On all turnstiles of the Moscow metro and the MCC earned payment through the SBP

2024: Launch of payment through SBP on all metro and MCC turnstiles in open test mode

Since January 11, 2024, payment for travel through the Fast Payment System (FPS) in open test mode is available on all turnstiles of the Moscow Metro and the MCC. The service was implemented by VTB Bank, the Moscow Metro State Unitary Enterprise and the Moscow Department of Transport together with the National Payment Card System (operational payment and clearing center of the SBP). VTB representatives reported this to TAdviser on January 11, 2024. During the test, experts will check the operation of the technology on different devices.

source = "Moscow Metro"

"As an alternative to bank cards in open test mode, passengers now have access to the Fast Payment System, which is already loved by many. It is logical that we are introducing this method of calculation in the field of passenger transportation, where the variety of payment scenarios is especially important, "commented Vadim Izotov, head of the department for the development and support of special electronic products - senior vice president of VTB Bank.

To activate the service, you need to go to the subscription section of the SBP in the Moscow Metro mobile application, select the priority bank in which the account is opened, and confirm the subscription in its application. Registration is free, and the SBP subscription itself is unlimited.

To pay for the fare, just open the Metro application in Moscow yours, smartphone press the receive button QR code and bring it to the reader on the turnstile. The fare with such payment is 61. ruble You can pay for travel using the SBP subscription on all turnstiles of the Moscow metro and the MCC.

According to Maxim Liksutov, Deputy Mayor of Moscow in the Moscow Government for Transport, Moscow is one of the world leaders in the number of ways to pay for travel in public transport. Now the Fast Payment System in open test mode is available on all metro and MCC turnstiles. And passengers can again return to the usual and convenient way to pay for travel with any smartphone, the official emphasized.

"It is important that the SBP is a Russian technology that belongs to the Bank of Russia, which means it is absolutely safe and it is impossible to influence its work from abroad. We will continue to introduce domestic technologies in the capital's transport according to the task of the Mayor of Moscow Sergei Sobyanin, "concluded Maxim Liksutov.