The company will be part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) One Metro New York (OMNY) contactless fare payment pilot program. Any user in New York with Fitbit Charge 3 Special Edition, Fitbit Versa Special Edition, and Fitbit Ionic devices will be able to tap and pay-per-ride directly from their wrist on select MTA busses and subway lines.
Starting May 31 2019, Fitbit users with Fitbit Pay-enabled smartwatches and trackers can tap and pay to board all Staten Island buses, and all stops on the 4, 5 and 6 subway lines between Grand Central and Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center.
This pilot program marks the beginning of a long-term relationship with the MTA, with plans to extend the organisation’s OMNY program to the entire subway and bus system by 2021.
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