System integrators
Payment partner for transit system integrators
In a tender for digital fare payments, we join the system integrator as the payment partner. Open loop and account based ticketing run on the Switchio platform, next to your validators and back office.
Our part of the tender
You deliver the system, we deliver the payments.
Operators buy fare payments as part of a larger ticketing tender. The payment part arrives certified and already connected.
- Transit Payment Service ProviderWe provide the payment technology behind tap and ride: EMV acceptance on the validator, fare aggregation and the connection to the acquirer.
- Certified for transitThe platform is PCI DSS certified and compliant with Visa MTT and Mastercard PAYG, the scheme rules for transit payments.
- Your validators, our payment partValidators come from transport suppliers. The payment part on them is certified by us.
- Open loop next to existing cardsBank cards and wallets at the validator, the best fare worked out after the trip, and Mifare or Desfire transport cards keep working.
Delivered with integrators
From Darmstadt to Chile.
Projects where Switchio runs the payments next to the integrator's ticketing system.
- Darmstadt and Frankfurt AirportGermanyID-based ticketing pilot on the AirLiner service, our first joint project with IVU Traffic Technologies.
- SchweinfurtGermanykrauth kt 0345 validators with an integrated EMV reader.
- LjubljanaSloveniaContactless fares for LPP, delivered with Margento and Enghouse.
- Ventura CountyUnited StatesFirst contactless open loop fares in the county, with Enghouse.
- Alameda to San FernandoChileOpen loop EMV on EFE trains since April 2024, with SONDA and BancoEstado.
Together with Switchio, we’re literally introducing a whole new country to the beauty of open-loop ticketing.
Integration points
Where your system meets ours.
The validator reads the card and the switch handles the acquirer, so your side stays the same whatever the operator.
- Validators and readersWe certify the payment part on validators from transport suppliers and write payment applications for terminals in particular projects.
- Back office and fare systemCloud APIs for server to server integration with your back office, with reports delivered over SFTP.
- Fleet controlThe TMS API gives your system the status and configuration of every device, and updates go out remotely.
- Transit ready acquirersThe switch already connects to acquirers that support Visa MTT and Mastercard PAYG in Europe and the Americas.
From test to live
Three environments, one path.
Integration
You build and test against the integration environment, where new features are developed first.
Acceptance
The integration is certified and its functions validated before anything reaches a passenger.
Production
Go live with phased rollouts, so the first vehicles prove the setup before the rest follow.
References
Projects with our integration partners.
Ventura County’s first open-loop fare system
A new era of public transit has begun in California with the launch of Ventura County’s first fully contactless open-loop fare payment system, made possible through the successful cooperation between Switchio and Enghouse Transportation.
Public transport for the next generation
Switchio is helping to transform public transport in Slovenia through open-loop contactless ticketing. This innovation brings seamless, card-based payments to more cities. As a result, it is attracting a new generation of riders.
Switchio powers very first cEMV ticketing system in Chile
In yet another successful LatAm project, Switchio have teamed up with Mastercard, Visa, and integration specialists SONDA to introduce contactless open-loop ticketing to the EFE public transit network in Valparaiso, Chile.
Schweinfurt goes IDBT
Following the successful implementation of ID-based ticketing projects in Freyung-Grafenau and Regensburg, Switchio is excited to announce the launch of a new project in Schweinfurt.
FAQ
Integration, answered.
What integrators ask before the first tender.
How do we work together in a tender?
The system integrator delivers the ticketing system and the validators, and we deliver the payment part as the Transit Payment Service Provider.
Which validators can we use?
Validators from transport suppliers. We certify the payment part on them, so the devices you already work with can take bank cards and wallets.
Does one integration cover all acquirers?
Yes. Your system talks to the switch, and the switch routes each transaction to the right acquirer or processor, so adding an acquirer is configuration on the platform.
Where do we start?
With the operator, the validators and the acquirers in scope. Every project goes through the same three environments, integration, acceptance and production.
Talk to Us
Connect with our mobility team.
Share your current setup with us, and we’ll map out how it looks on one streamlined platform.
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