are glad to see me, but when we sit down, the first question I often get is: “We’ve already got our own mobility app. Why are we having this meeting?”