Access-IS is delighted to celebrate the successful launch of contactless payments across the Stockholm region by SL (Storstockholms Lokaltrafik).

Building on the successful mass deployment of Access-IS ticket readers and validators back in 2019, the latest upgrade to the system sees Access-IS devices in train gates and ticket offices as well as bus mounted validators being upgraded to permit full cEMV contactless payment capability.

Stockholm is leading the way with this deployment of contactless ticketing across a true multi-modal transit network. Barcode and NFC tickets, as well as bank and credit cards by VISA, Mastercard or American Express are all presented to a single, intuitive-to-use, point of presentation.

Ticket reading is fast and dependable with clear visual indications when tickets and cards have been successfully read, meaning passenger throughput is maximised for a great user experience and reduced operational costs.

Common to many Transit Authorities, SL continues to operate its ?Accesskort? proprietary closed loop ticketing scheme in tandem with the new upgrade. However, plans are in place to migrate ?Accesskort? to a new SL transit (EMV technology) closed loop card which will be read/processed on the Access-IS reader making a single point of presentation for all tickets and payments.

All of the Access-IS transit validators and readers are non-proprietary, open architecture units, which free the city to use any software backend system they desire. Source: