Taxi drivers in Philadelphia will be able to electronically hail cabs from next month , using the Way2ride app from Verifone on their mobile phone . More than 1,400 of the 1,600 licensed taxis in Philadelphia are already equipped with Verifone payment systems for credit card acceptance and are ready for Way2Ride , whose app is available on iOS and Android and can be downloaded now . Topics: Through this expansion , Philadelphia joins New York , where passengers are already using Way2ride 's payment and new ride - hailing feature to hail cabs and pay for taxi rides .
Taxi drivers in Philadelphia will be able to electronically hail cabs from next month , using the Way2ride app from Verifone on their mobile phone . More than 1,400 of the 1,600 licensed taxis in Philadelphia are already equipped with Verifone payment systems for credit card acceptance and are ready for Way2Ride , whose app is available on iOS and Android and can be downloaded now . Through this expansion , Philadelphia joins New York , where passengers are already using Way2ride 's payment and new ride - hailing feature to hail cabs and pay for taxi rides .