NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – China UnionPay and the Guangzhou Metro have announced the transit company will accept UnionPay-branded contactless credit cards and bank cards loaded into the Apple Wallet, the first such Chinese city to support open-loop fare collection.
Both the large card network UnionPay and the Guangzhou Metro noted that for now, other Pays wallets, such as Samsung Pay, Huawei Pay and Mi Pay from Xiaomi will not be accepted for fares. But that could change soon, said the companies. The metro said it has enabled 6,000 gate readers to accept open-loop payment and that could grow.