insideKENT Magazine Issue 64 - July 2017 | Página 66

VISITKENT
THINK YOU NEED CASH TO GET ON
THE BUS? NOT ANYMORE!
CUSTOMERS ON STAGECOACH BUSES NO LONGER NEED
TO CARRY CASH TO PAY FOR THEIR TRAVEL. THE BUS
COMPANY HAS INVESTED IN NEW CONTACTLESS
TECHNOLOGY ENABLING CUSTOMERS TO MAKE FAST, EASY
AND SECURE CASHLESS PAYMENTS ON THE BUS.
Contactless payment went live on all
Stagecoach services in Kent and East Sussex
this week, pioneering the use of this
technology outside of London. The new ticket
machines accept payment by contactless
enabled credit or debit card as well as Apple
Pay and Android Pay.
Stagecoach South East’s managing director,
Philip Norwell, said: “We’re all used to paying
with contactless for our morning coffee or
lunch, and now we can use it to pay for bus
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travel too. Transport is a key part of people’s
lives and this is another great reason to choose
the bus.” tickets to their smartphone. It was announced
this week that bus passengers can now buy
one week tickets on the App as well.
Stagecoach says that thousands of bus
passengers a day will benefit from faster
boarding and not having to find the right
change. The Stagecoach Bus App is available free from
the App Store (iPhone) and Google Play
(Android). Payments via the app can be made
by PayPal, debit or credit card.
This comes just months after the launch of
the company’s mobile App, offering customers
the facility to instantly buy and download day www.stagecoachbus.com