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Metro launches credit card tap-to-pay system at rail stations ahead of World Pride parade

Metro announced the launch of a system that allows riders to pay for Metrorail by directly tapping credit or debit cards at station faregates on Wednesday morning. Riders can also use smartphones that ...
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Starting This Week, You Can Tap Onto BART With a Credit Card — Here’s How

This week, BART is finally catching up to its public transit counterparts in New York and London. Now, instead of just using the Bay’s designated Clipper card to pay for a ride, riders can simply tap ...
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You Can Soon Tap a Credit Card to Pay BART Fare. It’s Been a Long Time Coming

BART riders are about to get their first chance to use at least part of the long-awaited Clipper 2.0 fare-payment system. The system, which has been under development for more than a decade, will ...
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Metro plans to allow direct credit card payment by the end of May for Metrorail riders

WASHINGTON (7News) — Wish you could tap a credit card to ride Metro? Metro hopes to make it happen by the end of May. Metro officials said Thursday they are testing a system that will allow riders to ...
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You can now pay for D.C. Metro trains with your credit card

Visitors to D.C. for World Pride, the Fourth of July and other summer events won’t have to line up at fare machines to pay for Metro. Starting Wednesday, riders can pay with their credit cards. “The ...
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Metro workers testing credit card payments for riders, plans to expand to all by end of May

WASHINGTON — Imagine getting ready to jump on Metro, glancing up to see your train pulling into the station, only to discover you don't have enough money already loaded on your card. It's a ...