The O-CITY Blog

Fueled by surging urban populations, the need for convenient, accessible and quick commuting over the city has become in focus. Enter intermodality—the seamless...

For decades, parking issues have been a frustrating experience. Traditional systems relied on outdated methods -cash payments, malfunctioning kiosks, long queues, and...

Cities continue to evolveunder rapid technological advancements and changing commuter demand, inevitably pushingmunicipalities and transport operators towards the search

In our previous blog, “Five Reasons for Transport Operators to Introduce Mobile Ticketing”, we explored a range of benefits that mobile ticketing offers public transport...

With increased variety of public transportation modes, more complex routes and distances, the future of transportation is leaning towards multimodality. This shift is...

Closed-loop card-based ticketing systems often result in long queues, frustrated commuters, and significant operational costs for transport operators, who need to issue...

Finding a parking spot in a densely populated city can be quite stressful. Driving around, watching for parking enforcement officers, and racing against the clock while...

Municipalities and banks strive to extend financial services to underserved populations, the digitalisation of public transportation and the introduction of prepaid...

In the ever-evolving landscape of public transportation, the methods of handling payments have undergone a significant transformation. Transit agencies, responsible for...

As the world becomes increasingly digital, the demand for more efficient and streamlined systems continues to grow. As cities and transportation providers aim to...

The presence of robust rail infrastructure is of paramount importance for fostering economic growth and connectivity in various regions. Efficient transportation...

PT Teknologi Karya Digital Nusa Tbk (PT TKDN) collaborates with O-CITY, the automated fare collection provider by BPC, to develop the first Fleet Management System with...

The adoption of contactless payments in public transport has been growing rapidly in recent years, driven by increased consumer demand for convenient and efficient...

Smartphone payments are no longer something new. Payments with wearables become a trending topic as well. The global mobile ticketing market size is projected to reach...

A digital shift is happening in the mobility sector across cities and their transport systems driven by commuters’ and travellers’ demand and fueled by the need to...

Open-loop payments have become the new norm for the transportation industry. Cash, which is expensive to handle, hard to process and slower in transaction than digital...

Rail is one of the most cost and time-effective ways of moving people around urban areas, between cities or across countries. It has evolved from steam-powered engines...

This year has been one of aftershocks and recovery. National economies, cities and transport regions have started to slowly return to pre-covid levels thanks to the...

BPC’s smart city payment division, O-CITY has partnered with DSK Bank and its subsidiary DSK Mobile, both part of OTP Group and local operator CNS, that delivers the new...

Smartphones are now part of everyday life. The number of smartphone users worldwide surpassed six billion last year according to Statista, which expects that figure to...

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...

BPC’s smart city payment division, O-CITY, is partnering with the Philippines’ Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) to pilot the country’s initiative in modernising...

Accessible and time-saving technologies have become part of our daily lives, from plastic cards for payment and mobile phones to NFC wearable devices. Similarly, a...

From Cash to value stored cards: What’s next for mass transport contactless payments?

O-CITY, an innovative automated fare collection platform powered by BPC and adopted by over 120 cities worldwide is exhibiting at the ICT Cairo that took place from...

Up to 10,000 buses to become cashless with O-CITY’s M-Pesa-based ticketing solution.

South Asia has witnessed the proliferation of ‘super apps’ - multi-functional, all-in-one applications that can be used for ordering food or taxis, booking restaurants,...

Social distancing in public transport is among the keys to preventing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and new technologies are playing a vital role in addressing...

The more access people have to new technologies, the greater the likelihood they will move to urban areas - a trend that is receiving much attention across the world....