Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) is to extend its SimplyGo system to allow commuters to pay for transport via Visa contactless cards from 6 June.
The move follows an initial launch in which SimplyGo was made available for commuters using Mastercard in March.
Yeo Teck Guan, LTA senior group director, public transport, says: “We are seeing a steady uptake in usage since its launch, with an average of over 120,000 daily trips. With the inclusion of Visa, more commuters will benefit,”
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May 23, 2019
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Singapore’s 918 Land Transport Authority (LTA) is to extend its SimplyGo system to allow commuters to pay for transport via Visa contactless cards from 6 June.
The move follows an %$Linker: 2External<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary />000link-external initialfalsehttps://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/lta-to-enable-contactless-travel-in-singapore-via-mastercard/https://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/lta-to-enable-contactless-travel-in-singapore-via-mastercard/falsefalse%> launch in which SimplyGo was made available for commuters using Mastercard in March.
Yeo Teck Guan, LTA senior group director, public transport, says: “We are seeing a steady uptake in usage since its launch, with an average of over 120,000 daily trips. With the inclusion of Visa, more commuters will benefit,”
Users who have EZ-Link/NETS FlashPay functionality built into their cards will need to visit a general ticketing machine to switch their payment mode to bank card.
Mobility as a Service (MaaS) app Cowlines is to be rolled out across 62 North American cities following successful trials in Vancouver, Canada.
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Riders can calculate the total cost of the trip, the length of the journey and its carbon footprint.
Cowlines aggregates all transport options and measures the greenhouse gas emissions based on t
Ride-hailing companies could be taxed for starting their journeys in San Francisco following a bill signed by California governor Jerry Brown.
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Additionally, the city or county would be able to set a lower tax rate for net rider fares for those provided by a lower emission vehicle.
A report by the San Francisco Chronicle says the
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