Virtual Hop Fastpass Now Works With Google Pay

The virtual Hop Fastpass™ card is now available to all Google Pay users, making it the first account-based regional virtual transit card on Google Pay in the world. Google Pay users can now add value to their virtual card and tap with their phone to ride on TriMet, C-TRAN and Portland Streetcar.

TriMet worked with Google to launch the virtual card in Google Pay starting with a beta last December. The virtual card provides all the benefits of a plastic Hop card, with Adult, Honored Citizen and Youth fares available. Users only pay for the rides they take, earn day and month passes without an upfront cost, enjoy easy loading and auto-loading options and get lost-card protection.

“TriMet continues exploring innovations to improve the experience of our customers,” said TriMet General Manager Doug Kelsey. “The combination of Hop and Google Pay puts transit riders in the Portland-Vancouver region on the cutting edge of technology while truly getting the best value with daily and monthly fare caps as they ride.”

“We’re excited to work with TriMet to help ease the daily journey for commuters. Google Pay aims to create an effortless, immersive mobile transit experience for users, removing the friction of getting a ticket and saving valuable time for busy commuters.” said Pali Bhat, Google’s VP, Product Management, Payments

The first 1,000 people to buy a virtual Hop card will get it for free courtesy of Google, with a $3 credit applied within 24 hours of purchase.

How to use Hop with Google Pay:

  • Download the latest version of the free Hop Fastpass mobile app from the Google Play store.
  • Purchase a virtual Hop card for a one-time $3 fee.
  • Choose Adult, Honored Citizen or Youth virtual cards. (Proper ID required for boarding with Honored Citizen and Youth virtual Hop cards.)
  • Load value on your virtual Hop card.
  • Save your virtual Hop card to Google Pay.
  • Hold your smartphone against the Hop reader, validate your payment and go!

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