TaiwanMoney Card

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TaiwanMoney Card was a contactless Smart card in use in seven cities centred on the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung.[1] It is a combined credit card, electronic purse and public transport payment card being the first such card when it was rolled out by its providers (MasterCard, Cathay United Bank and Acer e-Service) in June 2006.

History[edit]

The Kaohsiung City transit authority selected a consortium led by Acer to run the program in 2003, testing began in 2005 before roll out in 2006.

Technology[edit]

The technology used is based on the Mondex system.

Network[edit]

The TaiwanMoney smartcard can be used for small purchases from local convenience stores.

The TaiwanMoney card is widely accepted including the following:

  • Kaohsiung bus Management Service
  • Kaohsiung City shipping company
  • South East Bus Company (Operating 7 routes under contract to Kaohsiung City Buses)
  • Kaohsiung Bus (including Tainan City Buses)
  • Kuo-Kuang Motor Transport Company Ltd (Southern Highway Passenger Line)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "MasterCard, Partners to Power TaiwanMoney Card". Bank Systems & Technology. 2005. Archived from the original on 2006-10-21. Retrieved 2007-10-31.

External links[edit]

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