GCash to Enable Cashless Payments for EDSA Busway Trips

Passengers on the EDSA Busway can now pay their fares via QR codes following the official launch of the cashless transaction system by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and GCash today.

DOTr Acting Secretary Giovanni Lopez, who attended the event, emphasised that the initiative aims to enable faster and more seamless payment of fares.

Under the new system, commuters simply need to open their GCash app and scan the QR codes displayed on the buses. The DOTr and GCash have posted instructional tarpaulins at various busway stations to assist first-time users.

“This cashless payment is a major method so we can say that indeed, the travel of our commuters is now more convenient,” Lopez stated.

He noted that the project is part of a broader effort to improve the overall passenger experience, rather than just modernising physical infrastructure.

This development follows the DOTr’s earlier move this year to launch cashless payments for the MRT-3, expanding the digital payment ecosystem across Metro Manila’s public transport network.

It also follows the successful rollout of GCash’s automated fare collection system for the MRT-3 railway line earlier in July.

That initiative introduced three new payment methods designed to streamline the commuting experience and reduce queues at stations.

GCash for Business General Manager Jong Layug assured users that security protocols are “top of the line” to protect accounts from hacking.