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 .
Taxi passengers 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 iPhones and Android and can be downloaded now. Through this expansion, Philadelphia joins New York, where passengers are already using Way2ride's payment and new e-hailing feature to hail cabs and pay for taxi rides.