Smarter public transit comes at the cost of rider anonymity
- Date: 12/01/2023
Security experts were skeptical about the New York MTA’s switch to an OMNY tap-and-go system when it was first announced years ago.…
The Greater Dayton Regional Transport Authority (RTA) in Ohio will now offer customers the opportunity to pay for contactless bus tickets using cash, by topping up travel cards at participating local retailers. The authority has partnered with cashless technology partner T-CETRA to deliver the new scheme.
Passengers can now pay cash to load bus tickets to their RTA mobile Tapp Pay accounts. Greater Dayton RTA says paying via this method incurs no fees to the rider – an important distinction from pre-paid debit card payments which often charge monthly oe transactional fees to the user.
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