Sobyanin: By the end of 2026, payment via biometrics will be…
Sobyanin: By the end of 2026, payment via biometrics will be operational on all MCD stations.
Consensus
- Biometric payment will be available on all Moscow Central Diameter (MCD) lines.
- The rollout began on MCD-1.
- The system will be available on all major rail transport in Moscow: metro, MCD, and MCC.
- The service is also available on Aeroexpress and river tram routes.
- More than 880,000 people have registered in the system.
- Registration in the 'Moscow Metro' app eliminates the need for re-registration.
- Passengers must look into a camera at turnstiles marked with black stickers to pay via biometrics.
- The system uses neural networks to create an encrypted biometric key that cannot be reversed into a facial image.
- The system includes Liveness detection to prevent fraud using photos.
- The system is developed and tested by MTTEKH.
- The system has bank-level security.
Points of divergence
- Biometric payment will be operational on all MCD lines by the end of this year. — ntv
- Biometric payment will be fully implemented on all MCD lines by the end of 2026. — m24
Coverage (2 sources)
- Payment via biometrics will be available on all MCDs by the end of the year — НТВ Москва
- Sobyanin: biometric payment will work on all MCs by the end of 2026 — Москва 24