Collection periods will be staggered depending on commuters' SimplyGo EZ-Link card identification number.
This will take time to implement but will bring the SimplyGo account-based platform on par with features offered by the EZ-Link card-based ticketing system.
Commuters who have obtained a SimplyGo card may exchange it for a stored value EZ-Link card, though details will only be available by end-February 2024.
The transition comes in light of the growing numbers of commuters using either SimplyGo EZ-Link or bank cards to pay for public transport rides.
Visa and Nets cardholders can soon pay for their public transport rides using their contactless bank cards as the LTA expands its contactless payment trial.
Those with Singapore-issued Mastercard contactless cards can register their interest on the TransitLink Account-Based Ticketing portal.
Nets is offering a 10 percent rebate with every $10 loaded on Nets FlashPay cards, to be used on public transport rides on the MRT, LRT and public buses.