SINGAPORE, July 19 A man and his friends used a total of 801 EZ-Link cards to buy at least S$109,990 (RM350,405) worth of cigarettes, exploiting a loop-hole in the card that.
This post is sponsored by EZ-Link.
Debuting as a local pioneer of e-payments in the early 2000s, EZ-Link is now just shy of two decades old. In that time, the digital payments landscape has evolved drastically. From just a handful of companies facilitating primarily card-based payments, the industry has grown to include a wide variety of fintech offerings.
Consumers in Singapore can now choose from more than 40 different mobile payment services by companies ranging from traditional banks to tech giants, ride-hailing businesses and fintech start-ups.
Such a thriving fintech ecosystem requires each player to step up their game and future-proof their offerings to ensure they remain relevant in the long term, and EZ-Link is no exception.
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JIMAT MASA: Sistem berasaskan akaun ini menjimat masa dan tenaga kerana pengguna tidak perlu beratur di mesin tiket untuk menokok nilai. - Foto fail
PENUMPANG pengangkutan awam kini berpeluang menggunakan kad yang boleh ditokok nilainya melalui aplikasi telefon bijak.
Penumpang boleh memilih untuk menggunakan sistem berasaskan akaun itu bagi semua kad serta charm EZ-Link.
Sistem itu boleh dimulakan di semua mesin tiket dan Pejabat TransitLink serata Singapura, menurut kenyataan yang dikeluarkan EZ-Link semalam.
Kad-kad baru itu memaparkan pelekat di bahagian belakang, menandakan bahawa kad tersebut boleh digunakan dengan aplikasi EZ-Link.
Kad sedia ada yang menggunakan sistem itu tidak memaparkan pelekat tapi pemindahan kepada sistem baru itu dapat dilihat melalui aplikasi secara automatik.
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EZ-Link launches account-based cards that allow top-ups through mobile app
A public transport user tapping her travel card on a bus. (File photo: TODAY/Robin Choo)
28 Jan 2021 12:39PM (Updated:
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SINGAPORE: EZ-Link on Thursday (Jan 28) rolled out new account-based cards that will allow commuters to make top-ups through a mobile application.
Commuters can also choose to update their existing cards and charms to the account-based ticketing system at various ticketing machines and TransitLink Offices islandwide, according to EZ-Link.
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The new cards have a sticker on the back, indicating that the card is to be used with the EZ-Link app.