Use of Contactless EMV to Pay Transit Fares Accelerating, According to Two Agencies That Launched Service This Year

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Dan Balaban

NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – Two transit agencies, one large and one small, that began accepting contactless bank cards and NFC wallets to pay fares in recent months are reporting that use of the new payments services is accelerating among their customers.

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