Mr
Marlin
Brown,
American
Express
Country
Manager
for
Singapore
said:
“We
are
proud
to
partner
with
the
Land
Transport
Authority
(LTA)
to
bring
more
contactless
payment
options
to
Singapore
commuters
as
this
form
of
payment
becomes
increasingly
popular.
For
our
local
and
overseas
Card
Members,
including
those
of
our
third
party
partners,
this
brings
greater
convenience
as
they
can
now
tap,
pay
and
ride
across
the
ever-expanding
bus
and
train
network
in
Singapore.
It
is
important
for
us
to
provide
our
Card
Members
a
seamless
payment
experience
wherever
they
live,
work
and
play
and
enabling
them
to
use
their
cards
on
public
transportation
worldwide
is
essential.”
Commuters can also add the cards to their mobile wallets and need not pre-register their cards for public transport rides. This will eliminate the need to carry a separate travel card or top up stored value travel cards before the journey.
Commuters who use American Express cards are charged the same fares as those who use stored value travel cards (i.e. EZ-Link and NETS FlashPay cards), with no additional fees involved. Charges for public transport rides are reflected in the commuter’s credit, charge, debit or prepaid card bills, similar to retail transactions. Commuters with a SimplyGo app account can also view their travel expenses and history on the SimplyGo mobile app, along with an option to receive push notifications for fares incurred after each trip. Commuters who carry more than one contactless bank card or travel card are reminded to take out the card they wish to use before tapping at the fare reader, and to use the same card to tap in and out, to avoid charges to multiple cards.
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