Passengers who travel on the Tyne and Wear Metro now have another way of making payments with Google Pay an option thanks to a new collaboration. People can now load a Pop card into Google Play on their smartphone, and then use it to touch in and out of the Metro system, in the same way they use a Pop card.
All passengers have to do is just add the Pop card, with value loaded, within the Google Pay app and then just simply touch in and out with the top half of their phone on gatelines and validators at Metro stations. Google Pay automatically deducts the fare from their virtual card and applies the Pop Pay As You Go discount.
Huw Lewis, Customer Services Director at Nexus, said: “Pop Pay As You Go on Android will transform how our customers can pay for their travel using Google Pay, and this will make it even easier for people to access the Tyne and Wear Metro. Two-thirds of Metro customers tell us they are keen to move to smart phones as a way to pay for their journeys, and today we are making that possible for Android users.
“All you need to do is top up the app on your smartphone and then touch in and out through gatelines with your phone. The app automatically deducts the fare for you and applies the Pop Pay As Go fare cap. It’s convenient, easy to use, and will speed up journey times. The tickets are stored electronically on Android smartphones, so you can travel without needing to carry a separate ticket or smartcard. We have worked with one of the world’s biggest companies on one hand and Nebula Labs, a tech start-up from here in North East England, to make this latest phase of this exciting project become a reality.”
The Pop card app can be downloaded free of charge from the Google Play Store for weekly MetroSaver tickets.