Katin jigilar jama'a na New York City, wanda ake kira MetroCard, sannu a hankali zai fara ɓacewa azaman tsarin biyan kuɗi na yau da kullun a cikin jigilar jama'a, kamar yadda The New York Times ta ruwaito, yayin da majalisar birni za ta fara maye gurbin masu karanta MetroCard tare da tsarin biyan kudi mara waya wanda ya dace da Apple Pay, Samsung Pay da sauran tsarin biyan kudi. Cikakken gyaran dukkan tashoshin mota a cikin birni zai ɗauki fewan shekaru, amma aƙalla New York na ɗaya daga cikin biranen farko da suka fara fahimtar cewa biyan kuɗi ta hanyar sadarwa shine gaba.
Ba makomar kawai ba, amma kuma ya fi sauri, tunda ba ya haifar da kurakuran karatu idan an narkar da tikitin, an saka shi ba daidai ba, an goge magnetic sabunta. Kwamitin Hukumar Kula da Sufurin Jirgin Ruwa ya amince da wani shiri na gyara dukkan tashoshin jigilar jama'a zai ci kusan dala miliyan 573. Wannan yarjejeniyar za ta ba da damar girka sabbin masu karatu mara sadarwa a hanyoyin shiga jirgin karkashin kasa 500 da motocin safa na gari 600 kafin karshen shekara mai zuwa. Sauran tashoshin da suke akwai ya kamata a sabunta su kafin ƙarshen 202nd.
Za'a dakatar da tikitin MetroCard har zuwa 2023, shekaru 30 bayan gabatarwar su. Madadin wannan tikiti na zahiri, masu amfani zasu kawo wayoyin su kusa da mai karatu domin samun damar tashar. A yanzu haka, ba a buga takamaiman bayanai game da masu karatu ba, amma zai dace da fasahar NFC kamar su Apple Pay, Samsung Pay da Android Pay.Hakanan za'a sami damar siyan katunan da za'a sake cajinsu tare da guntun NFC a ciki don wayar hannu bata zama mai matukar muhimmanci ba don samun damar zirga-zirgar jama'a a cikin gari.