I wonder whoâs doing their banking for them? Picture is of a mastercard, Iâm guessing debit, so itâs probably one of the newer banks
Also, again going by the picture, I donât see a card number; if they hide that, then users wonât be able to register on the TfL website for statements and correcting incomplete journeysâŚ
Suspect itâs because they know that if you pay for a travel card, but only travel to work and back once a day for 4 or 5 days, youâre likely paying less on contactless than a weekly travel card costs, itâs just too tricky for most users to figure out. So for the majority, this might actually make them a profit.
They do say the pries are just for the trial, so subject to change, but that data has to be valuable too, knowing where people go and at what times, any service looking to launch in London would love that.
This is what makes it for me - Iâve been longing for Oyster to be available to add to Apple Wallet to get a travel card instead of contactless for the months it would work out in my favour.
The concept looks great, but being able to keep using my watch/phone makes it super easy, as I rarely carry cards or a wallet, and wouldnât want to!
Itâs really strange how this isnât available yet! In other countries they have travel cards in Apple Wallet and it works so well. You can optionally set it as your âExpress Transitâ card and works just by tapping in/out instead of bothering with Touch/Face ID. You even top it up within wallet, itâs great. Plus, with new iPhone models it even works when your battery has died.
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Itâs here! You can sign up this morning. They say they donât charge you until you receive & activate the card. They do a KYC check on you, I guess because theyâre giving you a contactless debit card.