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The Express Transit feature will apply to the latest iPhones and Apple Watches
Apple has tweaked its Apple Pay service in an effort to reduce queues at London Tube-station barriers.The Express Transit
feature means commuters will experience shorter payment times when they tap in to the Tube using their iPhone or Apple Watch.It works by
doing away with the need to authenticate payments via face recognition or a fingerprint scan.The move brings Apple Pay into line with
Android Pay, which already allows commuters to simply tap in and out.The Express Transit feature will work on iPhone SE, 6S and later models
as well as the Apple Watch.By designating a specific bank card to be their travel payment card, owners of these devices won't need to
authenticate transactions as they enter and exit the Tube system any more.Instead of a bank card, users can also designate their Citymapper
travel around London, it's become increasingly noticeable that transactions are marginally slower when you use an Apple device," said Ben
Wood, an analyst at CCS Insight."Queues can quickly form at peak times when a few seconds are lost here and there."He praised the move but
said Apple faced a challenge in educating commuters on how to set up the service.Apple Pay users can activate their travel card by assigning
an "Express Travel Card" in the Wallet - Apple Pay section of iOS settings.
