Public records obtained by KPBS show the Compass Card system was out of compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards — called PCI DSS — when the cards began being used in 2009.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO — Public transportation riders in ...

San Diego’s Metropolitan Transit System is working toward adding the long-delayed function of stored value to its electronic fare card, the Compass Card, by Nov. 1. The county’s largest transit ...

San Diego's Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) has rolled out a new, faster way for tourists and San Diegans alike to buy their tickets, making it easier for everyone to get around using public transit ...

MTS for years has had an inflexible payment system that turns off occasional transit riders who have few options other than to have $2.25 of exact change on hand or use a cost prohibitive pass. That ...

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Starting Monday, the cost of a day pass for Metropolitan Transit System buses will be upped $2 unless the passenger has a Compass Card. According to MTS, ticket machines at all ...

SAN DIEGO — Starting today, the cost of a day pass for Metropolitan Transit System buses will be upped $2 unless the passenger has a Compass Card. According to MTS, ticket machines at all Trolley ...

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Public transportation riders in San Diego County can now store cash balances on their compass cards for use on buses, trains and trolleys operated by the Metropolitan Transit System ...