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The major transit operator serving Brussels, STIB-MIVB, said riders have used contactless payments for nearly 5 million trips on its metro, buses and trams since launching the open-loop payments service in mid-2020. That still represents a small share of the total journeys the operator handles in the Belgian capital. The other rides are made with the closed-loop MoBIB card and paper.
• Chart: STIB-contactless EMV Cumulative Numbers
• Table: Comparison of Bank cards vs. MoBibb in Brussels
• STIB-MIVB (Brussels)
• Vix Technology
The major transit operator serving Brussels, STIB-MIVB, said riders have used contactless payments for nearly 5 million trips on its metro, buses and trams since launching the open-loop payments service in mid-2020.