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VeriFone TransitPay for New York MTA

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)has awarded a four-year, US$6.9 million contract to VeriFone Systems for delivery, installation, and warranty and maintenance services for 1,000 TransitPay systems to provide real-time bus information to customers on Staten Island buses.
April 17, 2012 Read time: 1 min
RSSNew York’s 1267 Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)has awarded a four-year, US$6.9 million contract to VeriFone Systems for delivery, installation, and warranty and maintenance services for 1,000 TransitPay systems to provide real-time bus information to customers on Staten Island buses. TransitPay provides real-time bus location details then wirelessly communicates to an MTA-hosted server. Bus route details are shared with riders via SMS text message, website or bus shelter display to alert riders of next bus arrival time.

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