Subsidy Scheme Integration

what is a subsidy scheme integration a subsidy scheme integration enables cabfare connect to act as the authorised data collection provider (dcp) between commercial passenger vehicle operators and a government subsidy provider cabfare connect is responsible for validating subsidy cards, processing subsidy payments, collecting trip data, and reporting to the subsidy provider on behalf of the operator cabfare connect as data collection provider in each location where cabfare connect operates, cabfare holds accreditation from the subsidy provider as an authorised data collection provider this accreditation permits cabfare connect to maintain a current list of eligible subsidy scheme drivers maintain a current list of valid subsidy cards and member balances process subsidy payment amounts against member accounts submit trip data and shift reports to the subsidy provider integration partners do not interact directly with the subsidy provider all subsidy provider communication is handled exclusively by cabfare connect session hierarchy to maintain data integrity and satisfy subsidy provider reporting requirements, cabfare connect operates on a strict session hierarchy the taxi meter is the session anchor a driver's shift is officially initiated and terminated on the taxi meter the driverid and vehicleplate submitted by the taxi meter at login establish the session context the payment terminal must match both identifiers when requesting a device link a valid subsidy transaction can only occur when both devices are synchronised under the same driverid and vehicleplate context subsidy scheme eligibility cabfare connect maintains up to date eligibility data provided by the subsidy provider eligibility is checked at two points driver eligibility — checked at driver login the driver's subsidy scheme status is returned to both the taxi meter and the payment terminal and determines whether subsidy scheme trips are permitted during the shift passenger eligibility — checked at subsidy card validation cabfare connect confirms the card is valid, not expired, and has a positive balance before permitting a subsidy scheme trip to proceed multiple subsidy cards per trip cabfare connect supports multiple subsidy cards within a single trip this allows drivers to apply additional lifting fees for trips involving more than one eligible passenger only the first subsidy card submitted is used to process the subsidy payment additional cards are validated and recorded for lifting fee purposes only location specific implementation the specific rules, eligibility criteria, subsidy calculations, and reporting requirements for each subsidy scheme are defined by the subsidy provider for that location refer to the relevant location section for implementation details specific to your integration