PostFinance Card Ticket
In Hong Kong they use an RFID card called Octopus Card to pay for public transportation, fast food, at 24h shops, parking meters, vending machines, and so on. Just hold your wallet near the reader, and wait a split second for the beep. By scanning your card once you get on a bus or train, and again when you get off, the correct fare is calculated and deducted. A contactless smart card is so much more convenient than handling cash or PIN codes, it makes me wonder why the technology hasn't made it to Switzerland yet.
PostFinance now offers the Card Ticket, which allows you to store tickets for concerts and ski resorts on your debit card. I had to try this, so I ordered one, plus an additional guest card, and then stored our Queens of the Stone Age tickets on them.
At the entrance, the guy pulled out his massive, portable card reader, held the card up to it for half a minute, and was a bit surprised that it actually worked. He told us that we were the only ones with Card Tickets that night, and that they still had some problems with the system. I don't really see much benefit right now, compared to simply printing the ticket bought online. As long as the card cannot be used to buy everyday things, I doubt it will take off.
Some other projects to keep an eye on:
PostFinance now offers the Card Ticket, which allows you to store tickets for concerts and ski resorts on your debit card. I had to try this, so I ordered one, plus an additional guest card, and then stored our Queens of the Stone Age tickets on them.
At the entrance, the guy pulled out his massive, portable card reader, held the card up to it for half a minute, and was a bit surprised that it actually worked. He told us that we were the only ones with Card Tickets that night, and that they still had some problems with the system. I don't really see much benefit right now, compared to simply printing the ticket bought online. As long as the card cannot be used to buy everyday things, I doubt it will take off.
Some other projects to keep an eye on:
Visa payWave by Cornèrcard and Telekurs Multipay. Now available.
Miss Switzerland payed at McDonald's using MasterCard PayPass, issued by Aduno, with technology by OTI, Hypercom, and Commtrain.
University of Lausanne, EPFL uses Polyright cards. And what about the ETH Card?
University HTW Chur uses cards by LEGIC.
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