UK Tram Riders Take to Tapping with NFC phones to Pay for Fares, According to Early Results

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Dan Balaban

NFC TIMES Exclusive – Transport for Greater Manchester, which last month launched open-loop payments on its large Metrolink tram network, said Thursday that contactless credit and debit cards and NFC wallets accounted for a combined 170,000 rides during the first four weeks of the service.

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