Passengers could soon pay to ride London’s Tube from their phones

Transport for London is reportedly ready to let passengers pay for their travel with a NFC-enabled smartphone, following discussions with a number of mobile operators. It is believed that EE and Vodafone are among those who have held talks with TfL, which is adopting a more open approach to contactless payments on tubes, buses and trains in order to ease the cost of running the Oyster card system and reduce the number of cash fares being paid on the London’s transport network.