Last week we took delivery of a very special box of Snapper cards. We’ve had exciting products before, such as the Snapper Sprat, which breaks the mould of what people expect a “smart card” to look like. But on the surface of it, the new…
Android 2.3 (aka Gingerbread) was released today, along with its “pure google” phone the Nexus S. We were pretty excited about the prospect of NFC on a mobile for a range of applications. It looks like we’ll need to lower our expectations – the NFC…
Two weeks ago I spent a few days in Korea at the Asia Pacific Smart Card Forum. This is an annual event which looks at the state of the art in Smartcards with a particular focus on revenue collection in the public transport sector. Korea…
Wellington, 27 October 2010. Key Operating Metrics Issued Snapper cards increased from 120,000 at 1 April 2010 to over 135,000 as at 30 September. Snapper has processed 10 million transactions in this period compared to 7 million transactions in the same period last year, an…
The NZ Herald reported over the weekend that slow cards hold up customers. I’ve been wondering when this will rear its head. In short, every EFTPOS terminal in NZ will need to support Chip and PIN transactions from June next year. All the banks are in…
We get lots of queries about topping up your Snapper online, particularly around why you can’t just transfer money from a bank account straight on to your Snapper. The simple explanation is that Snapper is a lot like cash, and your money is stored in…
In our earlier blog Updates To The Snapper Display Messages our reply to some of your comments garnered quite a bit of interest, so now the response (with typos fixed) is here as a blog of its own. Where did the time go? It’s a good question!…
In April this year we updated the Snapper system on the bus to make boarding the bus even faster and to make the messages and sounds that you hear more useful. This month we are rolling out the next phase of the on-bus updates. This…
There’s been a lot of activity behind the scenes here at Snapper HQ. We’ve been listening to your feedback about our current website, particularly around finding your balance, topping up and finding out more about where you can use your Snapper. Both the website and…
An amazing night out at the Gold Awards last night. Around 1000 people for a black tie event that recognises Wellington’s best and brightest, including a tribute to the iconic Todd family’ We were stoked to win the Cyber Gold category at the Wellington Regional…
2009/10 was a massive year for Snapper. Cards issued doubled from 59,000 to 120,000. Retailers increased from 105 retailers to 200. Almost double – ok we were a bit short there. We processed 3 times as many transactions – 15 million up from 5 million….
We’re stoked that we are a finalist for the Gold Awards announced yesterday. These awards are a highlight of the Wellington calendar, recognising talent from across the board. From start-ups to high-tech R&D, the creative sector and Wellington events. There are some tough categories to…
We’re really excited about the new retailers who are signing up to Snapper for top ups, Snapper payments and places where you can buy a Snapper card. We’ve got more than 200 of them now. What that means is that the list of retailers on…
This month we are pleased to bring a much anticipated change to the Snapper experience on the bus. Yes, that’s right, among other tweaks to the Snapper system we are removing the “Please don’t forget to tag off” message that you hear every time you…
Yesterday we celebrated a milestone at Snapper with the release of our Snapper Staff ID cards. These combine a photo ID, provide Building Access and also – of course – fully functioned Snapper card. These aren’t any old ID card – the technology behind…
This week Snapper presented its submission to ARTA on the Regional Public Transport Plan. This is a hugely significant policy that will shape Auckland’s public transport for at least the next decade, so its great to be given the chance to provide some input and…
We’ve hit a major milestone today at Snapper – we’ve just issued our 100,000th Snapper. After just 18 months this is quite some achievement for Snapper, and there’s been a fair amount of blood, sweat, and tears to get here (some of it may have…
There’s now 8 more retailers where you can purchase a Runcimans bus pass for your Snapper. The following Snapper retailers have just added Runcimans passes: Fix Cable Car Lane Fix Courtenay Central Fix Cuba Street Fix Manners Fix Willis Street Fix The Terrace Eastbourne 4Square…
Happy Holidays from Snapper! Welcome to the latest (and a bit snazzier) edition of Snapper News, and Happy Holidays to you all! In this edition, we tell you how you can Snapper your mate a ride on the bus if they’re clean out of change…
Thank you to all our customers, partners, suppliers, colleagues, and everyone who has helped bring Snapper to nearly 100,000 New Zealanders over the last 12 months. 2009 has been a huge year for us, and we are very excited about the great opportunities that 2010…
ARTA announced today that they are entering into an agreement with Thales to provide their version of Integrated Ticketing for Auckland. Octopus of Hong Kong will be providing the IT systems. Its interesting in a number of areas 1. It is going to cost the…
Snapper To Enter Auckland Market in 2010, Targets Rugby World Cup for Comprehensive Integrated Ticketing. Here at Snapper HQ we’re really excited to be able to announce our plans to launch the world-class Snapper solution in Auckland in 2010. Snapper CEO, Miki Szikszai says “Entering…
We released our 6 month operational update today on the back of the Infratil market update. We’re not required to do this as we are not a listed company. However its good discipline and we think our customers and supporters need to know that we…
We’ve been generating lots of coverage over the last week in the Herald. There is an op ed piece from John Roughan on Saturday and an editorial today. It’s also been picked up by Kiwiblog where there is a good debate underway on what Snapper…
