So long Charlie? MBTA sets start date for contactless payments

MBTA contactless payment coming to subways, buses Aug. 1

NO CHARLIECARD, no problem. Starting August 1, MBTA riders will be able to tap a credit card or mobile wallet to pass through subway gates or board above-ground trolleys and buses, officials announced Tuesday. CharlieCards and paper tickets will still be sold and accepted, but commuters will gain additional options with the launch of so-called contactless payment. The change could also speed up the boarding process on trolleys and buses by allow…

Here’s when contactless payments will start on the MBTA

The switch, coming Aug. 1, will cost $926 million.

So long Charlie? MBTA sets start date for contactless payments

The system will allow riders to pay by tapping a contactless credit card or mobile wallet on a smartphone, like Apple Pay, instead of the traditional CharlieCards and paper tickets.

MBTA contactless payment will become reality in August, costing nearly $1 billion

State transportation officials are banking on riders saving time on subways and buses when the MBTA’s long-awaited and pricey contactless payment system — bearing a cost of roughly $1 billion — rolls out next month. Riders boarding the beleaguered transportation network’s buses, Green Line and Mattapan Line trolleys will be able to take advantage of the “more convenient and modernized” system starting Aug. 1. Forgot your CharlieCard at home? No …

No need for a CharlieCard to board T buses and subway come Aug. 1, agency says - The Boston Globe

The long awaited new payment method is more than six years in the making and part of a larger new fare collection system that will eventually include commuter rail lines and ferries.

Contactless payment comes to the MBTA on Aug. 1

No CharlieCard, no problem. Starting Aug. 1, MBTA riders will be able to tap a credit card or mobile wallet to pass through subway gates or board above-ground trolleys and buses, officials announced Tuesday. CharlieCards and paper tickets will still be sold and accepted, but commuters will gain additional options with the launch of so-called contactless payment. The change could...