Araneta City Bus Port became the first integrated bus terminal in the Philippines to implement a QR- and card-based ticketing payment system powered by digital financial services leader PayMaya.
Commuters going to the province can rest easy and conveniently book their tickets online ahead of time from the comforts of their homes by visiting www.aranetacitybusport.com, where they can pay using any Visa, Mastercard or JCB credit, debit or prepaid cards through the PayMaya Checkout payment gateway.
Aside from visiting the website, they can also download the newly launched Araneta City mobile app available for iOS and Android phones, where they can also book their trips and pay for their bus tickets anytime, anywhere.
Those who want to avail of their tickets at the bus port, meanwhile, can pay using any payment card at the cashier through the PayMaya Touch mobile POS terminal, as well as using their PayMaya accounts by scanning to pay with PayMaya QR.
Since launching in mid-2018, more Filipinos have enjoyed the safety and convenience of booking their bus tickets at the Araneta City Bus Port through cashless means, with transaction volumes across the different digital payment channels growing close to 200 percent in June 2019 compared with the same period last year.