[deleted] t1_itmf26m wrote on October 24, 2022 at 6:43 PM

Reply to comment by MoreShenanigans in SEPTA working out kinks in mobile phone ticketing feature by bengalese

Maybe they want to be able to track users’ information and sell it for revenue? Maybe I’m being too pessimistic, but that was my automatic guess.

atheken t1_itnczq5 wrote on October 24, 2022 at 10:27 PM

I think you're being a bit pessimistic. The app does appear to handle transfers, which is something that I don't think would work with a straight up "tap to pay", as much as I wish I could just do that.

zpepsin t1_itodgbc wrote on October 25, 2022 at 2:58 AM

Google/Apple pay doesn't need to handle transfers. It just needs to tell the reader what SEPTA key account is being scanned.

atheken t1_itpb2zn wrote on October 25, 2022 at 9:36 AM

Yes, I understand that, if you have a septa key in the wallet. But being able to pay without an account/app is what we were talking about. The system could do both.

TrustThe_CPA_Process t1_itp8a18 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 8:56 AM

It would. London has tap to pay and it’s seamless. Just tap every time you enter/exit and they calculate your trips and bill you at the end of the day. It’s great.