Apple Pay Express Mode is available for use on Singapore’s MRT and LRT systems starting in mid-August, allowing riders to tap their iPhones or Apple Watches at fare gates without completing a separate authentication step. The rollout is linked to upgrades to card readers at stations and gantries.
Channel NewsAsia reports that, for buses, the feature works only with enhanced card readers at the moment. The Straits Times says the express option is being expanded across the MRT and LRT network, and that the broader public transport rollout is planned to be completed across the entire system by end-2027.
Both outlets describe a phased expansion tied to infrastructure readiness rather than a single citywide switch, with MRT and LRT receiving access first and bus compatibility dependent on specific reader upgrades.
