Qld to replace Go card with smartphone, bank card tokens

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[1] Queensland has overhauled the state’s ticketing system that will get rid of the Go cards and pay for public transport fares with a contactless token in their smartphone or bank cards.

[2] With the move, contactless tokens already available in traveller’s smartphones and bank debit and credit cards would be linked back to a single Transport account.

[3] The electronic Go card, developed by the Cubic Transportation Systems, uses contactless technology to tap on and off at the start and end of a journey on the TransLink public transport network.

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[Source] Australian Information Technology News – Qld to replace Go card with smartphone, bank card tokens