OSPT Alliance Events & Industry Events

OSPT Alliance workshop: ‘CIPURSE™ in Action: Flexibility and Multi-Application’, 17 April, São Paulo, Brazil

On 17 April, OSPT Alliance held its workshop, ‘CIPURSE™ in Action: Flexibility and Multi-Application’, in São Paulo, Brazil. The event was sponsored by Full Member, Linxens and was attended by 65 attendees from 41 companies across the transport ecosystem, including public transport authorities, government officials, card manufacturers, payment service providers and system integrators.

The workshop began with an introduction to OSPT Alliance and the role of the CIPURSE open standard, which offers an advanced foundation for developing highly secure, interoperable and flexible mobility solutions across multiple use cases.

With CIPURSE deployments gaining momentum across Brazil and Latin America, presentations focused on developments in this region. These included talks given by the President of URBS (Curitiba PTO) and the President of ARTESP (São Paulo State Toll Regulator) on the implementation of CIPURSE in future projects in Brazil.

OSPT Alliance members, HID Global, Cardtek Digital Payment Solutions, IDEMIA and Planeta Informática also gave presentations focusing on their latest CIPURSE success stories. The workshop closed with a lively discussion panel.

Laurent Cremer, Business Development Director at OSPT Alliance commented, “The event was a huge success, with the room filled to capacity. It is clear that there is much interest in developing CIPURSE as an integral part of the Brazilian ecosystem. We look forward to expanding OSPT Alliance’s reach in Brazil and the Latin America region and, based on the positive reaction and participation from our members, we hope to plan many more such events in the future.”

If you want to find out more about upcoming workshops hosted by OSPT Alliance, please email Mike Strock at [email protected] 

OSPT Alliance’s San Francisco workshop brought together industry-leading experts to discuss the benefits and use cases for CIPURSE, the importance of open, non-proprietary standards and how the future of smart ticketing will look.

On 18 May, OSPT Alliance hosted an exclusive workshop in Chicago entitled ‘Making your fare collection systems future-proof with open, non-proprietary and secure transit solutions’, hosted by OSPT Alliance member, Americaneagle.com. The event offered a unique opportunity to learn more about OSPT Alliance’s non-proprietary open standard and discover the benefits it presents for transit ticketing solutions.

The workshop focused on how the advanced features of CIPURSE™ meet the latest and most innovative needs of the transit ticketing market, with a focus on North America.

The event attracted nearly 30 industry professionals from across the globe, including the US, Canada, Mexico, South America, Latin America and Europe. The participants were from a wide-range of transit roles - including transit operators, agencies, system integrators, card manufacturers, transit associations, chip manufacturers, service providers and reader manufacturers - who came together to network and share experiences and discuss key topics and technologies impacting the North American transit ticketing market.

The day began with an introduction by host, Americaneagle.com, followed by keynote presentations highlighting trends in US transit market, delivered by representatives of APTA and Pace Suburban Bus. OSPT Alliance’s President, Yannick Le Goff, then discussed ‘The importance of open, non-proprietary standards for public transport and beyond’. Delegates heard from 11 key industry player representatives including ALinc Consulting, Americaneagle.com, Brush Industries, Infineon Technologies, OSPT Alliance and Rambus, who highlighted various trends, technologies and opportunities within the transit industry, such as EMV, HCE and account-based ticketing solutions, developing next-gen CIPURSE transit readers, CIPURSE in the US and the future of transport ticketing.

Attendees were given the opportunity to participate in a lively panel discussion, moderated by Infineon Technologies. The session, which explored the future of open standards and emerging technologies, featured representatives from Americaneagle.com, Arjo Systems, Brush Industries, Infineon Technologies, OSPT Alliance and Rambus.

The day concluded with a river cruise along the Chicago skyline, providing delegates with an opportunity to network with fellow industry stakeholders and to reflect on key takeaways from the workshop.

This successful industry gathering would not have been possible without the support of OSPT Alliance members and our sponsors Arjo Systems, Infineon Technologies and Rambus, as well as host, Americaneagle.com. Thank you!

The event was a great success. It was a good opportunity for OSPT Alliance to gain insight on the key topics impacting the North American transit market. With all the feedback from the workshop, the organization plans to setup dedicated CIPURSE roadshows at transport operators and agencies sites in order to ensure that their systems will meet the future requirements in the best manner.

If you are interested in hosting an OSPT Alliance workshop in your own region or country, please contact Mike Strock of OSPT Alliance, at [email protected].