Contactless payment: pay the subway with your FitBit

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is testing a contactless payment pilot that will allow riders to pay their fare on selected New York City subway and bus routes via an innovative method. Commuters will be able to use FitBit wearables to process transactions. The devices that are eligible are the Charge 3 Special Edition, the Versa Special Edition and the Fitbit Ionic wearables. Those who have enabled payments on these devices will have the opportunity to tap-to-pay on public transit rides. The pilot test will include Staten Island buses and 4, 5 and 6 subway lines between the Grand Central stop and Atlantic Avenue Barclays Centre stop in downtown Brooklyn.

Pay for your subway ride with your FitBit