The Brief
- MCTS riders can now pay fares by tapping credit/debit cards, smartphones, or smartwatches directly on bus validators.
- To save money, riders should use the same payment method consistently to benefit from automatic daily, weekly, or monthly fare limits.
- Visitors and tourists especially benefit from the option to tap and pay.
MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) announced on Monday, April 6, the launch of a new contactless payment option that allows riders to pay their fare using a credit card, debit card, smartphone, or smartwatch.
Contactless payments
What we know:
A news release says riders can simply tap their contactless payment method on the bus validator and go. This new feature makes it easy for visitors, tourists, or those without WisGo accounts to take the bus.
There are now multiple ways to pay for a bus ride:
- WisGo Card (full fare, reduced fare, CVP, UPass)
- Umo App (full fare, reduced fare, CVP, UPass)
- Contactless for full fare only (including Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover credit cards or debit cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay, smartwatches and smartphones)
- Cash
Ride more, pay less
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