SEM chooses Conduent to ‘transform public transport network’ ahead of Olympics

Conduent Transportation, a global provider of smart mobility technology solutions and business unit of Conduent announced that Saint-Etienne Metropole SEM , the public transportation authority for the city of Saint-Etienne and its surrounding metropolitan area in east-central France, has selected Conduent for a three-phase transformation of its STAS bus and tram network. SEM serves a population of more than 400,000. ..Saint-Etienne tram, credit: STASIn phase one, Conduent implemented an open payment system that allows passengers, on all of the network’s lines, to pay using validators installed on buses and trams. Payments can be made with contactless EMV debit and credit cards, and NFC-enabled digital wallets such as Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay. More than 300 validators were installed in this first phase, with one on each bus and at least two on each tram, in time for Saint-Etienne to play its role as a host city for the Summer Olympic Games.