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Google Teams With Portland’s Public Transport Operator TriMet for First Android Pay Virtual Transit Card

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Here comes the world’s first virtual transit card in Android Pay, well at least according to Google and Portland’s public transport operator TriMet, who teamed up to unveil the Hop Fastpass.

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Portland to test contactless cards in Oregon’s largest mass-transit system

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TriMet, the regional transportation system based in Portland, Ore., recently began a test of a reloadable fare system and later this year it will add Near Field Communication-based payments via bank cards and smartphones to its pilot.

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Mastercard Enables Contactless Payments At TriMet

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Commuters in Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington can now add a digital Hop Fastpass card to their iPhone or Apple Watch, thanks to an alliance between Mastercard and Apple. Mastercard has been partnering with cities, transit agencies and technology companies to create flexible payment methods for transit.

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WEX Reorganizes With New Team For B2B Payments

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Payments FinTech WEX is introducing a new corporate payment solutions team as it moves to reorganize its business, the company said in a statement on Monday (April 13). He will focus on developing cloud-based solutions for corporate payments across sectors including travel and healthcare. He also previously worked at U.S.

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WEX’s Dearborn Says B2B Payments Has Reached Tipping Point

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“I think when the pandemic hit in early March, it really put a gun to the head of many companies by taking what have been Byzantine processes around accounts payable or accounts receivable and moving to much more digital means,” Jay Dearborn , president, corporate payments of WEX Inc. told PYMNTS. Blessed To Have Tech Solutions.

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Mastercard Enables Tap To Pay For Miami Commuters

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Mastercard is partnering with transportation solutions provider Cubic Transportation Systems, along with the Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) to enable tap-and-go payments at Miami’s Metrorail stations, Mastercard said in a press release on Wednesday (Aug. Now, you can tap your phone or card and go!

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Apple Rolls Out Express Transit Payments For London Commuters

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With Apple Pay Express Transit payment mode, TfL users can seamlessly travel without needing to authenticate their device using Face ID or Touch ID. They simply choose a default card within Apple Pay. The feature also lets commuters continue using transit options even if a device’s battery life is running low.

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