Lawrence Sutton is a globally recognized fare collection expert with over 19 years of experience implementing open, closed and account-based ticketing systems while working for a transit agency (DART, Dallas), for a fare collection system integrator (Vix Technology) and transit consultants (Jacobs and Consult Hyperion) within multiple agencies. He brings significant insight into the challenges that North American transit agencies face implementing their new fare collection systems and a successful track record of launching Open Payment projects in North America with the main Payment Brands (Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover).