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NYC MTA’s Contactless Fare System Completes Rollout, Will Phase Out MetroCard in 2023

On the last day of 2020, New York City's Metro Transit Authority announced that it has finished its roll out of contactless payment systems.

On the last day of 2020, New York City's Metro Transit Authority announced that it has finished its roll out of contactless payment systems. With the addition of a final stop in Brooklyn, every MTA subway station and bus in the five boroughs now sports the OMNY "Tap and Go" system.

We got an early demo of the Grand Central terminals when the project rollout began last May. The system involves a major infrastructure overhaul as the transit authority looks beyond the iconic Metro Card to mobile payment systems from vendors like Apple, Google, Samsung and Fitbit — allowing users to use smartphones and smartwatches to swipe their way through the turn style.

On the last day of 2020, New York City's Metro Transit Authority announced that it has finished its roll out of contactless payment systems. With the addition of a final stop in Brooklyn, every MTA subway station and bus in the five boroughs now sports the OMNY "Tap and [...]




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