Taipei Metro will fully support contactless payments via credit cards and mobile wallets like Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay for entry starting in July. "For international travelers visiting Taiwan, they no longer need to queue to buy single-journey tickets or purchase separate travel cards to ride the MRT, which is a significant benefit for promoting tourism," said Bao Guo-yi, President of Consumer Banking Group at Taishin Bank. The system also fully enables "Apple Pay Express Transit Mode." iPhone and Apple Watch users can set a credit or debit card in their Wallet app as their "Express Transit Card." When passing through the gate, there's no need to unlock the screen. With the screen off, simply tapping the phone near the sensor at the bottom of the gate allows for entry in under 1 second. According to Taishin Bank statistics, since exclusively handling the acquiring services for Taipei Metro's "credit card contactless payments" and "QR Code ride codes" in the first half of this year, over one million passenger trips have been accumulated in just 6 months of trial operation. Among these, 80% of users are under 35 years old, and 90% prefer using mobile payments instead of physical cards, indicating that mobile payments have become the mainstream commuting method for the younger generation. Bao Guo-yi stated that Taishin Bank is committed to building an ecosystem that makes consumers' lives more convenient, and transportation is an indispensable part of it. This time, as the sole acquiring bank for Taipei Metro's diverse payment solutions, all gates support international credit card organizations such as Visa, Mastercard, JCB, Discover Network, and Diners Club International, and also accept e-wallets. Bao Guo-yi added, "Just as Taiwanese people often travel abroad and find it inconvenient to use public transportation in different countries, international travelers visiting Taipei in the future will not have to spend time and effort understanding different t