Singapore to roll out new public transit e-payment system

By EgovAsia Editors | Jun 15, 2009

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The Land Transport Authority of Singapore is conducting a trial of the next-generation e-payment system for public transit, called Symphony for e-Payment (SeP). Developed in-house by LTA, SeP is built on the Singapore Standard for Contactless ePurse Application (CEPAS), an interoperable micro-payment platform made possible through a joint collaboration by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), LTA and the industry.

With SeP, commuters will require new CEPAS-compliant transit cards. They will be able to use cards issued by any card issuer for transit purposes as long as the card complies with the CEPAS standard and includes the transit application. Initially, CEPAS-compliant cards will be offered by EZ-Link.

"The new transit card can eventually be used for Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) payments in vehicles fitted with the new generation In-vehicle Units (IU), Electronic Parking System (EPS) carparks and a wide variety of other electronic payment options that support the CEPAS standard. And as more card issuers enter the market, commuters will have more choices and increased convenience," said Yam Ah Mee, Chief Executive, Land Transport Authority.