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Taiwan’s airport train service will begin accepting Visa- and Mastercard-branded credit cards starting in January 2020, making it the second mass-transit service on the island nation to support open-loop payments for fares. Taiwan’s support for open-loop payments follows a global trend, with transit authorities and operators accepting contactless EMV cards and NFC devices, including those in London, New York, Singapore, Sydney and growing number of other cities.
• Taoyuan Airport MRT
• Mastercard
• EasyCard Corp.
Taiwan’s airport train service will begin accepting Visa- and Mastercard-branded credit cards starting in January 2020, making it the second mass-transit service on the island nation to support open-loop payments for fares.
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