Myki, stylised as myki, is a reloadable credit card-sized contactless smart card ticketing system used for electronic payment of fares on most public transport services in Melbourne and regional Victoria, Australia. Myki replaced the Metcard ticketing system and became fully operational at the end of 2012.
Myki logo 2014
Original Myki retail signage
First generation Myki fare payment device on board a bus in Geelong
A Myki reader aboard a tram in Maribyrnong
A contactless smart card is a contactless credential whose dimensions are credit card size. Its embedded integrated circuits can store data and communicate with a terminal via NFC. Commonplace uses include transit tickets, bank cards and passports.
Size comparison of chip compared to a Canadian penny
Novosibirsk (Russia). Transport fare collection terminal CFT
Smart card being used to pay for public transportation in the Helsinki area
The plastic inlay (right) that contains IC and antenna inside paper contactless smart card used in public transportation in Singapore (left)