TaiwanMoney Card

TaiwanMoney Card was a contactless Smart card in use in seven cities centred on the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung.^[1] It was a combined credit card, electronic purse and public transport payment card, being the first such card when it was rolled out by its providers (MasterCard, Cathay United Bank and Acer e-Service) in June 2006.

TaiwanMoney smartcard ticket checker

History

The Kaohsiung City transit authority selected a consortium led by Acer to run the program in 2003, testing began in 2005 before roll out in 2006.

Technology

The technology used was based on the Mondex system.

Network

The TaiwanMoney smartcard can be used for small purchases from local convenience stores.

The TaiwanMoney card was widely accepted including the following:

• Kaohsiung Bus Management Service
• Kaohsiung City shipping company
• South East Bus Company (Operating 7 routes under contract to Kaohsiung City Buses)
• Kaohsiung Bus (including Tainan City Buses)
• Kuo-Kuang Motor Transport Company Ltd (Southern Highway Passenger Line)

See also

• List of smart cards
• Octopus card
• OnePulse