Beep, Mastercard, other contactless cards now accepted at toll gates

Digital financial services providers introduce innovations in tollways.

By: Denisse Shawntel Tan | August 26, 2017

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Beep cards were first used in all Metro Rail Transit (MRT) and Light Railway Transit (LRT) lines. (Image: RRCG P2P Bus)

Motorists can now use electronic cards like Beep, Paymaya, and Mastercard when paying for toll fees. These contactless cards can be used on the North Luzon Express Way (NLEX), Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX), and the Manila-Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX).

The effort was made by government to speed up transaction times in toll gates. The current average cash transaction time is 12 to 15 seconds. By using contactless cards like Beep and Mastercard, it can be cut down to five to six seconds.

Beep Cards can now be used from the Balintawak to Bocaue toll gates of NLEX, and the whole of SCTEX and CAVITEX. Currently, Mastercard is accepted only at NLEX, while Beep cards can also be used to pay for buses and metro trains.

NLEX operations and Technology Management Head Robert Bontia said that prepaid or debit cards are acceptable, as long as these are contactless with the wave logo.

About Denisse Shawntel Tan

Denisse Tan is currently a work in progress: she’s an aspiring writer, artist, and fashion designer! She’s trying to figure out how to manage her time in achieving all of her goals while also taking in life as humanly possible. Aside from art, she’s a big fan of the color pink, disco music, Bratz dolls, and Genshin Impact. By age 35, she plans to travel to New York City 🗽.

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