Moving more people through better payment

Moving more people through better payment experiences


Why Ticketing Operators Partner with a Payment Service Provider (PSP)

Maximize Value, Minimize Complexity

Partnering with a LittlePay PSP empowers ticketing operators to deliver faster, smarter, and more flexible mobility solutions.

Key Benefits:

  • Accelerate Go-to-Market
    Launch open-loop/contactless payment features quickly with pre-integrated APIs and certified EMV components.
  • Offload Compliance Risk
    Offload PCI-DSS, EMV, and payment security burdens to a trusted provider.
  • Simplify Financial Operations
    Single interface for settlement, reconciliation, and multi-channel reporting.
  • Deliver Smarter Fare Models
    Enable fare capping, distance/time-based pricing, and flexible policy logic.
  • Win More Projects
    Boost RFPs and tenders with globally proven PSP integration and strong references.
  • Enhance Rider Experience
    Enable tap-to-pay convenience with cards or mobile wallets for faster boarding.
  • Enable New Revenue Streams

Benefits of a PSP for Ticketing Operators

1. Faster Time-to-Market

LittlePay PSPs offer ready-to-integrate APIs and certified EMV modules.

No need to build and certify a full payment infrastructure from scratch.

📌 Benefit: Faster project delivery and easier entry into new regions.

2. Reduced Regulatory and Compliance Burden

LittlePay PSP handle PCI-DSS, EMVCo certification, fraud monitoring, and dispute resolution.

Offload legal and technical payment compliance.

📌 Benefit: Focus on core AFC/ticketing development, not on navigating payment regulations.

3. Simplified Operations

The LittlePay PSP acts as a single interface to banks, acquirers, card schemes, and wallets.

Centralized reconciliation, reporting, and settlement.

📌 Benefit: Less overhead and fewer resources needed to manage financial back-end.

4. Flexibility in Pricing Models

Supports fare capping, multi-modal integration, transfer rules, etc.

Enables rich fare policy configuration without complex back-end builds.

📌 Benefit: Sell more advanced services to transit agencies.

5. Access to Global Schemes and Local Acquirers

Seamless integration with Visa, Mastercard, AMEX + local issuers.

LittlePay also support regional wallets and bank partners.

📌 Benefit: Local payment acceptance becomes easy and scalable.

6. Stronger Business Case in Tenders

Adding a trusted Littlepay PSP improves your positioning in public RFPs.

Demonstrates proven EMV/contactless capability and global references.

📌 Benefit: Win more projects by showing readiness, reliability, and modern payment features.

7. Enhanced User Experience

Supports real-time fare calculation, account-based ticketing, and open-loop acceptance.

Faster boarding and tap-to-pay = higher satisfaction and increased ridership.

📌 Benefit: Enables you to deliver high-value, user-focused solutions to operators.




Enhanced risk management to lower costs

Our risk models are optimised across global volumes to minimise losses from fraud and uncollected payments.


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