Technology
Episode 1: How Contactless Payments are Catalyzing Universal and Accessible Gov-Tech Solutions
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Presented by: Uber
Sponsored by: Spectrum, Civic Hall, TikTok, Google, Snapchat
We're tackling all the big questions about contactless payments in this episode: Can there ever be a truly cashless transit system? How does the government use the data it collects from these contactless payments? Could that data be used to provide increased access to government services for underserved populations?
Co-hosts Tom Allon and Julie Samuels dive into it all with MTA Construction & Development President Jamie Torres-Springer, MTA Senior Director for Commercial Strategy Jessica Lazarus, Cal-ITP Project Head Gillian Gillett and California Department of Technology's Digital Identity Chief & Chief Product Officer Greg Fair. Click here to stream the episode.
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