Although there is a discount on using a bus card, many people still choose to use mobile payment. There are two reasons.

Mobile payment and living

Now, the Internet has been fully popularized. It has become an indispensable existence in people’s lives. If the Internet is not available, you may become someone who doesn't know anything about what is happening on the Internet. Under this trend, mobile payment has become popular.

The application of mobile payment is very wide, for example taking buses and subways, supermarket shopping, paying mobile phone fees, etc. In terms of travel, most people will choose to take the bus. On the one hand, it can save money. On the other hand, they can travel to their destination.

The economic level of a city can be seen from the convenience of transportation. The more developed the city is, the more convenient the transportation will be. Most people go to work by bus or subway to commute. And they tend to choose mobile payment.

In fact, there are many ways to pay the fare. Most people use cash before mobile payment becomes popular. All you need to take the bus are coins and banknotes. However, in these two years, mobile payment and living are fully integrated. Many regions can support mobile payment.

Payment can be completed when you show the QR code. However, there is no discount on mobile payments. The starting price is either 1 yuan or 2 yuan. There is a 20% discount on using bus cards. In the case of discounts, most people use mobile payment. There are two main reasons for this phenomenon.

Two reasons

The first reason is very important, and it is also a point that can support why most people use mobile payment. People are very dependent on mobile phones. Nowadays, there are “phubbing” everywhere. They play on mobile phones when they walk or before they go to bed. In other words, they play on mobile phones as long as they have time.

Mobile payment is more convenient. You need to go to a specific place to get bus cards. In addition, bus cards always need recharging.

You may not always carry the bus card, but the phone is with you all the time.  Therefore, mobile payment becomes the first choice. Most people would use cash and bus cards if they weren't so dependent on their phones.

The biggest problem with bus cards is that they need recharging. Money can be run out one day without recharging.

If you take the bus frequently, you always need to recharge the bus cards, which is very troublesome.

Sometimes you can’t find a place to recharge. However, you can’t use a bus card with insufficient balance to get on the bus.  It would be a problem if you were in an emergency.

In conclusion, it is also inconvenient to recharge the bus card, especially for some mobile phones that do not have an NFC function.

Many people have experienced these two points. One is that the bus card is not carried, and the other is inconvenient recharging. That’s why most people use mobile payments.

Now both WeChat and Alipay can support QR code payment. If you can't find the QR code, you can use the search function to find it. In addition, NFC-enabled phones can be used if they can be supported by the local city. Many models of Xiaomi mobile phones have NFC functions. If you want to travel conveniently, it will be more worry-free to apply for a city bus card.

And the price with the NFC function is the same as the bus card, 20% off. It not only solves the problem of not taking a bus card but also saves money.

3.conclusion

The times have changed too fast. The changes brought about by mobile payments encompass all aspects of life. Everyone can choose the convenient payment method they think.

Bus cards and mobile payments have their benefits.
They can complement each other to ensure traffic needs.