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By Sarah Clark[2] • • nfcw.com[3]

Diagram showing how Costa Rica's SPETP travel and ticketing system works
STATE-OF-THE-ART: Costa Rica plans to include NFC and QR mobile payments in its new transit ticketing system
Costa Rica has announced plans to implement a national, multimodal transit ticketing infrastructure that includes support for both QR mobile payments and EMV contactless cards and devices.

The new Electronic Payment System for Paid Public Transport of Persons (SPETP) infrastructure “will allow users to access all public transport services through electronic payment, in order to increase the efficiency of fare collection and provide a higher quality service to the population,” Costa Rica’s government says.

“The design of the SPETP is based on the use of state-of-the-art technologies, with the aim of achieving a multimodal, interoperable, efficient and safe system,” it adds.

The system will employ a central collection system that will receive information on all transportation payment transactions, calculate the correct fares and distribute revenues to the relevant service provider.

Advantages are expected to include:

  • Agile and faster access to public transport service.
  • Significant savings by operators in handling cash.
  • Better security conditions without cash on board.
  • Better health conditions for users and drivers.
  • Integration of rates and savings on trips that include more than one service.
  • Better quality of service and mobility planning.
The project roadmap calls for the SPETP system to be gradually

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