Metro looks to let riders pay with credit cards

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Metro officials are working to develop a payment system that would allow riders to use their debit or credit cards, pre-loaded cards or the current SmarTrip cards to pay for their trips on Metro buses and trains.

Metro Board Chairman Peter Benjamin said Thursday at the transit agency’s board meeting that implementing the “open payment” system was one of Metro’s top priorities.

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