The two public bus operators are conducting a pilot test that allows passengers to pay bus fares using two new electronic payment methods (Alipay and WeChat Pay).
The trial run of the system started last Saturday and aims to collect information and feedback for the shortly-planned potential full integration of the system.
For the time being, the new system uses a QR Code that needs to be scanned at the bus stop by passengers before alighting. In the future, this will be simplified and placed inside the bus together with other payment forms already available.
Since it requires a staff member to control the scanning of the QR Codes, the trial is currently being run at only five bus stops, including the Border Gate, Ilha Verde Square, and Ferreira do Amaral Square.
It is expected that such a service will be also extended to the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Port and Hengqin Port bus terminus.
Passengers using Alipay and WeChat Pay will not be eligible for fare discounts (unlike registered local users of Macau Pass or MPay), which means that a 6-patacas fare will be charged. RM
