A mobile phone is now enough to take the bus in Kayseri.
N Kolay Kayseri Transportation mobile application, implemented in partnership with Kayseri General Directorate of Transportation and Aktif Bank subsidiary E-Kent, introduces innovations in urban transportation in Kayseri. Thanks to the application, which can be loaded with a virtual card product, the residents of Kayseri can board the bus and tram via their mobile phone. The application also gives instant access to all information about public transport.
N Kolay Kayseri Transportation mobile application, supported by Aktif Bank and implemented with the collaboration of Kayseri General Directorate of Transportation and E-Kent, to facilitate the daily life of the people of Kayseri and those who visit Kayseri, opens a new page in Kayseri city transport . In the mobile application, which stands out for its ease of use, the balance can be loaded to Kart38 with a free virtual prepaid card defined for the person after the membership. The application that gives access to a lot of information on the map; The stops in Kayseri are notable for their urban transportation features, such as how long it takes transportation vehicles to reach the station. With their NFC-enabled Android device, even if they do not have a physical Card38, they can take the tram and bus by reading their mobile phone with the Android operating system, and they can also shop with the same virtual card. The application, which can be used in English and Turkish with a single click, can be downloaded from the mobile device markets with versions prepared for Android and IOS platforms.
Aktif Bank General Manager Ayşegül Adaca said they operate as a comprehensive financial technology ecosystem with their subsidiaries: “We have brought together the experiences of our subsidiary E-Kent, which produces smart city solutions, and our digital bank N Kolay in payment systems and transport axes. , and introduced N Kolay Kayseri Mobile Transportation.N Kolay Kayseri Transportation Mobile Application is designed, just like the name of the application, to bring convenience to the transportation and other expenses and payments of the people of Kayseri, completely through mobile payment.I congratulate Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality, the main idea behind this project, for her perspective and innovative vision of the digitized payment world, and I would like to thank our solution partner MasterCard.As Aktif Bank and E-Kent, we will continue to develop our solutions that enhance urban transport and our city-specific digital transformation projects will ease. Our goal is to continuously increase the number of technological applications in the cities where we operate public transport in Turkey, make technology and innovation accessible to everyone and make people say ‘transport is N Kolay’.
E-Kent General Manager Atıl Aykar said: “When we look at the applications in the world today, we see that applications that facilitate the daily lives of city dwellers and local and foreign visitors are used in many prominent metropolises such as London and Amsterdam. Underlining this, I can easily say that Kayseri’s transportation solutions are at a level that can at least compete with these metropolises. We are happy to bring smart transportation solutions to Kayseri,” he said.
Hakan Tatlıcı, Vice President of Business Development at Mastercard, said: “We provide the payment infrastructure for public transport in more than 300 centers around the world, including metropolitan cities such as London, Chicago, Sydney and Barcelona. We have implemented the technology that makes it possible to load balances on city cards and use contactless cards in public transport in 44 cities in Turkey Today, in collaboration with the Municipality of Kayseri, E-Kent and Aktif Bank, we have developed the contactless Mastercard solution that is The world’s leading smart cities is used, integrated into the public transportation system in Kayseri.We are very happy to realize this project together with our business partners.Now our residents of Kayseri and local and foreign tourists who visit Kayseri can quickly, easily and safely use public transport with their contactless devices and cards in their pocket, without hearing the ‘insufficient balance’ warning and.
Mayor of Kayseri Municipality, Dr. Memduh Büyükkılıç said: “In order to facilitate public transportation in Kayseri, we have implemented technological developments in collaboration with E-Kent, subsidiary of Aktif Bank, and presented them to Kayseri’s use and appreciation from today. With these developments, we can say that all alternative payment methods are available for use in Kayseri’s public transport. Our goal is to make Kayseri faster, more comfortable and easier to transport by taking advantage of technological developments.”
Mehmet Canbulut, General Manager of Kayseri Transportation Inc., said: “From today on, a new era will begin in Kayseri’s public transportation. This development work with E-Kent in Kayseri is a first in Turkey as a business model. For this reason, I would like to say that we are happy too. In a short period of nine months, we have teamed up with E-Kent to deploy online card filling service, online address delivery personal card application system, N Kolay Kayseri Transportation Mobile application, NFC payment and contactless credit/debit card payment system.”
What can be done with N Kolay Kayseri Transportation mobile application?
- From the “Maps” menu, lines and stops can be viewed and “Where is my bus” controlled.
- “Favorites” (lines, stops) can be saved.
- An alarm can be set to inform the user before the buses arrive at the selected stops.
- Map fill points can be displayed.
In addition, with a free virtual card defined for registered users,
- They can upgrade their Kart38s.
- From the “My cards” menu you can view the balance and transactions in Kart38.
- You can view special offers for your virtual cards.
- N Kolay world can take advantage of its privileges.
- With NFC-enabled Android devices, even if there is no physical Card38, they can take the bus and tram with their mobile phone. You can shop with your mobile phone at points where contactless POS devices are located.
Source: (BHA) – Beyaz News Agency