https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beep_(smart_card) Beep card is a reloadable contactless smart card aimed to be a replacement for the magnetic card based system in paying rail based rapid transit transportation fares in and around metro manila & Beep is also aimed to be used in lieu of cash in some convenience stores and other businesses and The Beep system is implemented and operated by AF Payments Incorporated, Which is primarily owned by Ayala Corporation and metro Pacific Investments Corporation. According to http://www.interaksyon.com/ 2015 the beep card ticketing system also known as the tap - and - go system or the Contactless Automatic Fare Collection System (AFCS) is the DOTCs first Public- Private Partnership (PPP) project under the Aquino administration. What is Ticket Vending Machine? According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticket_machine (2015) A Ticket Vending Machine is a vending machine that produces tickets. For instance, ticket machines dispense train tickets at railway stations, transit tickets at metro stations and tram tickets at some tram stops and in some trams. The typical transaction consists of a user using the display interface to select the type and quantity of tickets and then choosing a payment method of either cash, credit/debit card or smartcard. The ticket or tickets are printed and dispensed to the user. what is Smart Card? According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_card, smart card communicates with and is powered by the reader through RF induction technology. These cards require only proximity to an antenna to communicate. Contactless cards do not have an internal power source. Instead, they use an inductor to capture some of the incident radiofrequency interrogation signal. rectify it, and use it to power the cards electronics.