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Init's virtual transit fare card available via Google Pay

TriMet, C-Tran and Portland Streetcar users in the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area can now use Init's regional account-based virtual card within Google Pay to purchase transit fare. The fare card's full launch status has been achieved through a collaboration between Init, TriMet, and Moovel. Init's back-office tool Mobilevario has been utilised with the intention of allowing riders to tap their Android devices to any of the company's 1,200 fare validators. Moblevario calculates the fare, valida
April 17, 2018 Read time: 1 min
1272 TriMet, 4281 C-Tran and Portland Streetcar users in the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area can now use 511 Init's regional account-based virtual card within Google Pay to purchase transit fare.

 
The fare card's full launch status has been achieved through a collaboration between Init, TriMet, and 8743 Moovel.
 
Init's back-office tool Mobilevario has been utilised with the intention of allowing riders to tap their Android devices to any of the company's 1,200 fare validators. Moblevario calculates the fare, validates the transaction against the back office account and displays the fare validation result to the rider in real-time.
 
Users can pay with a regular Hop card, virtual card, contactless bank card or mobile wallet. The virtual Hop card also features daily and monthly fare capping.

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