The Portuguese transit agency is moderinising its payment infrastructure and offering customer-centric payment options to increase public transport ridership.
Lisbon Metro (Metro de Lisboa) in Portugal is introducing contactless bank card payments with transit payments specialist Littlepay.
The operator is modernising its transit payment infrastructure with the aim of increasing the use of public transport in the city.
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A new study about the Algarve reveals that the region should take advantage of the “great potential” it has in terms of digital connectivity with tourists to become a ‘smart destination’.
“There is great potential here in terms of connectivity with tourists. To ensure that, as soon as they arrive at the destination, we can accompany them, know where they are, what their preferences are, and to communicate a personalised tourist offer to provide experiences according to their profile”, said Rui Gidro, 'partner' of Deloitte, the company responsible for the study commissioned by the Algarve Tourism Region, within the scope of the project “Algarve Smart Region”.
Read more: PT: Algarve has “great” potential to be a “smart destination”
The user need to read the QR Code on the screens with a smartphone to explore all the contents (news, events, points of interest, public services, transport) or even take a photo.
Portugal-based smart city solutions company TOMI has launched a new way to interact with the smart city digital displays. The user need to read the QR Code on the screens with a smartphone and can explore all the contents (news, events, points of interest, public services, transport) or even take a photo.
Lisbon’s ‘smart city’ status and European Green Capital Award are drawing in new residents from around the world.
Lisbon has long been a hub for Europe’s tech scene, with its outstanding international connectivity, abundant conference venues and affordability making it the ideal place to host tech sector events. Now, it’s not just for events that the global community of bright young things are flocking to Lisbon – they’re coming to stay.
We need more than ever to focus on a State of the Future and the ESPAP example came to stay.