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Paris transport authority IDFM today announced plans to roll out open-loop payments across the Paris Métro and the rest of the region’s bus network. The authority is targeting tourists and other occasional riders with the technology and will charge riders substantially higher prices to pay with bank cards.
The authority plans to charge ticket prices that are €0.80 higher for a single ride on the Métro–a whopping 31.4% premium compared with the full fare price a rider would pay using a virtual Navigo Easy card on his or her mobile phone.
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Paris transport authority Île-de-France Mobilités announced today it plans to roll out open-loop payments across the Paris Métro by 2030 and the rest of its bus network by mid-2028.
The system will target tourists and other “very occasional” riders, charging significantly higher ticket prices for use of bank cards.
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