{"id":2817,"date":"2016-04-18T07:55:35","date_gmt":"2016-04-17T23:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/04\/18\/aussie-commuters-could-soon-catch-the-bus-using-a-credit-card\/"},"modified":"2016-04-18T07:55:35","modified_gmt":"2016-04-17T23:55:35","slug":"aussie-commuters-could-soon-catch-the-bus-using-a-credit-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/04\/18\/aussie-commuters-could-soon-catch-the-bus-using-a-credit-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Aussie commuters could soon catch the bus using a credit card"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Forget the Opal Card, soon all you’ll need for your morning commute could be a credit card.<\/p>\n

At an event on the future of transport in Sydney Monday, the New South Wales Minister for Transport Andrew Constance announced the state will conduct a contactless payments trial on public transport in 2017. Passengers could tap on and off buses, ferries, light rail or trains using only a credit card or debit card.<\/p>\n

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SEE ALSO: Why ride-hailing apps are betting big on autorickshaws in India<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Opal Card system, which launched in 2012<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0phased out paper tickets, allows travellers to use the smart card across the state’s public transport options.<\/span> Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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