Sydney and Rome roll out contactless transport payments

Sydney's governing body for transport has completed the rollout of contactless payments across all modes of public transport.

The completion of the contactless launch phase has been incorporated into the city's existing smart travel card–Opal–two years after trials first began.

The rapid bus service between Bondi Beach and Circular Quay, dubbed the ‘Bondi Link’, became the last route to accept payment by credit, debit cards and smart devices.

Andrew Constance, New South Wales Minister for Transport described the development as "the final piece of the contactless payments puzzle".

The city introduced contactless in 2017, first on its ferry network, before expanding the system to i...