The document provides an overview of the TRANServe debit card, which is replacing paper fare media for transit benefits. The debit card uses restricted merchant codes and additional controls to prevent fraud, waste and abuse of transit funds. It offers advantages like participant names on cards, robust monitoring systems, and automatic return of unused balances. Agencies transitioning to the debit card must complete an enrollment form and certify participants before cards are distributed. Users activate the cards through an automated system and can then make purchases at transit outlets by choosing "credit card" or coordinating automatic payments with funding cycles.