{"id":47637,"date":"2022-02-08T14:55:17","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T06:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=47637"},"modified":"2022-02-08T14:55:19","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T06:55:19","slug":"beep-expands-prepaid-qr-ticketing-in-select-buses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2022\/02\/08\/beep-expands-prepaid-qr-ticketing-in-select-buses\/","title":{"rendered":"beep expands prepaid QR ticketing in select buses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Filipinos will now experience more seamless commutes as beep operator\u00a0AF Payments Inc. announced that QR ticket acceptance is going live in four partner bus lines, namely, BGC Bus, TAS Trans, Precious Grace Transport Services, and San Agustin Transport. These cover several areas in the cities of Taguig, Makati, and Las Pi\u00f1as, as well as the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, and Bulacan.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

beep continues to\u00a0expand its use of QR technology that it pioneered in the transport sector. It has partnered with GCash to allow commuters to generate their own prepaid\u00a0beep\u00a0QR ticket anytime anywhere, thereby eliminating the need to line up to buy tickets in select routes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To do this, simply open your GCash app, tap GLife, and select \u201cbeep\u201d from the list of partners. Select among the four bus operators, then choose your route, as well as starting and destination terminals. Your fare will automatically be computed. After reviewing the details, tap \u201cBuy Ticket\u201d and complete your payment. Click the Ticket History to view your QR ticket or take a screenshot, which you can scan on the reader at the bus terminal or upon entering the bus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe constantly evolve the beep payment solution not only to keep up with technology but, more importantly, to help improve the quality of life of Filipinos. With QR, we are empowering commuters to take back a fraction of their time usually spent lining up. Our goal is to enable growth and digital transformation in the transport sector to make progress more inclusive and beneficial to more people in the long run,\u201d said\u00a0Sharon Fong, Chief Commercial Officer of AF Payments Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The available routes include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BGC Bus<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7        East Route<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7        Central Route<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7        West Route<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7        Weekend Route<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TAS Trans<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7        Makati-Nuvali<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7        Nuvali-Makati<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Precious Grace Transport Services<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7        Cay Pombo-North<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7        Malolos-North<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7        North-Bulacan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

San Agustin Transport<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7        Las Pi\u00f1as-Makati<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7        Makati-Las Pi\u00f1as<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7        Noveleta-Makati<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7        Makati-Noveleta<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7        Imus-Makati<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7        Makati-Imus<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note that the app can only generate one ticket per transaction. Simply repeat the process if you wish to generate another. Each ticket must be used within 24 hours from the date and time of purchase, or it will be forfeited without refund. There is no service fee for generating a QR ticket, but a minimal convenience fee may be charged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cbeep first launched QR ticketing in 2019 to provide a smart solution where both operators and commuters enjoy efficiency and convenience. It was initially designed to replace the manual validation of paper tickets, but now in this evolving pandemic situation, QR technology offers a safer alternative to help the commuting public observe health protocols. AF Payments Inc. will continue to actively roll out QR payment in other transportation networks like EDSA buses and modern jeepneys all over the country.\u00a0 We wish to replicate the system across the country through collaborations with businesses,\u201d Fong said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

beep continues to\u00a0expand its use of QR technology that it pioneered in the transport sector. It has partnered with GCash to allow commuters to generate their own prepaid\u00a0beep\u00a0QR ticket anytime anywhere, thereby eliminating the need to line up to buy tickets in select routes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":47638,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[6297,3538,96,2727,1656],"class_list":["post-47637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","tag-beep","tag-beep-card","tag-technology","tag-technology-adaption","tag-technology-investment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47637\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}