#LRT MRT cashless payments

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is introducing cashless payments for the Light Rail Transit (LRT) and Metro Rail Transit (MRT). We previously reported that this was already in effect via MRT-3 with payments in GCash/QRPh. To reiterate, the first phase of the cashless payments rollout will start next month. Readers should expect the turnstiles to be installed at key LRT and MRT stations by then. MRT-3 now accepts cashless payments (GCash, QR Ph) following a pilot test run. For cashless payments, commuters can now simply scan the QR code on ticket booth counters. Pasig Mega Market now has satellite-powered internet to support cashless payments under the Paleng-QR Ph Plus program of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and the Department of Information and Communications Technology. The rollout is part of the Paleng-QR Ph Plus program, a joint effort of BSP and DICT to promote the use of QR Ph, the country’s standard system for cashless payments. Read more in our articles including "DOTr introducing cashless payments for LRT and MRT" and "MRT-3 now accepts cashless payments (GCash, QR Ph)".