Express travel with Apple Pay arrives at Skånetrafiken in Sweden
Skånetrafiken’s customers in Skåne can now use Apple’s Express Travel mode for Apple Pay.
This week Ridango announced:
Bus passengers, in the Skåne region in southern Sweden, can now pay for their journey without using a physical ticket, cash or card. Together with Ridango and Telia, Skånetrafiken launches Express Mode for Apple Pay.
Express Travel is a step beyond using Apple Pay on travel service terminals, which allows users to activate an Express Travel card that does not require Face ID or Touch ID verification to use. Apple explains:
Pay quickly for travel with Apple Pay with Express Travel on your iPhone and Apple Watch without having to wake up or unlock your device or open an app. You do not even need to validate with Face ID, Touch ID or your password.
As with the Express mode in some other places, Ridango confirmed that in Sweden, customers can use the method even if their device has run out of battery. Associate product owner at the transport supplier Björn Pettersson said “We are very happy to be the first in Scandinavia to launch Apple Pays Express Mode on our city buses. Together with our partners we have worked intensively to make this possible and it is very fun to now see the result. “
Apple has updated its support document to include Skånetrafiken on its list. The change also indicates that some UK services have also been added, they are:
- Brighton & Hove buses
- Metrobuss
- Oxford Bus Company
Commuters need an iPhone running the latest version of iOS 15 to use Express Mode. And the power reserve function is limited to iPhone XS, XS Max, XR or more.