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Canada transit agency upgrades to accept contactless debit cards

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January 12, 2023

TransLink customers can now pay for transit using Interac Debit on every bus and at every fare gate throughout Metro Vancouver, making TransLink the first transit agency in Canada to fully integrate contactless Interac Debit payments systemwide, according to a press release.

The upgrade allows customers to board transit by using Interac Debit with physical cards or through smartphone digital wallets. This allows customers to pay for transit more easily without having to use an in-station Compass vending machine or having to pre-load a Compass product with stored value.

TransLink, Interac, Moneris and Cubic Transportation Systems upgraded more than 5,000 Compass Readers throughout TransLink's system to make transit payments more convenient.

Transit users can also pay with contactless credit cards, digital wallets, Compass Cards, Compass Wristbands and Compass Minis.