On September 10, the Face Pay biometric fare payment system was launched at all stations of the Moscow Central Circle (MCC), the surface railway circle line operated by the Moscow Metro.
The face recognition fare payment system have been tested on the MCC since September 3. Now,the Face Pay is available at 85 turnstiles of all 31 MCC stations. Passengers canconnect to the system using the Moscow Metro mobile app (available at Google Play and App Store). More than 190 thousand users have already registered in the Face Pay, with over 33 million rides made with the help of biometrics.
On 6th anniversary of the Moscow Central Circle, on behalf of the Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin, the Face Pay was launched at all stations. The service is available at 85 turnstiles at 31 MCC stations. We see that the demand for the service is growing and we will definitely increase the number of turnstiles with biometric payment. The face recognition fare payment system operates at 281 Moscow Metro stations and the MCC. Our ticketing system is one of the best in the world – for two years in a row, it has received the prestigious Transport Ticketing Award, the Oscar in the world of ticketing solutions, noted Maksim Liksutov, the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Transport.
The Face Pay was launched in the Moscow Metro in October 2021.In addition to the MCC, the service is currently being tested in buses. By the end of the year, it is planned be launched on the river transport.
