# Contactless vs Oyster

**URL:** <https://community.monzo.com/t/contactless-vs-oyster/16978>\
**Category:** Fintech Chat\
**Created:** [5 September 2017 11:02 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/contactless-vs-oyster/16978 "2017-09-05T11:02:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Feathers](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/user_avatar/community.monzo.com/feathers/32/45868_2.png) [@Feathers](https://community.monzo.com/u/Feathers)\
**Post date:** [5 September 2017 10:18 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/contactless-vs-oyster/16978/7 "2017-09-05T10:18:33Z")

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> [@Competitor Update 2](https://community.monzo.com/t/competitor-update-2/12331/203):
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> Maybe, but as far as I’m aware the only way that oyster can be cheaper is for the long term travel cards and there are no situations where in ordinary usage the contactless loses out to oyster but the opposite is not true.

All perfectly true. Plus topping up is a pain which is why I Monzo my travel these days.

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