The Moscow mayor, Sergey Sobyanin, announced that biometric payment…
The Moscow mayor, Sergey Sobyanin, announced that biometric payment will be implemented across all Moscow Central Diameter (MCD) lines by the end of 2026, with rollout starting on MCD-1 and progressing to MCD-2, MCD-4 by July, and MCD-3 by year-end. The system is already operational on all metro and Moscow Central Circle (MCC) turnstiles, as well as on Aeroexpress and river tram routes.
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