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Fukushima Transportation and Aizu Bus Start Touch Payment Boarding Service
Fukushima Transportation and Aizu Automobiles have launched a boarding service using touch payments.
The service is being rolled out in collaboration with Sumitomo Mitsui Card, JCB, QUADRAC, Transaction Media Networks, and Recip. It will be available on all route buses and the Fukushima Transportation Iizaka Line.
Touch payments with credit cards and debit cards will start on September 11, and electronic money payments and QR code payments, along with the NORUCA Web service, will begin on October 16.
Touch payments will support Visa, JCB, American Express, Diners, Discover, UnionPay, and electronic money payments will include WAON and nanaco. QR codes will support PayPay, Rakuten Pay, d Payment, Merpay, au PAY, J-Coin Pay, Alipay, and WeChat Pay. Mastercard will be added sequentially.
In addition, the use of transportation electronic money is expected to start around the fiscal year 2025. The Iizaka Line’s ticket vending machines will be available for use from October 16.
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