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Key Takeaway:

The city of Besançon in Eastern France has launched contactless open-loop fare payments supporting Visa- and Mastercard-branded credit and debit cards, as well as cards supporting France’s Cartes Bancaires domestic debit scheme. France, however, has generally lagged behind other major European countries in rolling out contactless open-loop fare payments.

Key Data:

The open-loop payments service supports cards and credentials from Cartes Bancaires, France’s local debit scheme, which is the most widely used payments method in the country with more than 70 million CB cards on issue

Organizations Mentioned:

• Cartes Bancaires
Littlepay
Kuba
• Keolis
• La Banque Postale

The city of Besançon in Eastern France has launched contactless open-loop fare payments supporting Visa- and Mastercard-branded credit and debit cards, as well as cards supporting France’s Cartes Bancaires domestic debit scheme.

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