CEPAS
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| Location | Singapore |
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| Launched | April 2002 (FeliCa EZ-Link) February 2009 (CEPAS EZ-Link) 9 October 2009 (NETS FlashPay) |
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Concession Cards Land Transport Authority EZ-Link Cards EZ-Link Pte Ltd FlashPay Cards NETS Pte Ltd |
| Currency | SGD ($500 maximum load) |
| Credit expiry | 5 years (EZ-Link) 7 years (FlashPay) |
| Auto recharge | EZ-Reload GIRO Auto topup |
| Unlimited use | Adult Monthly Travel Card |
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| Website | LTA Concession Cards |
CEPAS, or Contactless e-Purse Application, is a Singaporean specification for an electronic money smart card. CEPAS has been deployed island-wide, replacing the previous original EZ-Link card effective 1 October 2009.
The CEPAS provides the command sets and data bytes that can be used for contactless e-purse applications, and focuses on the debit and credit areas. The most recent version of the standard is CEPAS 2.0. The standard will allow the interoperability of multi-purpose stored value (MPSV) card payment schemes from different card issuers and system operators
CEPAS is spearheaded by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), and is one of the key next generation e-Payment initiatives under Singapore's iN2015 infocomm masterplan led by IDA. The vision of CEPAS is for Singaporeans to have a single MPSV card for use all around Singapore for micro-payments. This includes transit (bus, MRT, LRT), taxi, motoring (ERP, parking), retail, and other services.
CEPAS is a result of close collaboration by IDA with different industry players and the Land Transport Authority (LTA). The other key collaborators are the Cards & Personal Identification Technical Committee (CPITC) under the Singapore IT Standards Committee (ITSC), Network for Electronic Transfers (NETS) and EZ-Link Pte Ltd (EZ-Link). CEPAS was published by SPRING Singapore as SS 518 and was officially launched during the CEPAS Launch & Next Generation e-Payment seminar on 27 June 2006, held at Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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