LA Metrolink introduces Apple Pay to mobile app

Metrolink in Los Angeles has introduced Apple Pay into its mobile ticketing app. It means commuters can buy tickets with a single tap and avoid typing in credit card numbers, billing information or security codes to complete a transaction. Masabi’s Justride mobility platform powers the application.
May 25, 2018 Read time: 1 min
Metrolink in Los Angeles has introduced Apple Pay into its mobile ticketing app.


It means commuters can buy tickets with a single tap and avoid typing in credit card numbers, billing information or security codes to complete a transaction. 6870 Masabi’s Justride mobility platform powers the application.

Apple Pay is part of a technology transformation investment Metrolink has made over the past seven months which includes a new website and a GPS train tracker. In addition, Scan & Go is allowing Metrolink App users to scan their phones at metro rail gates to continue their journeys.

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