Transportation Payment Solutions
Paygasus delivers account-based transit payment solutions for rail, bus, ferry, and airport systems. The platform supports open and closed-loop fares across contactless cards, mobile devices, and transit media while reducing fare leakage and fraud. PCI-aligned unattended hardware, cloud software, and always-on connectivity keep validators, ticket vending machines (TVMs), and gates operational across diverse network conditions. AFC-ready services and a single secured connection simplify certification and deployment across new and existing fleets.
Paygasus Transit Payment Capabilities
Paygasus provides a unified account-based payment layer that connects validators, TVMs, and fare gates through a single transaction and identity framework. Open and closed-loop acceptance, real-time authorization, and centralized account management enable consistent fare enforcement and revenue protection across all entry points.
Back-Office & Cloud Integration
PCI DSS aligned APIs and webhooks connect validators, TVMs, and gates to back-office systems for authorization, hotlists, settlement, and reporting. A single API onboarding model and streamlined certification reduce integration effort, while remote updates and configuration changes deploy without interrupting live operations.
Loyalty, Passes & Fare Policies
Agencies can configure passes, fare capping, and concession programs such as student, senior, and low-income eligibility using defined specifications and implementation guides. MCC routing and product-level controls allow new fare products and policies to be introduced without modifying field devices or disrupting service.
Open and Closed-Loop Payments
Paygasus supports contactless EMV cards, mobile wallets, transit cards, QR codes, and RFID through account-based ticketing (ABT). The platform enables Tap on Phone for on-board or temporary sales environments and supports fast, low-latency entry and exit across validators, TVMs, and fare gates to maintain passenger throughput.
Streamline Fare Collection & Rider Experience
Always-on acceptance across vendor-agnostic validators, TVMs, and gates ensures consistent rider access regardless of equipment manufacturer. Rugged, outdoor-rated devices with remote configuration and estate management support high availability in variable environments, with multi-path failover and optional satellite continuity maintaining service during network disruption.
Rugged Terminals for Outdoor Validation
Platforms, bus doors, and curbside stops put acceptance hardware in rain, heat, freezing temperatures, and reach of vandalism. Paygasus deploys two terminal families built for that duty, installs them on validators, fare gates, TVMs, and on-board fareboxes, and manages them remotely after install.
Payter Apollo
Unattended contactless and EMV terminal from Payter, distributed exclusively in North America by Paygasus since April 2019. Fitted to validators, fare gates, and ticket vending machines.
- ✓Contactless EMV, NFC wallets, and transit cards at the tap
- ✓Sealed outdoor housing rated for continuous 24/7 duty
- ✓Store-and-forward at the edge when the line drops
- ✓Remote key loading and firmware updates from the back office
ID TECH NEO 3
Compact unattended reader from ID TECH for on-board validators, fareboxes, and kiosks where mounting space is tight.
- ✓EMV contact, contactless, and magstripe in one unit
- ✓P2PE-compatible tokenization on every read
- ✓Vandal-resistant bezel for door-side and pole mounts
- ✓Rides on Paygasus Connect bonded multi-carrier connectivity
Both families ship as part of a managed stack: hardware, connectivity, settlement, and 24/7 operating accountability under one contract.
Mobile Ticketing for Public Transportation
Mobile ticketing replaces paper tickets with secure iOS and Android applications supporting instant purchase, reload, and in-app validation. Conductors and attendants can inspect tickets using device-based validation, while on-board sales remain supported in environments with variable connectivity. Store-and-forward processing maintains transaction integrity during intermittent connections, with centralized monitoring ensuring operational reliability.
Passenger Flow & Fare Collection Intelligence
The Paygasus transit analytics platform combines automatic passenger counting with taps-to-trips reconciliation to protect revenue and identify fare evasion. PTOs and PTAs gain insight into load factors, dwell times, and stop-level demand to guide service and capital planning. Open interfaces link counting systems, validators, and back-office platforms so ridership data aligns with fare revenue and audits complete more efficiently.
Revenue Growth and Traffic Performance
Real-time reporting links revenue and passenger movement across stations, routes, and operators in a unified operational view. Performance metrics include settlement and reconciliation status, fare product utilization, concession usage, and route-level profitability. Operational KPIs such as validator uptime, offline event rates, retry success, and mean time to repair support budgeting, service planning, and fraud detection with consistent, shared data.
Reliable Operations at Scale
Paygasus transportation payment solutions support high-volume operations with tap-fast entry and self-service reloads on existing fare gates and TVMs. Agencies retain full control over fare rules, entitlements, and concessions while integrating through established validator and gate interfaces. Simplified certification processes reduce deployment timelines as systems scale across fleets and jurisdictions.
Rollout in Four Steps
Agencies move from signed contract to riders tapping on a set path. Each step has an owner, a checkpoint, and a handoff to the next.
Integrate Gateway
Paygasus connects existing validators, ticket vending machines, and fare gates to its orchestration layer through PCI DSS aligned APIs and webhooks. Devices stay in place.
- Validator and gate interfaces
- Hotlist and settlement feeds
- Single API onboarding
Set Fares
The agency defines pricing rules, transfer windows, fare caps, and concession programs in the back office. Field devices need no reconfiguration when a fare product changes.
- Fare capping and transfers
- Student, senior, low-income
- Product-level controls
Test Mobile
Contactless and mobile acceptance runs on a pilot set of stations or vehicles with staff and beta riders, and settlement is verified end to end before anything goes public.
- Pilot stations or routes
- Staff and beta riders
- Settlement verified
Launch
Rollout proceeds by route, station, or service area with real-time monitoring from the Paygasus operations team. Single-route pilots commonly run four to eight weeks.
- Route, station, or area
- Real-time monitoring
- 24/7 operating support
Traditional Fare Collection vs. Paygasus
A side-by-side view for agencies weighing a move from cash, paper, and single-vendor closed-loop media.
| Area | Paygasus | Traditional Fare Collection |
|---|---|---|
| Fare Media | Contactless EMV, Apple Pay, Google Pay, transit cards, QR, RFID | Cash, paper tickets, proprietary cards |
| Boarding Speed | Tap-fast entry with real-time authorization | Driver-handled fares and dwell at the door |
| Connectivity | Bonded multi-carrier failover plus store-and-forward at the edge | Single line; taps queue or fail when it drops |
| Fare Policy Changes | Capping, transfers, and concessions set in the back office | Manual reprogramming of field devices |
| Revenue Reconciliation | Taps-to-trips reconciliation to the agency ledger of record | Limited visibility into taps, trips, and leakage |
| Accountability | One platform, one ledger, one contract with 24/7 support | Separate vendors for hardware, processing, and network |
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