Payments
Canada's Metrolink customers ‘tap-on’ with credit cards
March 19, 2021
Canada's Metrolink Presto service is offering customers more payment options with the launch of its UP Express. Customers can now use their physical credit card or a credit card in their mobile wallet to pay for their fare on UP Express, according to a company release.
For the same price as the Presto adult fare, UP Express customers can tap on a Presto device with a Visa, Mastercard or American Express credit card or their phone or watch with a mobile wallet like Apple Pay or Google Pay.
Presto is testing these new payment options with UP Express customers to further enhance the payment experience and to inform the rollout across the region.
"Our customers have asked for more ways to pay, and we're so excited to roll out the next stage with Presto contactless payment on UP Express," Phil Verster, president and CEO said in a company release. "We are eager to build on this launch and deliver this to our customers around the region."
With this contactless payment system customers can easily pay for their transit fare ahead of time.
"Tapping their credit card or phone to pay for transit is what our customers have been asking for, and we're thrilled to add this to the many customer improvements we've made to the Presto experience and the Presto app over the last year," Fawad Ebraemi acting Chief of Presto said in the release. "Our work hasn't stopped because of COVID-19, and contactless payment is another measure to help our customers travel safely when they return."
