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Android Pay now accepted for pay as you go travel on TfL services

Posted: 18 May 2016 | Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Intelligent Transport | No comments yet

Transport for London (TfL) now accepts Android Pay on Tube, bus and tram services, as well as most National Rail services in London.

Android Pay now accepted for pay as you go travel on TfL services

Transport for London (TfL) now accepts Android Pay on Tube, bus and tram services, as well as most National Rail services in London.

Android Pay now accepted for pay as you go travel on TfL services

From the 18 May 2016, customers will be able to use Android Pay on their mobile devices to travel on Tube, tram, bus and some National Rail services. TfL is the first transport organisation in the world to accept Android Pay.

First transport organisation in the world to accept Android Pay

The new payment app, developed by Google, supports MasterCard and Visa credit and debit cards from many of the UK’s major financial institutions including, Bank of Scotland, First Direct, Halifax, HSBC, Lloyds Bank, M&S Bank, MBNA and Nationwide Building Society.

8 million TfL journeys made using a mobile device in last 12 months

Today’s announcement follows a rise in demand for travelling using a mobile device with more than eight million journeys made using this form of payment over the last 12 months.

In order to use Adroid Pay, customers are required to download the app from the Google Play Store and set up their account with their bank card. They then simply touch in and out with the top half of their phone on the yellow card reader at a station, or touch in only on a bus or at a tram stop, in the same way they use their Oyster or contactless payment card.

Customers using Android Pay to benefit from daily and weekly capping

TfL has also revealed users will benefit from daily and weekly (Monday to Sunday) capping and take advantage of TfL’s calculation for the best fare for each day or week, depending on where and when customers have travelled.

Shashi Verma, Chief Technology Officer and Director of Customer Experience at TfL said: “It’s great to see another mobile ticketing option introduced into the market. Android is a popular mobile operating system and we have been working closely with Google to ensure that Android Pay is fully incorporated into the Capital’s transport network.

“Contactless payments have been a huge success with more than 400 million contactless journeys made already across all TfL and most National Rail services in London, using cards from over 80 countries. As more people see the benefits of this quick and easy to use technology, we’re confident the number will increase even more.”

“It’s great to see another mobile ticketing option introduced into the market”

Spencer Spinnell, Director of Business Development at Google, said: “We want to make payments simpler for everyone, so we’ve worked with TfL to enable Android Pay on the Tube, buses and trains across London. This adds to the list of almost 460,000 contactless payment terminals in the UK where people can seamlessly tap and pay with their Android phones”.

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