Bytemark has won a contract to develop a new mobile ticketing and payment system and smartphone app for the FutureRailway programme in the UK.
Leveraging the Bluetooth LE wireless technology resident on modern smartphones, the new FutureRailway smartphone app will enable transport operators and commuters to conveniently purchase and activate rail tickets.
Bytemark CEO Micah Bergdale said: "The FutureRailway initiative and its rail industry partners have come together to create a very progressive and strategic vision for their industry, and Bytemark is honored to be a part of the team that will help make that vision a reality."
"We continue to be selected as the mobile ticketing and mobile payments vendor of choice across the mass transit ecosystem, and we are pleased to be awarded this important contract with FutureRailway."
Users will also be able to authenticate their rail fare by simply moving through fare-gates integrated with new wireless readers.
However, users do not even need to remove their smartphone from their pocket or briefcase, providing their phone’s Bluetooth remains active.
The new app will also offer a range other features such as enabling access to rail schedules; a rail system map; arrival times; GPS-based location services among several others.
