Did you know: in the Netherlands, you can now check into public transit using a bank card for all modes of transit, throughout the entire country (though a few local buses still need to be upgraded before the end of the year). Including international bank cards and creditcards.

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@joepie91 yeah I've used Google pay on my watch recently on a visit to Amsterdam and it was awesome

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@noiob There's definitely still a couple of quirks to it, but overall it seems to have significantly increased the accessibility of public transit.

My main concern now is that I hope they won't renege on the "we will still have the prepaid cards" thing, which is already pretty questionable from a privacy perspective, but at least better than bank cards

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