Company Profile    — Smartran’s resources bring a wealth of experience in the design, implementation and operation of industrial strength solutions to support information distribution, retailing, intra-company trading and settlement. Smartran is a sponsor of the Smart Card Network Forum (see www.scnf.org.uk) and an active member of LASSeO, ITSO and the Transport Card Forum (TCF).

In the 21st Century, organisations need resources with the industry knowledge and systems skills to tackle the major opportunities for business improvement and change. The complexity of existing systems and processes require the greatest care in planning, preparation and execution to deliver the anticipated business benefits.

Smartran is lead by Managing Director Kevin Farquharson. Kevin’s background is in managing multi-million pound projects and contracts for blue chip companies in transportation, utility, telecoms and oil industries. Kevin is Co-Chair of the Smart Card Networking Forum and an active member of the Transport Card Forum and ITSO Suppliers Group.

At Smartran, we pride ourselves in developing long term client relationships which are built on trust and a track record of achievement. We focus on achieving the objectives and delivering the benefits. We carefully define the objectives, scope, timescales and expected output for each assignment undertaken. We ensure the correct mix of resources from the client organisation, Smartran and third parties is assembled on each team.

       Our Team           - When required, Smartran can draw in additional resources from a network of known associates and business partners to provide subject experts or integrated project teams. more ...

SMART CARD APPLICATIONS

In the areas of Smart Card applications, security and electronic payment, Smartran closely tracks the technology, the standards, the regulations and the successes which mitigates risk and increases the potential return for our clients.  We have established relationships with other organisations who can deliver the key building blocks of effective solutions.  Our work with a number of Smart Card schemes has identified low cost low risk solutions, alternative architectures and prioritised benefit delivery to maximise return on investment. As more regional Smart Card schemes are defined, Smartran is uniquely placed to help you achieve your scheme’s key objectives.

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