UOB Thailand has announced the launch of its “Tap & Go” contactless payment service for its debit cardholders at all Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) stations in Bangkok and Nonthaburi province. This fare payment service will allow customer to make quick and secure payments by simply tapping their UOB and TMRW debit cards on the contactless payment card reader at the ticket gates.

More than four in five Thais (82 per cent) have tried going cashless, on average succeeding at living for more than a week (8 days) without using cash, the Visa Consumer Payment Attitudes study showed on Wednesday.