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Donohoe launches new Leap Card app
Minister Donohoe with Anne Graham, CEO of the National Transport Authority, launching the app today.
A new app will allow Leap Card users to check their balance and top up their card simply by touching their card to their phone.
The app was launched by Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe today.
Leap Card users with Near Field Communications (NFC)-enabled Android phones can download the app from the Google Play store. The app requires version 4.4 KitKat or later to run.
As Apple has not yet decided to allow access to NFC technology by third parties, the app is not available to iPhone users. If and when they do, the National Transport Authority plans to develop this App on iOS for iPhone owners.
Users with the app will be able to top-up their card with travel credit or collect pre-purchased tickets, including TaxSaver tickets.
The National Transport Authority (NTA) developed a short video to take users through the main points of the app:
Launching the app, Minister Donohoe said:
This new development further enhances the attractiveness of the Leap Card for users. Leap customers are already making significant savings of 20% on travel costs and are spared the hassle of having to make sure they have the right change before setting off.
CEO of the NTA, Anne Graham, urged users to send their feedback to customer.care@leapcard.ie. She said:
We are encouraging all new users to let us know how they’re finding using the new Leap Top-Up App. We will be paying close attention to this feedback, and we plan to tweak the App accordingly, if any issues are found, or enhancements requested.
For more information read the press release here.