Tyne and Wear Metro sign
Steven Hatton

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Key Takeaway:

Riders on the Tyne and Wear Metro in North East England are now able to tap to pay for pay-as-you-go fares with a digital version of the closed-loop Pop card in Google Pay. The service still cannot be used on local buses and the ferry, which do not have the validators to support the digital Pop card on NFC phones.

Key Data:

Table: Pays wallets support closed-loop transit cards.

Organizations Mentioned:

• Nexus (Tyne and Wear, UK)
• Google Pay
• Transport for London
• Scheidt and Bachmann
• Nebula Labs
• Yotra

Riders on the Tyne and Wear Metro in North East England are now able to tap to pay for pay-as-you-go fares with a digital version of the closed-loop Pop card in Google Pay.

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