Christos Staikouras – Contactless payments fulfill one of the goals for the modernization of urban transport

The new "tap2ride" contactless payment system using bank cards and digital wallets via activated devices on buses, trolleybuses, metro, and trams was presented today at a special event at the Syntagma Metro station, as part of the ongoing upgrade of urban transport. The presentation was made by the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Mr. Christos Staikouras, the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, responsible for Transport, Mr. Vassilis Oikonomou, the Secretary General of Transport, Ms. Despina Palaiarouta, the CEO of the Superfund, Mr. Grigoris Dimitriadis, the CEO of OASA, Mr. George Spiliopoulos, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of HST S.A., a subsidiary of the GEK TERNA group, Mr. George Agrafiotis, and the General Manager of Visa for Greece, Cyprus, Malta, and Israel, Ms. Sevi Vassileva.