VTB and Mastercard have integrated the Masterpass service into the Russian Railways Passengers application

VTB Bank, Mastercard and Russian Railways have integrated the Masterpass service into the Russian Railways Passengers ticketing app. Now users of the application only need to enter their card details once and then quickly, simply and safely pay for the purchase of tickets online. The service is available for buying tickets for long-distance trains.

It is enough for a Masterpass user to save the card in the service once, in order to later pay with it when buying tickets in the RZD Passengers app and on other sites connected to Masterpass. You won't need to manually re-enter your card number and expiration date for future purchases. The client identifier in Masterpass is his mobile phone number. VTB provides acquiring and a technical solution for integrating the service into a mobile application. The account storage service is protected by the Mastercard security system.

To start using Masterpass to pay for tickets in the Russian Railways Passengers app, the buyer only needs to enter a phone number on the app's payment page and confirm it with a one-time SMS password. The number will be saved in the personal account of this client and will allow using cards from Masterpass for payment, including those saved in the service and through other online stores, or adding new ones.

“The integration of the Masterpass service into the Russian Railways mobile application will significantly speed up the process of purchasing train tickets online. For our part, we are ready to ensure the smooth operation of the service so that the process of buying tickets is comfortable and safe. And identification by mobile phone number will make it easier for users to make further purchases on other sites that are also connected to this service,” notes Alexey Kirichek, Vice President, Head of the Acquiring Department at VTB.

“The demand for digital payments among Russian users is constantly growing, and we are pleased to expand the scope of use of the Masterpass service and make the process of paying with cards even easier and more convenient. I am sure that train passengers will appreciate this innovation,” comments Anton Shigapov, Vice President for Development of Mastercard Digital Payments in Russia.

“The digital services that we offer to our passengers make rail travel more convenient and comfortable, starting from the stage of choosing and buying a ticket. Thanks to the new functions of the RZD Passengers application, implemented together with our partners, you can issue and pay for a ticket in just a few clicks. At the same time, work on new options does not stop, including thanks to the feedback we receive from our customers,” says Dmitry Pegov, Deputy General Director of Russian Railways.