PRONTO Contactless Payments Payments Is Finally Here!

Metropolitan Transit System Implements Easy Fare Payments

This week, the Metropolitan Transit System updated its PRONTO payment system to make fares easier to pay using contactless payments.  Now riders can pay fares with their bank cards (debit cards, credit cards, prepaid cards), and mobile wallets (e.g. Apple Pay, Google pay, etc.).

Previously, if you had a guest in town, they would have to download the PRONTO app and set up an account before they could join you on a simple trolley ride to the ballpark. Now they can just tap their credit card on the reader at the station or on the bus. It’s the same way many people already pay for things at a store.

This improvement was the result of advocacy from RideSD and our supporters. We organized transit advocates to speak up at an MTS board meeting and persuaded the board to take action on implementing contactless payments. Thank you so much to everyone who joined us in this effort!

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