Regina Transit Launches More Ways to Pay

Starting March 2, transit riders can pay bus fares with Interac® Debit, a credit card or mobile wallet, adding more convenience to riding the bus.

Regina joins a growing number of Canadian cities whose transit systems allow open payment. Open payment means paying with an Interac debit card, credit cards like Visa, Mastercard and American Express or adding your payment card to your mobile wallet on a phone or smart watch through Apple Pay or Google Pay. Transit riders can tap their preferred payment method on a Umo validator in the bus to pay for an adult transit fare.

Just like with a Umo card or app, transit riders paying with debit, credit or a mobile wallet can benefit from fare capping if they use the same payment card for every ride. Fare capping means that no matter how many trips a person takes in one day, the maximum cost will be no more than the cost of three adult trips. Over the course of a month, using fare capping will mean a monthly maximum of an adult monthly pass, no matter how many additional rides are taken.

For transit riders travelling with more than one person, each person will need to use a separate credit card, debit card, mobile wallet, Umo card or Umo app to pay for their trip.

Regina Transit reminds transit riders who use open payments to take the payment card out of their wallet, purse or phone case to tap. Taking the card out to tap ensures payment is taken from the correct card.

The Umo card, Umo app and cash are all still accepted payment methods.

For more information, visit Regina.ca/Umo.