Public transportation users would be able to use QR codes to board buses and enter the MRT in Taipei and New Taipei City using certain mobile payment apps starting today
According to the Taipei Department of Transportation, city buses in the Greater Taipei area would accept QR code payments generated by five electronic payment platforms — EasyWallet, iPass Money, iCash Pay, Jkopay or PXPay Plus.
On the Taipei Metro, QR code fares can be paid through nine financial institutions on the TWQR platform, as well as E.Sun Wallet, PlusPay and Taishin Pay, it said.
Photo: Sun Wei-jung, Taipei Times
People should first open their mobile payment app and ensure they have sufficient funds in their accounts before scanning MRT ticket barriers, Taipei Rapid Transit Corp (TRTC) said.
People must use the same account to enter and exit a station, TRTC said, adding that people with a negative balance would not be able to enter.
People who use QR code payments for fares on the Taipei Metro still qualify for the system’s frequent rider discounts, receiving a cashback the following month, TRTC said.
To mark the launch of the QR code ride service, EasyCard Corp said first-time Easy Wallet QR code users would receive a 50 percent cashback on fares on buses and the metro in Taipei and New Taipei City from today through Feb. 28, capped at NT$33, with the offer limited to the first 100,000 users.
The company said it is also rolling out a one-week bonus promotion,
offering a NT$50 cashback voucher to people who use the QR code ride service three times, with the offer limited to 10,000 users.
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