Conduent Transportation Selected to Transform Public Transport Network in Saint-Étienne Métropole, France
July 18 2024 - 8:43AM
Business Wire
Three-phased project begins with implementation
of contactless open payment system in advance of the 2024 Olympic
Summer Games
Conduent Transportation, a global provider of smart mobility
technology solutions and business unit of Conduent Incorporated
(Nasdaq: CNDT), today announced that Saint-Étienne Métropole (SEM),
the public transportation authority for the city of Saint-Étienne
and its surrounding metropolitan area in east-central France, has
selected Conduent for a three-phase transformation of its STAS bus
and tram network. SEM serves a population of more than 400,000.
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Saint-Étienne tram, credit: STAS
In phase one, Conduent implemented an open payment system that
allows passengers, on all of the network’s lines, to pay using
validators installed on buses and trams. Payments can be made with
contactless EMV (Europay, Mastercard and Visa) debit and credit
cards, and NFC-enabled digital wallets such as Apple Pay, Google
Pay and Samsung Pay. More than 300 validators were installed in
this first phase, with one on each bus and at least two on each
tram, in time for Saint-Étienne to play its role as a host city for
the Summer Olympic Games.
In phase two, during 2025, Conduent will complete the
implementation of its ATLAS® Ops back-office system as well as
associated equipment, thus renewing the network’s entire ticketing
system. This phase will include the start of interoperability with
the contactless cards used for the regional Oùra system. Regional
interoperability will then be enhanced in early 2026 during a third
phase, which will enable the use of regional 2D barcode tickets via
a mobile application.
“As a host city for the upcoming 2024 Olympic Summer Games in
France, we are anticipating a significant increase in the use of
our transportation network. SEM is looking ahead at the opportunity
and wants to ensure that riders, whether they are residents of
Saint-Étienne Métropole or visitors, can easily and quickly utilize
our transit network,” said Luc François, Vice President of
Transport and Mobility at SEM. “This is just the first phase of a
significant upgrade, to be implemented by Conduent, that will
modernize our network, as well as make it a more efficient and
accessible public transportation system.”
Upon completion of all three phases, SEM will have the following
new equipment across its network:
- 1,100 validators on board buses and trams
- 68 ticket vending machines
- 75 point of sale terminals in retailers
- 26 point of sale terminals in transport operator ticket
offices
- 55 inspection terminals
“Conduent is honored that Saint-Étienne Métropole has selected
us for this project,” said Jean Charles Zaia, President, Transit
Solutions at Conduent. “When complete, the transformation of
Saint-Étienne’s bus and tram network will enhance the customer
experience and provide a network that is more customer-friendly,
easily accessible and modern.”
Following Rennes, Marseille and Grenoble, Saint-Étienne is the
latest French metropolitan area to implement a Conduent contactless
open payment system on its public transport network. Conduent's
open payment solutions are also deployed in Pays Basque, France, as
well as in Mexico, the United States, Belgium, Australia and
Italy.
About Conduent Conduent delivers digital business
solutions and services spanning the commercial, government and
transportation spectrum – creating valuable outcomes for its
clients and the millions of people who count on them. The Company
leverages cloud computing, artificial intelligence, machine
learning, automation and advanced analytics to deliver
mission-critical solutions. Through a dedicated global team of
approximately 59,000 associates, process expertise and advanced
technologies, Conduent’s solutions and services digitally transform
its clients’ operations to enhance customer experiences, improve
performance, increase efficiencies and reduce costs. Conduent adds
momentum to its clients’ missions in many ways including disbursing
approximately $100 billion in government payments annually,
enabling 2.3 billion customer service interactions annually,
empowering millions of employees through HR services every year and
processing nearly 13 million tolling transactions every day. Learn
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