{"id":16640,"date":"2023-03-21T21:18:39","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T13:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=16640"},"modified":"2023-03-21T21:18:40","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T13:18:40","slug":"highways-to-accept-toll-payments-with-debit-credit-cards-by-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=16640","title":{"rendered":"Highways to accept toll payments with debit, credit cards by September"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — Five highways will use\u00a0an open payment system by September this year to allow users to pay tolls using debit and credit cards, says Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The highways are the Sungai Besi Expressway, New Pantai Expressway, Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway, Guthrie Corridor Expressway and the Penang Bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The implementation of this open payment system is one of the initial initiatives as a transition towards the multi-lane-fast flow (MLFF) system that is being actively worked on,” he said in a Facebook post today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Nanta, the MLFF proof of concept (POC) will be carried out before the end of October and the locations will be finalised soon.<\/p>\n\n\n

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He said the MLFF will be implemented in phases by the third quarter of 2024 at the latest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nanta explained that through the implementation of MLFF and the open payment system, more opportunities will be made available to other e-wallet providers to participate, ending the Touch N Go monopoly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Healthy competition will exist among industry players that will open up more options for highway users to make toll payments thus providing them with convenience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I hope that this effort will get the cooperation of all parties and provide comprehensive benefits to all, especially the people and highway users in this country,” he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Sunday, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in response to a question from a participant in the youth dialogue session programme ‘Temu Anwar’ at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre said that the government would reconsider the issue involving Touch N Go monopoly in the highway toll collection system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NMT<\/a> as reported by Bernama<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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