Touch 'n GoTouch 'n Go is used by Malaysian toll expressway and highway operators as the sole electronic payment system (EPS). The credit card sized smartcard made of plastic with Philips' MIFARE microchip technology embedded in it. The Touch 'n Go systems are designed to process up to 800 vehicles per hour to ease the queue congestion at toll plazas. Users can top-up the Touch 'n Go with any amount in locations such as LRT station and toll plazas.
Now, Touch 'n Go can be used in fast food chains like Dunkin Donuts, Baskin Robbin, A&W and Burger King. Touch 'n Go facility was also embedded in Buy N Fly loyalty card rewards program for Malaysia Airlines retail arm, Golden Boutiques Sdn Bhd's which was launched in December 1999. The hybrid cards have multi function on rewards airpoint, MEPS Cash & Touch 'n Go.
Octopus Card
The Octopus card is a rechargeable contactless stored value smart card used to transfer electronic payments in online or offline systems in Hong Kong. The card is launched in September 1997 to collect fares for the territory's mass transit system, the Octopus card system was the first contactless smart card system in the world and has since grown into a widely used payment system for virtually all public transport in Hong Kong.
The Octopus is also used for payment at convenience stores, supermarkets, fast-food restaurants, on-street parking meters, car parks, and other point-of-sale applications such as service stations and vending machines.
Related links:
1. http://www.touchngo.com.my/
2. http://www.octopuscards.com/enindex.jsp
2 comments:
Touch n go card is really very convenient, it helps to reduce jams at the tolls.
July 31, 2009 at 4:08 AMnot only that, when i go shopping, it also easy for me because i don't have to queue to pay the parking ticket.
July 31, 2009 at 9:48 AMPost a Comment