Starting this Sunday and Monday, users will be able to use the different promotions offered by wallets and banks to pay for the subway much cheaper and thus encourage the use of contactless.
The possibility of pay the subway with credit, debit and prepaid cards made everyone virtual wallets and banks They went out to “hunt” the volume of operations through discounts that were difficult to miss. In one case, directly the discount reaches 100% and they are valid from December 1 and 2in other cases.
In detail, the new system allows the traveler Pay the ticket with debit or credit cards (stationary) and from digital wallets on mobile phones. The SUBE card will remain valid the same as always and, for the moment, payment with QR from virtual wallets remained on standby. It will be in force in 81 of the 90 total stations.
One by one, all the discounts to pay for the subway
- Visa: promotion of 65% discount on payments made with all your debit, credit or prepaid cards that will last until Sunday, March 2, 2025. This promotion has a refund limit of $8,000 per week that will be reflected in accounts starting 48 hours after the trip. The limit is per card and whoever covers it can use another Visa card from another entity to continue taking advantage of the discount.
- Mastercard designed promotions for all your cards. For credit or prepaid ones, it offers a 50% discount with a refund limit of $400 for each trip and $12,000 per month. For debit cards or for payment with NFC contactless cell phones (with wallets such as Apple Pay or Google Wallet) the discount reaches 60%, with a limit of $500 per trip and $15,000 per month. The promotions will run until January 31, 2025 and the refund will be reflected within 30 days from the date of the transaction in the case of debit cards. With credit cards, it will be recorded in up to 2 summaries after the date of travel.
- Nation Bank is one of those that launched one of the most aggressive promotions: from Monday, December 2 to January 31, 2025, the entity will offer 100% refund for Subway trips that are paid with the bank card or via NFC, to through apps like MODO and Google Play.
- City Bank reimburses 100% of trips made with contactless Visa or Mastercard cards, or through NFC payments through applications such as MODO and Google Pay. The initiative, which will be valid until January 31, 2025, has a weekly reimbursement limit of $12,000 and seeks to encourage the use of electronic payment methods in the new turnstiles installed in all subway stations. In addition, starting December 9, those who use the SUBE card on subways, trains or buses and recharge their balance through the BUEPP wallet of Banco Ciudad, will be able to access a 50% refund on the recharged amount, with a monthly limit. of $5,000.
- MODE: the virtual wallet shared by more than 35 banks in Argentina, also joined the wave of promos adhering to the Visa offer. In this way, it will offer the aforementioned 65% discount on subway tickets for those who pay contactless (by bringing their cell phone closer) with Visa debit and credit cards. The refund limit will be $8,000 per week, it will be made within 30 days after the trip and can be paid by entering both through the Modo app and that of any of its participating banks. The promotion will be valid with cards from Galicia, BBVA, Santander, Macro, ICBC, Credicoop, Ciudad, Hipotecario, Patagonia, Supervielle, Santa Fe, HSBC, Brubank, Entre Ríos, Santa Cruz, San Juan and Comafi banks.
- Uala: with your Mastercard cards you will pay the subway with a 70% bonus, with a monthly limit of $17,000 per month. The promotion will work both with physical cards and by loading them into Apple Pay.
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What will happen to SUBE promotions?
As detailed by the Buenos Aires Executive, there will be some modifications in travel promotions on public transport. In this sense, Jorge Macri’s administration differentiated what will happen between the tiered rate for frequent travelers and the SUBE network.
Frequent Traveler
With the new multipayment system, travelers will be able to continue accessing the discounts for frequent passengers. This program offers a reduction in rate from travel 20, 30, and 40.
However, the Buenos Aires Executive assured that the promotion They will only be maintained if the payment is always made with the same tool. That is, you must use the same credit or debit card, or the SUBE on each of the trips.
The subway fare today is $757. Starting on the 21st trip within the same month it drops to $605; from 31 to $529 and if 41 trips or more are made it costs $454.
SUBE Network
The integrated ticket, also known as SUBE Network, gives 50% discount on the second trip, and 75% in the thirdfor those citizens who have to combine different means of transportation in a specific period of time. A few months ago, the national government decided to stop subsidizing the difference that is produced by this methodology and the City administration took charge of covering the difference in the subway and the 31 bus lines that the Nation transferred to it.
For its part, the Province did not accept the measure and that is why the groups that do not enter the Capital are “disconnected” from the network.
In this sense, they continue to be included in this plan the trains, subways and buses of Buenos Aires and those of national jurisdiction, which are the ones that cross from the City to the GBA. However, it should be noted that to maintain the integrated ticket discount You should always pay with the SUBE, and not with the new means.
Source: Ambito
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