Enhancing mobility for millions

Thales D1 platform for Automated Fare Collection Systems

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Financial services
Digital payment solutions

Thales helps transit agencies implement innovative solutions that enhance the traveller experience while reducing operating costs. The Thales D1 platform digitises fare products in all major NFC wallets and apps.

Enhancing mobility for millions

Thales 'one-stop shop' for transport operators

Improved user experiences

The Thales D1 platform enables travellers to purchase tickets in seconds. Transit users benefit from the convenience of digital wallets – managing their fare media effortlessly and receiving real-time information updates.
Solutions for all

D1 is suitable for both account-based and card-based ticketing systems. The platform is compatible with the most popular NFC technologies: EMV, Calypso, MIFARE DESFire and FeliCa. What’s more, it connects with all major wallets, including Apple Wallet, Google Wallet and Samsung Pay.
Operating efficiency

Thales' solution builds on the proven popularity of EMV bank cards now accepted in more than 500 systems. In fact, D1 offers the best of both worlds, bringing the benefits of an EMV white label technology to closed-loop cards. Transit agencies can minimise their costs by leveraging open-loop infrastructure while remaining independent of financial institutions - and free from both regulatory constraints and bank processing fees.
Inclusive ticketing

Many travellers now prefer to pay for journeys with a bank card digitised in a wallet. To ensure inclusivity, Thales D1 provides the same level of convenience for passengers who are unable or unwilling to use a card.
Environmentally responsible

Thales’ solution makes public transport easier and more appealing. D1 also reduces the need for physical cards and uses public clouds to cut energy consumption and hardware requirements.

Everyone benefits from mobile ticketing

Mobile ticketing offers travellers a convenient experience, enabling them to buy tickets anytime without visiting booths or machines. That means no more time wasted waiting in line or searching for change. For transit agencies, digitising ticketing reduces operating costs associated with physical fare products while improving the user experience.

In short, mobile ticketing is a win-win for both commuters and operators.

Thales D1 ensures transit agencies can meet travellers’ growing expectations in the digital age. At the same time, it helps address the twin challenges of reducing operating costs and increasing ridership.

As mobility evolves, transit agencies need to go beyond traditional services. Thales' D1 platform helps them connect with emerging mobility providers, positioning them at the center of new ecosystems. By streamlining services, D1 enables agencies and MaaS providers to reduce costs, speed up development and transform the travel experience - creating the future of travel convenience.

Enhancing traveler experience with Thales mobile ticketing

With Thales, travellers can purchase digital transit cards easily through a wallet or transit agency app and receive them instantly on their phone. Real-time updates keep passengers informed at every stage of their journey. Balances can be topped up just as conveniently, straight from a phone. The result is a seamless and stress-free travel experience, every time.

Thales provides a compact ecosystem where the ticketing back office manages traveller accounts. D1 handles the issuance of both physical and digital EMV fare media. Transactions are processed in real-time, so accounts can be updated while travellers are on the move - applying spending caps as soon as they are reached and managing low balances. White label EMV cards are used exclusively for transit – and remain completely independent of the financial sector.