The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) rolled out the interim operation of the EMV-compliant Automated Fare Collection System (AFCS), geared towards the enhancement and modernization of the urban public transportation system in the country.
The AFCS, which allows the convenient use of EMV-compliant contactless credit, debit and prepaid bank cards as cashless payment instruments in public transport modes, will be tested under a real-time operational condition in preparation for its full and commercial implementation.
“Landbank fully supports the AFCS project for convenient and safe cashless payments in our PUVs. Through Landbank Contactless Cards, we look forward to making the daily journey and payment experience of commuters as seamless as possible,” said President and CEO Borromeo.
A total of 150 Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) units in selected pilot sites in the National Capital Region, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, and Metro Cebu will participate in the AFCS PPT.
Only Landbank prepaid and credit contactless cards will be accepted and processed in the 150 participating PUVs during the first month of the AFCS pilot testing period. Once the necessary regulations or policy has been issued, the Landbank AFCS solution can also accept and process the EMV contactless cards issued by other local banks.
