Fare Collection Solutions

Simplify and modernize transit payments with open loop fare collection designed for speed, convenience, and rider expectations. Paygasus enables tap and go acceptance for contactless cards and mobile wallets while helping reduce reliance on proprietary fare media and cash handling.

Power Tap and Go Fares

Paygasus supports automated fare collection with open loop payments, account-based ticketing, and cloud-based fare processing. Riders can tap and ride with contactless bank cards and mobile wallets, while agencies manage fare policies, capping logic, reporting, and device integrations through a vendor-neutral architecture designed for phased modernization with minimal disruption to existing systems.

KEY BENEFITS

Paygasus helps agencies modernize fare collection with centralized control, open payment acceptance, operational flexibility, and better visibility across the fare ecosystem.

  • Reduce cash handling and operational overhead associated with proprietary ticketing.
  • Streamline compliance reporting to improve audit readiness.
  • Scale efficiently from single agencies to multi-operator transit networks.
  • Enhance rider convenience with contactless, open loop payment options.
  • Manage fare rules, best-fare logic, and capping through a centralized back office.
  • Strengthen inspection, validation, and enforcement workflows with clearer reporting and rider transaction visibility.

Automated Fare Collection Key Features

Flexible Payment Options

Flexible Payment Options

EMV Contactless

Accept contactless EMV cards, mobile wallets, and wearables for faster, more convenient fare payments.

Regulatory Compliance Reporting

Regulatory & Compliance Reporting

Automated Reporting

Strengthen network visibility with automated reporting for compliance, passenger counts, fare inspection activity, and revenue protection.

Driver & Passenger Interfaces

Passenger-Focused Interfaces

Real-Time Display

Provide a passenger-facing interface for ticket selection and a driver display for ticket sales and passenger count visibility.

Scalable & Secure Technology

Scalable & Secure Technology

PCI DSS Compliant

Use a cloud-based architecture designed for secure processing, account-based fare management, phased rollout support, and faster system updates.

Passenger-Focused Experience

Passenger-Focused Experience

Mobile App Ready

Offer an optional rider app for trip planning, payment access, account management, and fare visibility across supported transit services.

Paygasus' Fare Collection vs. Traditional Fare Systems

Compare open payments, account-based controls, upgrade flexibility, reporting, and back-office management against legacy fare systems.

Capability Paygasus Fare Collection Traditional Systems
Payment Methods Open loop cards/wallets Proprietary cards/cash
Back Office Account-based cloud On-premise, manual
Integration Vendor-neutral Proprietary hardware
Compliance PCI DSS, SOC 2 Variable
Cost Reduced cash-handling High maintenance
Data Insights Real-time fare and ridership insights Basic reporting

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Revenue-Ready for Fare Collection

Unify open loop acceptance, account-based ticketing, and centralized controls to strengthen revenue protection, reduce fraud exposure, and deliver a smoother passenger experience with real-time monitoring and analytics.

BUSINESS IMPACT

Help agencies reduce operating costs, improve service performance, and increase revenue visibility across fare collection operations.

  • Reduce reliance on proprietary cards and cash-based fare workflows with tap-and-go payments.
  • Use APIs to support custom features and integrate with existing systems.
  • EEnable secure transactions through EMV acceptance and PCI DSS-compliant processing.

Optimize Fare Collection Deployment

Follow these five steps to modernize fare collection with open payments, account-based controls, and phased deployment across transit operations.

1

Assess Needs

Evaluate current fare systems, rider media, inspection workflows, and integration points.

  • Current infrastructure
  • Integration points
  • Agency, rider, and inspection requirements
2

Configure Payments

Set up open payment options, fare rules, capping logic, and account-based policies.

  • Open loop setup
  • Fare rule configuration
  • Wallet integration and capping logic
3

Deploy Hardware

Deploy validators, driver displays, passenger interfaces, and compatible hardware with minimal disruption.

  • Validators & Terminals
  • Driver displays
  • Passenger interfaces
4

Enable Reporting

Enable reporting for compliance, inspection activity, fare exceptions, and revenue visibility.

  • Compliance reports
  • Inspection and evasion tracking
  • Passenger counting
5

Analyze Data

Use transaction, ridership, and fare performance data to optimize operations over time.

  • Route optimization
  • Rider behavior
  • Fare and ridership insights

Advanced Fare Collection Capabilities

Fare Capping

Automatically apply daily and weekly fare caps within an account-based system so riders receive the best available fare without overpaying.

Passenger App

Offer an optional rider app for trip planning, payment access, account management, and fare visibility across supported transit services.

System Workflow

Support end-to-end transaction flows from validators and onboard devices to cloud processing, with real-time synchronization across payment, fare, and back-office systems.

Platform and Device Support

Support cloud-scale processing, EMV acceptance, validator and terminal integration, and broader hardware flexibility across enterprise transit environments.

Frequently Asked Questions

Paygasus' fare collection solution is a cloud-native open loop fare collection system that supports tap and go payments using contactless cards and mobile wallets.

Open loop payments allow riders to pay with standard bank-issued cards or mobile wallets, rather than a proprietary transit card.

An account-based back office manages fare rules and transaction processing in the cloud, rather than relying on stored value on a physical card.

Vendor-neutral integration supports multiple hardware options, enabling upgrades without a full infrastructure replacement.

Yes. Account-based ticketing can support centralized fare rules, best-fare logic, and daily or weekly capping so agencies can manage fares in the back office instead of relying only on stored value at the device.

Many deployments can be phased in over time. Vendor-neutral fare collection architecture can support integration with existing validators, terminals, and back-office environments so agencies can modernize without replacing everything at once.

No. Agencies often need a broader fare media strategy that can include open payments, agency-issued credentials, rider accounts, and other supported payment or validation methods for inclusion and operational flexibility.

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