Visa reveals more Transit users are on board with contactless payments in Qatar

Visa reveals more Transit users are on board with contactless payments in Qatar

- Survey finds 73% of consumers in Qatar strongly expect transit to offer contactless payment options

Doha, Qatar: Visa today announced the results of its second annual Future of Urban Mobility Survey, which uncovered a desire for change among transit users in Qatar.

The survey was conducted in May 2022 among 1000 adults in Qatar and aims to better understand what matters to transit users today – and what they want the future of transit to look like. The survey included questions about how often they use public transit, why they use it, and what they expect in terms of new payment methods.

“In cities across the globe, people are venturing out again after a more than two-year hiatus,” says, Dr. Saeeda Jaffar, Senior Vice President and Group Country Manager for the GCC, Visa. “Public transit has always been a vital part of how people get to work or school, run errands, and travel to leisure activities. Now the pandemic has pushed many riders to challenge the status quo when it comes to ho they pay their fares.”

“With Qatar preparing to host one of the world's biggest sporting events, local and global consumers will also expect frictionless and secure contactless payments everywhere. We