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  • London could replace Oyster with mobile

    Transport for London may replace its Oyster card with with new ticketing systems operated through mobile phones or bank cards.

  • Oyster outage hits London travellers

    Travellers in London were forced to pay full price fares on Saturday as the computer system for the Oyster travel smartcard encountered technical problems during the morning.

  • London ends Oyster card contract

    Transport for London has terminated its contract with the Transys consortium that provides the Oyster ticketing system for the London Underground, buses and trams.

  • Around the world in ... NFC and contactless payments

    The technology that could eventually make your bus pass, bank card and coins obsolete is already here -- and it's on its way to your phone.

  • London Oyster contract in limbo

    Cubic, a member of the Transys consortium that runs London's Oyster smartcard public transport system, has been legally restrained by its partner EDS.

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