Araneta City Bus Port now powered by PayMaya

With All Souls' Day fast approaching, PayMaya is urging Filipinos in Metro Manila to plan ahead and take advantage of the online payment system if they want to avoid the hassle when scoring a bus seat. 

A commuter pays for her provincial bus tickets at the Araneta City Bus Port using PayMaya QR.

Araneta City Bus Port now powered by PayMaya

As Filipinos in the metro would surely take the time to visit their provinces, it is expected that people would flock to bus terminals for the holidays. So PayMaya said it has powered the Araneta City Bus Port, the first integrated bus terminal in the Philippines, to implement a QR and card-based ticketing payment system.

Commuting can be such a hassle, which is why innovations in transportation resonate so well with all Filipinos. We are glad that the Araneta City Bus Port has taken the lead in this regard, said Shailesh Baidwan, President of PayMaya. 

Travelers going to provinces may opt to book in advance via the aranetacitybusport.com, where they can pay using any Visa, Mastercard, or JCB credit, debit, or prepaid cards through the PayMaya Checkout payment gateway.

They can also download the Araneta City mobile app, which is available for both iOS and Android devices, to book and pay for their trips.

For those commuters at the bus port, they can also avail of a ticket by using any payment card at the cashier through the PayMaya Touch mobile POS terminal, as well as using their PayMaya accounts by scanning to pay with PayMaya QR.

We have seen the impact of how this initiative has tremendously improved the experience of our commuters. It has also helped reduce the queues at the Araneta City Bus Port. We have recently relaunched Araneta City as a 'City of Firsts' and being the first bus transport hub to implement QR- and card-based ticketing payment system for our commuters is something that we are really proud of, said Marjorie Go, Marketing Manager of Araneta City. 

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