A new method of paying for one-time trips is being implemented in public transport in the Samara Region. Residents of the region will be able to pay for travel using a QR code using the fast payment system (FPS). For this purpose, special payment signs are installed in buses, trolleybuses and trams. They will be pasted on the glass at the entrance to the vehicle. This was reported by the press service of the regional department of information technology and communications.
by placing a phone with argentina whatsapp number databa se a contactless payment function (NFC) on it or by scanning the QR code on the sign with a smartphone camera.
"Currently, only 10 regions of the country have implemented the ability to pay for trips through the fast payment system using QR codes. Considering that the technology is new for transport and is still unfamiliar to passengers, we offer residents of the region the most favorable price for a single trip. Thus, from October 10 in the Samara Region, paying through the SBP using a payment plate, a discount of 11 rubles will apply. You can travel with benefit until the end of this year, until December 31 inclusive," said Maria Tochilova, Director of Product Development, Digital and Technological Services of the National Payment Card System.
Special NFC payment signs for paying for travel via the SBP are already being installed in buses, trolleybuses and trams in the Samara Region. In total, it is planned to equip more than 1,000 vehicles throughout the region.
"Convenience and benefit for residents is what we rely on in our work. I hope that the new campaign will make the process of paying for public transport easier, but the main thing here, of course, is the opportunity for residents of the region to save money when paying for travel. This is not the first and, I am sure, far from the last campaign that we are conducting together with NSPK," said Acting Deputy Prime Minister - Head of the Department of Information Technology and Communications of the Samara Region Konstantin Presnyakov.
For the convenience of paying for travel, public transport passengers can use the SBP application, which is specially created for making payments using the SBP. The application is available for download in RuStore or App Gallery.
You can pay using such a sign in two ways:
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