LA Transit Authority Introduces Virtual TAP Card on Android, Complementing Earlier Launch with Apple

By / February 1, 2021
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Dan Balaban

NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, or Metro, has followed through with plans to offer Android NFC phone users a way to pay fares with the agency’s TAP closed-loop fare card.

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