Episode 73: Philly transit goes from token to smart cards

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority still uses tokens and paper transfers. The transit system that serves 1 million commuters daily will be making the switch to contactless smart cards and even near field communication in the coming years, Richard Maloney, SEPTA's director of public affairs, told Regarding ID's Gina Jordan. "For the riders, they will be able to use either a SEPTA card, which they can purchase, they'll be able to use their cell phones or building ID cards or their drivers license in some cases--their government issued cards," Maloney said. "They can use almost any device that they can upload value to that can be read by a machine that can take their ticket."