Athens Transport Operator Seeks to Roll Out Open Loop Throughout Greek Capital by Retrofitting Thousands of Validators

The project uses secure-access modules, or SAMs, to enable validators to accept payments from credit and debit cards and cards in NFC wallets. Visa is believed to be helping to fund or sponsor the project.

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Athens transport operator OASA plans to roll out open-loop payments across its network by the end of 2024, after launching a pilot last month. It’s the latest European capital to support open loop–with a twist: OASA is enabling open loop by retrofitting its 8,000 validators with secure-access modules developed in part by Visa.

Key Data:

• Fact box: OASA Open-Loop Project Profile

Organizations Mentioned:

• OASA (Athens)
• Visa
• TransLink (Vancouver)
• ATM (Barcelona)
• AEMUS (Lima)
• Planeta Informática
• Littlepay
• Comercia Global Payments
• Smarting
• Cybersource
• LG CNS
• Asis

Transport operator OASA is set to make Athens the latest European capital to roll out open-loop payments, joining London, Rome, Madrid, Amsterdam and Stockholm, along with a number of other major cities in Europe–but with a difference.

OASA is not replacing its 8,000 validators to accept credit and debit cards and card credentials in NFC

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Athens Transport Operator Seeks to Roll Out Open Loop Throughout Greek Capital by Retrofitting Thousands of Validators

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