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Project organizers of the EMV-enabled fare-system rollout in the Netherlands have again pushed back the date to fully retire the 20-year-plus, Mifare-Classic-based, OV-chipkaart. Backers are replacing this nationwide closed-loop card with an EMV-enabled white-label card, which is complementing the country ‘s open-loop service. Organizers estimate it will cost a total of up to €150 million to replace the OV-chipkaart, an estimate that some consider to be low.
Project organizers estimate a €100 million to €150 million (US$118.5 million to $177.7 million) total replacement cost for the more than 20-year old closed-loop OV-chipkaart.
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Organizers of the Netherland’s high-profile national rollout of a new fare system entirely supporting EMV technology have pushed back the date for retiring their more than 20-year-old closed-loop OV-chipkaart.
Dutch transport officials confirmed to Mobility Payments that the drop-dead date for their Mifare-Classic-based OV-chipkaart would be year-end 2027–delayed from the earlier stop date of March 2027.
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