According to Maksim Liksutov, passengers have used the service more than 177 million times since its launch. And this figure is constantly growing.
Currently, biometric payment is available at turnstiles on the metro, the Moscow Central Circle (MCC), regular river routes, the Aeroexpress, and some MCD stations. Around 600.000 users are registered, making over 170.000 passes every working day.
The system offers a favorable rate of 63 rubles. As part of a promotion, the cost is only 53 rubles until November 30th. Maksim Liksutov announced that a promotion has been launched on Moscow transport since October 1st, in partnership with VTB Bank. Passengers will receive a 10-ruble refund to their accounts when paying for travel on the metro, the MCC, MCD*, and regular river electric transport using biometrics.
“At the direction of Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin, we launched biometric payment on public transport in 2021. Since then, the service has earned the trust and popularity of Muscovites. Nowhere else in the world is it available with such convenience and scale as in the Russian capital. In the last year alone, the number of registered users has increased by 1.5 times. Thanks to biometrics, Muscovites don’t need cards, phones, or paper tickets to enter – a glance at the camera on the turnstile is enough,” added Maksim Liksutov.