Moscow opts for mobile NFC ticketing

Mobile phone subscribers in Moscow will soon be able to enjoy the benefits of the city’s new mobile ticketing program. Digital security specialist Gemalto is supplying Russian mobile network operators MegaFon and VimpelCom with its UpTeq Multi-Tenant NFC SIM cards, which can be used with NFC smartphones.
January 22, 2016 Read time: 1 min

Mobile phone subscribers in Moscow will soon be able to enjoy the benefits of the city’s new mobile ticketing program. Digital security specialist 3866 Gemalto is supplying Russian mobile network operators MegaFon and VimpelCom with its UpTeq Multi-Tenant NFC SIM cards, which can be used with NFC smartphones.

The 'Troika' transport card app allows travellers to buy tickets and travel on metro trains, trams and buses across the Russian capital with simply a tap of the handset on a contactless reader. The cards can also support functions such as mobile NFC payments and provide a ready-made platform for the introduction of additional contactless services.
 
Moscow's mobile ticketing scheme was launched in September 2015 and this cash-free ticketing method is expected to have high uptake among the seven million daily passengers over the next few years.

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