Source: Moscow Metro
Maksim Liksutov reported that digital payment methods for public transport are gaining popularity. For example, virtual Troika cards have been used over 2.5 million times already. This year, passengers have issued more than 120,000 such cards.
Linking Bank Cards in the Moscow Metro App
The service allows users to pay for previous trips in just a couple of clicks, removing their card from the stop-list. You can also view the history of your card’s use on public transport. Passengers have linked nearly 250,000 bank cards in the app.
Biometric Payment on the MCD (Moscow Central Diameters)
In 2024, biometric payment became available at the Nakhabino, Kalanchyovskaya, Likhobory, and Zelenograd-Kryukovo stations. All passengers registered in the system can pay for travel using biometrics on the Diameters.
Faster Payments System (FPS)
This Russian service has been implemented in ticket offices and vending machines of the Moscow Metro. Passengers can use it to buy or top up their Troika card or Muscovite card using a smartphone of any manufacturer.
Biometric Payment for Students
Students now have the option to pay for travel on the metro and MCC (Moscow Central Circle) using biometrics. This convenient payment method is available to over 550,000 students in Moscow.
Virtual Troika Card
This service allows you to pay for travel with any smartphone on all types of public transport. With a virtual “Troika,” passengers spend less than a minute from buying a ticket to validating their ride.
Online Top-Up Activation for Troika Cards
Yellow terminals are no longer needed! Based on passenger requests, automatic activation of online top-ups for Troika and Muscovite cards has been implemented at metro and MCC turnstiles. Additionally, the service has been implemented in open beta on all 3,000 tram validators.
“The city’s ticketing system fully meets the needs of passengers. We offer innovative solutions that are unparalleled in the world in terms of scale and convenience. For example, biometric payment. In addition, in 2024, on the instructions of the Mayor of Moscow, Sergey Sobyanin, new digital services were launched in transport, which made trips even more convenient. Next year, we will continue to develop the most advanced domestic solutions for passengers,” — said Maksim Liksutov.