Link cards to a virtual account
Travellers add their payment card(s) to their account using the O-CITY app.
Track & Plan
Value-added services help travellers monitor their journey history and plan routes or activities in advance.
Tap & Go
Travellers use the contactless options to move across the city using the payment method of their choice (mobile, QR code, smartwatch).
Dr Newraj Burton, Business Development Manager Africa, BPC participated in the interview on The PayTech Show with host Ali Paterson and dicussed how fintech is helping busses to keep moving during the pandemic taking the Kenya Nairobi example of O-CITY.
Open loop payments, data analysis and AI will transform public transport into sustainable transport
Nearly 10 years ago, the world’s biggest multilateral development banks pledged over 175 billion dollars to fund sustainable transportation systems over the next 10 years. Ten years later, today, ‘sustainable’ stands for much more than a cleaner and safer transport system targeting congestion, reduction of exhaust fumes and cutting down on the economic loss of hours lost in transport.
Deciding whether to pay with cash or card is becoming an increasingly common question when paying for parking spaces, public transport rides, museum access or medium-value store purchases. A seemingly simple question which in reality hides more more from the subconscious trust towards paying digitally to the underworld of technology. However, consumers do not always have the choice of payment method since the capability to pay using cash or card is usually determined by the operator providing the services.
