Opencard

Opencard was a municipal smart card system in Prague, Czech Republic.

Introduced in 2008, the card served as an alternative electronic ticket for all services of the Prague Integrated Transport system and as a payment card for parking fees at most city paid parking zones.

[1] Largely outsourced to private contractors, Prague's Opencard has been a major national controversy since its introduction in 2008.

Following the flawed tender process, several municipal administrators received suspended sentences and irregularities continue to be scrutinized by the Czech police.

[2] In June 2014, the municipality of Prague took over the card's administration, after the city refused to pay the previous contractor eMoneyServices a sum of US$2m in exchange for the rights to its proprietary operating system.

Opencard validator at Smíchovské nádraží metro station.
Opencard office at Letňany metro station.
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