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Octopus to let Hong Kong cardholders pay for transit fares in mainland China

By Tom Phillips • 20 April 2021 • Updated 20 April 2021

Octopus Hong Kong contactless transit card

Octopus users in Hong Kong will soon be able to pay for public transport fares in more than 300 cities in mainland China with a new physical transit card to be launched “by the end of this year or early next year”, according to a South China Morning Post (SCMP) report... More

Transit Ticketing Today

Octopus to launch new transit card that works in mainland China?

By Tom Phillips • 2 September 2020 • Updated 2 September 2020

Users of Octopus transit cards in Hong Kong could soon be able to pay for public transport fares in mainland China, with the ability to make payments for purchases at stores across the country to follow, the company’s outgoing CEO has told the South China Morning Post... More

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Apple Pay Express Transit payments roll out to 275 cities across China

By Sarah Clark • 14 April 2020 • Updated 26 January 2023

Apple Pay Express Transit China terminal by Saa350 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61224111

Commuters in 275 Chinese cities can now add their T-Union public transportation card to their iPhone or Apple Watch and then use their smartphone or wearable to tap in and out of bus and subway services without the need to first validate the transaction using Face ID, Touch ID or a passcode... More

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Octopus to let Hong Kong cardholders pay for transit fares in mainland China

Octopus to launch new transit card that works in mainland China?

Apple Pay Express Transit payments roll out to 275 cities across China