I-Apple Pay izothinta iSingapore Land Transit Authority, ukwenza izivivinyo zokushayela indiza ekukhokheni amathikithi ebhasi nawesitimela ezweni lase-Asia. Ngokusobala, umlingani wezobuchwepheshe uzoba yi-MasterCard, ezohlinzeka ngehadiwe edingekayo ukuze ikwazi ukukhokha ngeplatifomu yokukhokha yakwa-Apple kusukela ngo-2018, uma izivivinyo ezenziwayo ziyanelisa. Kungukuthuthuka kwephrojekthi eyenziwe abaphathi baseSingapore kusukela ngoMashi odlule. Baziwa ngesifinyezo i-ABT, bahlose ukwenza lula ukukhokha ngezindlela zokuhamba, ukufaka abafundi ngezindlela zokuxhumana, ikakhulukazi amakhadi wesikweletu kanye ne-EMV.
Isivivinyo senziwe ngama- € 100.000 ahlinzeka ngokuthengiselana okuzungeze ama-60.000 ngosuku. Le nkampani inekhasi lokubhaliselwe elivulekele labo abafuna ukuzama insizakalo yokuthenga amathikithi oxhumana nabo. Umsebenzi ngamunye urekhodwa ohlelweni, kanye nanoma yiziphi izehlakalo abasebenzisi abangaba nazo. Ngemuva kwalesi sigaba sokuqala, lAbathuthukisi bephrojekthi bahlose ukuvula uhlelo lokukhokha ngezindlela zobuchwepheshe, njengamawashi noma izingcingo.
Isikhulu esiphezulu se-LTA, uNgien Hoon Ping, inkampani esebenzisa uhlelo:
I-LTA ibandakanyekile ekunikezeni izivakashi ithuba lokujabulela ithuba elethwa ukukhokhelwa ngogesi ezintweni zokuhamba zomphakathi. Ngokubambisana nabalingani bethu, sisebenzisana nokwandiswa kokushayela kwe-ABT, ukukhulisa, futhi ekugcineni ukuthunyelwa unomphela, ukuze kube ngumgogodla wokushintshela kwethu ekukhokhelweni kwe-elektroniki okuhamba phambili.
Kepha iSingapore akuyona yodwa ebhalisela ukukhokhelwa kwezithuthi zomphakathi ngezinkokhelo ezivela kumadivayisi kagesi. Amanye amadolobha afana neNew York ahlola insizakalo yenethiwekhi yezokuthutha ye-MTA. Ukuqala kwayo kuhlelwe maphakathi no-2018.