Proposals for Using the NFC Technology in Regional Passenger Transport in the Slovak Republic

NFC (Near Field Communication) devices are used in contactless payment systems, similar to those used in credit cards and electronic ticket smart cards, and they allow a mobile payment to replace or supplement these systems. The trend of increasing the quality of transport services also includes the use of progressive information technologies. The article focuses on the use of NFC technology in regional passenger transport. In the first proposal, the implementation of NFC technology in the form of an electronic wallet in a regional contactless chip card is being considered. In the second proposal we deal with the implementation of NFC technology in regional passenger transport using mobile phones with an active NFC chip. The proposals use Check-In/Check-Out validation, where validators are placed in vehicles. In both proposals it would be possible to create a link to EMV (Europay/MasterCard/VISA) technology, and thus to provide a linking of a contactless smart card, possibly a mobile phone to the passenger’s personal account

Empirical Research in Railway Transport Passengers’ Interest in the Utilisation of Progressive Methods of Passenger Handling

New technologies utilised abroad offer passengers a wide variety of options that can be adapted to passengers’ needs. The application of progressive ways of passenger handling requires the provision of integrated transport systems. Thanks to innovative technologies carriers can extend their offering of transport services with brand new services enabled with these technologies. The article presents the results of empirical research in railway transport passengers’ interest in the utilisation of progressive methods of passenger handling in the Slovak Republic

Empirical Research in Railway Transport Passengers’ Interest in the Utilisation of Progressive Methods of Passenger Handling

New technologies utilised abroad offer passengers a wide variety of options that can be adapted to passengers’ needs. The application of progressive ways of passenger handling requires the provision of integrated transport systems. Thanks to innovative technologies carriers can extend their offering of transport services with brand new services enabled with these technologies. The article presents the results of empirical research in railway transport passengers’ interest in the utilisation of progressive methods of passenger handling in the Slovak Republic

NFC Technology in Public Transport

This article discusses the possibility of the application of the NFC technology as a system of selling tickets in public transport. The NFC (Near Field Communication) technology is a wireless and contactless technology of transmission of radio data over short distances (max. 5 cm)

Multi-criterial evaluation of electronic payment system variants and evaluation of results of an empirical research focused on an electronic payment system

While choosing an electronic payment system intended for an immediate communication of a user (passenger) with an electronic terminal of a service provider (carrier), it is necessary to respect system parameters of presented technologies (NFC, EMV, and ABT). The methodology of choosing an electronic payment system within public transport may be divided into three steps as follows: • outlining criteria for variants evaluation, • multi-criterial evaluation of variants, and • evaluation of empirical research results. The presented article introduces more results of the research within VEGA project solving. Specifically, the article presents results of the multi-criterial expert decisionmaking problem using the WSA (Weighted Sum Approach) method and the TOPSIS (Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution) method. At the end of the article, there are presented results of empirical research studies focused on an electronic payment system used in public passenger transport. The empirical research studies were realized in the Slovak Republic in 2014, 2016, and 2018

The Impact of International Intrepreneurship on the Development of Transport

The article deals with the perspectives for the development of international entrepreneurship and the development of transport. Perspectives were determined based on research and the results of this research are presented in the article

Application of NFC Technology in Railway Passenger Transport by Introducing New Products

Near Field Communication (NFC) is a new trend in the world of information technology, which has a profound impact on all spheres of life. This technology is currently being applied in public transport services, which is confirmed by a number of passenger handling methods that use NFC throughout Europe. NFC technology offers convenience and mobility to users of public passenger transport. With NFC carriers may expand their portfolio of NFC supported services. This paper presents possible application of the NFC technology in railway passenger transport by introducing new products, and the possibility to expand the business portfolio of railway operators