As first noted by MacRumors, Apple has announced that South Korea’s Tmoney card can now be added to the Wallet app, allowing public transportation riders to use their iPhone or Apple Watch to tap to pay fares at subway stations and on buses throughout the country. The card can also be used at numerous convenience stores throughout the country.
Express Mode will allow users to pay for a ride without needing to unlock or wake their device, but need merely to hold it near a payment reader to pay for a ride.
Funds can be directly loaded onto the card in Apple Wallet using Apple Pay, and an all-new automatic top-up option is available for when the card’s balance drops below a set amount. Funds can also be loaded via the Tmoney app.
Users can add a prepaid Tmoney card to the Wallet app, by tapping on the plus sign in the top-right corner, selecting Transportation Card, and following the on-screen instructions.
Adding a Tmoney card to the Wallet app requires an iPhone XS or newer running iOS 17.2 or later, or an Apple Watch Series 6 or later with watchOS 10.2 or later.
