Post by mangomoney on Oct 10, 2016 9:24:34 GMT 7
Skytrain ticketing goes smart
No more queues for coins come 2017 when fares can be paid with a mobile as BTS Group's media business unit hops on the innovation bandwagon. By Charoen Kittikanya
The little tokens and even plastic smart cards now used in the mass transit systems will soon be outdated once the media business unit of BTS Group Holdings introduces new services that will enable skytrain fares to be paid with a smartphone.
By the first quarter next year, BTS commuters will just have to swipe the barcode embedded in the Rabbit Line Pay application at the turnstile. No more queues to get change, tokens or cards.
more....
www.bangkokpost.com/business/news/1106793/skytrain-ticketing-goes-smart
No more queues for coins come 2017 when fares can be paid with a mobile as BTS Group's media business unit hops on the innovation bandwagon. By Charoen Kittikanya
The little tokens and even plastic smart cards now used in the mass transit systems will soon be outdated once the media business unit of BTS Group Holdings introduces new services that will enable skytrain fares to be paid with a smartphone.
By the first quarter next year, BTS commuters will just have to swipe the barcode embedded in the Rabbit Line Pay application at the turnstile. No more queues to get change, tokens or cards.
more....
www.bangkokpost.com/business/news/1106793/skytrain-ticketing-goes-smart
