As NFC becomes a more common feature of smartphones and credit cards, more and more retailers and service providers are offering customers the option of contactless payments. While it's not quite the norm just yet, it is becoming more popular. London Bus announced that it has processed one million contactless payments.
According to an infograph released by Transport for London, one million contactless payments have been processed since the system was rolled out four months ago. Travelers without correct change or who have insufficient funds on their Oyster cards can pay by tapping their NFC-enabled credit card instead. The most popular route for contactless payments was the 38 (Clapton Pond Victoria), followed by the 73 (Victoria Stoke Newington) and the 55 (Leyton Oxford Circus). The most popular stops were London Bridge, Angel Station, and Tottenham Court Road Station. More interestingly, of London Bus's 8,500 active buses, every single one has processed a contactless payment.
Jane McEntegart is a writer, editor, and marketing communications professional with 17 years of experience in the technology industry. She has written about a wide range of technology topics, including smartphones, tablets, and game consoles. Her articles have been published in Tom's Guide, Tom's Hardware, MobileSyrup, and Edge Up.
guess what, the buses in China have been using contactless payments for more than a decade and have probably reached more than one billion payments, where's the article on that?
