Oyster-Barclaycard Trials
Friday 4th May, 2007 10:38 Comments: 0
Transport for London (TfL) and TranSys have said they have successfully completed the first technical trials of the combined Oyster and Barclaycard.
Since December, 60 Barclaycard employees have taken part in a technical trial to test the card's functionality and reliability. A contactless terminal was installed in the coffee shop at Barclaycard's head office in Northampton, and the cards have been used on the TfL network more than 2,500 times to make journeys or add Oyster products to the card.
So the terminal is installed in Northampton, and then the employees involved in the trial have to travel to London in order to test it with the TfL network?
Cards are now being issued to a larger number of employees, including those based at Barclay's head office in Canary Wharf, to test the technology under greater volumes. Two contactless terminals have been installed in coffee shops at Barclays in Canary Wharf.
Wouldn't it have made more sense to install the terminal in Canary Wharf for the initial trial?
Since December, 60 Barclaycard employees have taken part in a technical trial to test the card's functionality and reliability. A contactless terminal was installed in the coffee shop at Barclaycard's head office in Northampton, and the cards have been used on the TfL network more than 2,500 times to make journeys or add Oyster products to the card.
So the terminal is installed in Northampton, and then the employees involved in the trial have to travel to London in order to test it with the TfL network?
Cards are now being issued to a larger number of employees, including those based at Barclay's head office in Canary Wharf, to test the technology under greater volumes. Two contactless terminals have been installed in coffee shops at Barclays in Canary Wharf.
Wouldn't it have made more sense to install the terminal in Canary Wharf for the initial trial?