RTC Southern Nevada launches contactless cash payment option in smartphone app

Customers can now purchase bus passes by cash through the rideRTC smartphone app, giving customers another contactless option to purchase fares for the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Southern Nevada.

This new feature allows for a quick, convenient and contactless way to ride and is another avenue that the agency is pursuing to make the environment safer for public transportation customers.

Those who own a smartphone but choose not to use a credit or debit card may now opt to add funds to their rideRTC account by pre-loading cash at nearly 350 locations valley wide. Retailers signed onto the InComm Payments’ VanillaDirect cash-in payment platform accept the cash payment and scan a barcode from the user’s rideRTC app. Customers then have the cash deposited to buy and store RTC bus passes that they can then use at their convenience.

“More than 60 percent of our riders choose to pay their fare with cash, so this new option is an opportunity for riders to maintain a contactless experience during the pandemic,” said M.J. Maynard, RTC CEO. “Customers can add funds to their rideRTC account while they’re out running errands, and it will be conveniently waiting for them once they’re ready to purchase a pass.”

This new feature is a result of a partnership with rideRTC’s platform provider Masabi and InComm Payments, a leading global payments technology company.