The humble EZ-Link card has been a staple of many Singaporean’s lives since it was first launched back in 2001 - I personally remember getting my first EZ-Link card and thinking that it was so much more convenient that paying with coins on the bus!

Its been awhile since then, and in 2019 LTA launched what is probably the biggest and most underrated change to public transport payments since EZ-Link was launched - SimplyGo was announced, a new scheme enabling commuters to directly tap their contactless (PayWave) credit cards at MRT/bus gantries to pay for their rides.

In addition to not having to carry an EZ-Link card around anymore, SimplyGo’s biggest advantage is that you can now earn credit card rewards with your public transport payments, something that was not readily available before - topping up your EZ-Link using your credit card at the ticketing machine unfortunately doesn’t