Every SoftPOS vendor says they support payments. Only Uvik UPoS is Transit-Certified. Accept NCMC cards on any Android device — online, offline, underground — with sub-500ms tap times and zero hardware procurement cost.
Transit fare collection requires specific NCMC certification that no other SoftPOS platform holds. This isn't a feature advantage — it's a hard requirement. Either your solution is certified, or it's not a solution.
Cannot be deployed in transit without transit-specific certification from NPCI/RuPay. This is non-negotiable scheme requirement — not a preference.
Certified but expensive, slow to deploy, and inflexible. For a 500-conductor fleet, that's ₹7.5–₹30 Crore in hardware before operations begin.
The only solution in the world that is certified for transit AND eliminates hardware cost. There is no other option that delivers both.
Generic payment solutions see a transit problem and offer a retail answer. Here is what a certified transit operator actually faces — and why standard solutions always fail.
₹15K–₹60K per ticketing terminal for a 500-bus fleet with 2 conductors each = ₹15–₹60 Crore before you collect a single digital rupee. The ROI never recovers.
Metro tunnels, rural routes, highway dead zones. Any payment solution requiring live internet fails the moment it's needed most. Cash becomes the permanent fallback, defeating the programme entirely.
Counting, reconciling, depositing, and auditing cash across hundreds of routes requires significant manpower. Cash leakage, counterfeit notes, and human error are an unavoidable structural cost.
NPCI mandates RuPay Transit Spec V2.0 certification for NCMC acceptance. No SoftPOS vendor globally holds this except Uvik. You cannot accept NCMC on a generic SoftPOS — full stop.
8–15 seconds for cash exchange per passenger. At peak, this creates platform queues, delays departure schedules, and accumulates across thousands of trips daily into a measurable service failure.
Matching fare revenue across routes, conductors, shifts, and cash collections — without a unified digital ledger — means your finance team spends hours daily on a reconciliation exercise prone to error.
Built from the ground up for transit — not adapted from a retail SoftPOS with transit bolted on. Offline-first, NCMC-native, conductor-ready.
Accept NCMC card payments without internet. Transactions are cryptographically secured and stored on-device. Auto-sync on reconnect. Zero missed fares in dead zones.
Accept NCMC prepaid transit cards AND open-loop Visa, Mastercard, RuPay on the same device. Conductors need one app — not multiple terminals for different card types.
UPoS processes tap payments in under 500 milliseconds. Compared to 8–15 seconds per cash transaction, this meaningfully reduces boarding time and improves on-time performance.
Track route-level revenue, conductor-level collections, offline sync status, and settlement position across your entire fleet from a single dashboard. Reconciliation is automatic.
| Transit Certification | RuPay Terminal Spec V2.0 Types 91–94 |
| NCMC Offline Support | ✅ Full — zero connectivity required |
| Open-Loop Schemes | Visa, Mastercard, RuPay |
| Transaction Speed | <500ms contactless tap |
| PIN-on-Glass | ✅ Supported |
| PCI Certifications | MPOC, DSS, PIN, S3, SSLC |
| NCMC L2 Certification | ✅ RuPay with NCMC |
| Device Requirement | Android 9+ with NFC |
| Settlement | T+1 via SFTP — automated |
| Deployment Timeline | Days (app-based, MDM or direct) |
Metro tunnels, bus dead zones, rural routes, highway toll plazas — UPoS stores transactions in encrypted local storage and auto-syncs on reconnect. Reconciliation is automatic. No manual catch-up. No missed revenue.
Quantified outcomes for transit operators who switch from cash-and-hardware to Uvik UPoS.
Equip every conductor with UPoS on their existing Android device. Accept NCMC, open-loop cards, and contactless payments for fare — online and offline. Works in tunnels, rural routes, and low-signal corridors.
Supplement gate readers with UPoS-enabled inspector devices for platform spot-checks, penalty collection, and peak-hour overflow queue management. Sub-500ms tap keeps throughput high.
Enable walk-on ticket purchase via NCMC or open-loop cards. Real-time seat sync when connected. Conductors manage entire journey from a single app — no cash, no tickets, no reconciliation headache.
Accept NCMC and open-loop tap payments at parking booth exit points. Offline capability ensures zero downtime during connectivity failures. Automated end-of-shift reconciliation.
Drivers accept NCMC and card payments on their existing smartphones. No additional device. No integration complexity. Drivers earn more by serving card-paying customers they previously turned away.
For smart city fare integration across bus, metro, and last-mile — Uvik UPoS provides a single NCMC-compatible acceptance layer covering all transit modes under one SDK and one dashboard.
Designed for rapid deployment with minimal IT burden. No dedicated hardware. No complex integrations. Most fleet deployments complete in under 30 days.
Uvik UPoS SDK integrates with your transit backend, route management, and fare tables. Configuration handled jointly by Uvik's technical team.
UPoS app pushed to conductor devices via MDM or direct APK install. Device certification takes minutes per device. No individual hardware setup required.
Activate 1–2 routes. Validate offline sync, reconciliation accuracy, conductor UX, and passenger experience before fleet-wide rollout.
Scale to entire fleet. Real-time dashboard shows conductor-wise collections, route-wise revenue, offline sync status, and T+1 settlement position — updated live as conductors operate.
Uvik UPoS meets the highest security, compliance, and interoperability standards — so your legal, IT, and finance teams can sign off with confidence.
RuPay Terminal Spec V2.0 certification (Types 91–94) is held exclusively by Uvik. No other SoftPOS platform globally has achieved this. This is a verifiable, auditable fact.
Mobile Payments on COTS (MPOC) certification validates that Uvik UPoS meets PCI Security Standards Council requirements for software-based PIN entry and contactless payments on commercial devices.
PIN entry, script and solution lifecycle security certifications ensure end-to-end cryptographic integrity across every transaction — whether online or stored offline for later sync.
Full National Common Mobility Card Level 2 certification enables interoperability with India's entire NCMC ecosystem — all card issuers, all transit authorities, all regions.
Offline transactions are protected by hardware-backed cryptographic keys and EMV-compliant transaction authentication. No connectivity gap creates no security gap.
Supports deployment and management via all major Mobile Device Management platforms. Remote app updates, configuration push, and device revocation — all without touching hardware.
No other SoftPOS can do what UPoS does. If you're evaluating transit fare digitisation, there is exactly one software-based option that meets NPCI's certification requirement. Talk to our transit team today.
No hardware purchase required · Fleet deployment in days · Full NCMC & open-loop support