Conduent Transportation, a business unit of Conduent Incorporated announced the launch of a contactless open payment system on the Venice transportation network managed by Azienda Veneziana della Mobilità (AVM). The new EMV (Europay, Mastercard and Visa) open payment system allows passengers to pay with contactless credit and debit cards, offering easier access to AVM?s local public transport service in the metropolitan area of Venice, as well as the integrated mobility services in the urban area. The Conduent system also enables travelers to use NFC-enabled devices such as smartphones and smartwatches with digital wallets.

To support AVM?s transportation modernization initiative, Conduent supplied over 2,200 validators, which enable fare payment on Venice?s fleet of 149 vessels (water buses, speedboats, motorboats and ferries), more than 150 wharfs, 540 buses, 20 trams and two people movers. The validators offer a single point of validation not only for credit and debit cards but for all other media, such as Venezia Unica cards and electronic tickets. Approximately 180 million passengers travel on the Venice public transport network every year.

In addition, the system enables AVM to offer best fare pricing for the first time. Best fare pricing ensures that customers are automatically charged the lowest available price for the journeys taken each day. With Venice, Conduent has further expanded its deployment of EMV contactless open payment systems in the Veneto region, after implementing similar systems in Belluno and Verona.

Conduent has also deployed contactless open payment systems in many cities in the Lombardy and Liguria regions.