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. "Verifone's payment solutions are already used in the majority of cabs throughout Philadelphia, so Way2ride provides passengers and licensed taxis in the city an enhanced app for taxi payment and hailing that's backed by a familiar and trusted brand," said Amos Tamam, senior vice president for global taxi systems for Verifone. The city has been testing a similar system since last year, but it was only recently that drivers were allowed to use it.
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. The city has been testing a similar system since last year, but it was only recently that drivers were allowed to use it.