By Tom Phillips[1] • • nfcw.com[2]
The Metropolitan Transit Authority[3] in Houston, Texas, in the USA is planning to enable passengers on its bus and light rail services to pay their fares with their mobile device as well as with a contactless transit card or via its mobile ticketing app when it upgrades its fare collection system.
“Once fully installed in 2024, riders will be able to use existing Q Cards, cash and mobile payments such as credit cards loaded to smartphones via services such as Apple Wallet and Google Pay. They also will be able to add value to Q Cards at the light rail ticket machines with cash or credit,” the Houston Chronicle reports[4].
“Officials considered removing cash […] but relented after an analysis determined many riders still use dollar bills and coins to board buses.”
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