Almost at the same time as São Paulo, the capital of the state of Bahia now also implemented proximity payment at the turnstiles of the subway system, allowing the use of cards (debit or credit), as well as smartphones and smartwatches with NFCNear field communicationor proximity field communication.”>1.
Therefore, anyone who uses Apple Pay on iPhone or Apple Watch, you can take advantage of the functionality to pay the metro fare at all 20 stations of the metro system in Salvador e Lauro de Freitasas announced by the iBahia.
Innovation is the premise of our work, as we understand that through innovation it is possible to provide the customer with a faster, more comfortable and safer experience.
—Julio Freitassuperintendent of CCR Metrô Bahia
As with other systems, payment can be made by simply bringing the card or smartphone/smartwatch close to the bottom of the turnstile — which will display a green light indicating payment validation and freeing access to the metro.
Remember that Apple Pay is also accepted on the subway and buses in the city of Rio de Janeiroas well as on buses from the capital of São Paulo is at Curitiba.
tip from Rodrigo Santos