Touch-Free Travel Introduced to Cannes’ Transport System With Littlepay Integration
With its world-famous film festival just around the corner, Cannes goes contactless as Littlepay integrates with providers of the city’s public transport sector. Littlepay, which provides payments infrastructure for transport and mobility, has launched contactless EMV (cEMV) ticketing on the Palm Bus network in Cannes, France. The Cannes Lérins Agglomération has given its support […]
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