beep™ operator AF Payments Inc. is solidifying its position as the trusted partner of more and more transport cooperatives in Cagayan de Oro City. This quarter, the rollout of its automated fare collection system (AFCS) in the modern jeepney fleets of key partner transport cooperatives in the city is in the works.
Meanwhile, long-time partners Opol PUV Transport Corporation and ORO Transport Service Cooperative (OROTSCO) recently added new vehicles with beep™ acceptance in their fleet. Opol PUV Transport jeepneys ply Malanang, Opol ↔ Cagayan de Oro City, while OROTSCO operates the Bugo ↔ Igpit and Cogon Market ↔ Cugman routes.
“AF Payments has almost a decade of experience in handling cashless payment transactions in transportation. We aim to continuously expand by collaborating with more transport partners in key cities and provinces, with the goal of helping provide a better experience for the 70 million public commuters in the country. Interested businesses can easily talk to us so we can propose solutions that are tailored to their particular needs,” said Sharon Fong, Chief Commercial Officer of AF Payments Inc.
With this aggressive expansion, commuters and transport operators alike enjoy cashless and contactless fare payments. Commuters experience the modern convenience of being able to pay the exact fare, manage their transportation expenses, and even earn rewards via the beep™ app. At present, beep™ card is officially available online on Shopee, Lazada, and Facebook Marketplace while stocks last, and reloaded from select partner transport operators, digital banking and e-wallet partners, and the beep™ mobile app.
On the other hand, transport coop partners experience the ease of monitoring their business operations as beep™’s AFCS includes a daily ridership report. This modern system not only offers more efficient payment collection, recording, and remittance but also solves problems on human error and pilferage that are common in the manual system.
beep™ Business Solutions
AF Payments Inc. is the consortium of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. and Ayala Corp. that introduced the stored value beep™ card currently used in Metro Manila’s elevated trains (LRT-1, LRT-2, and MRT-3), select buses and PUVs nationwide, and partner retail merchants.
The primary offering for transport partners is an AFCS, wherein a fare collection device is installed in each vehicle in the fleet or in a transport terminal, and passengers can use it to pay their fare via contactless cards (beep™ cards) and digital payments like QR codes and tickets.
beep™ also offers a full ecosystem of related business solutions. This includes a Fleet Management System which empowers transport operators through a combination of vehicle tracking, full consumption reporting, monitoring driver behavior, and vehicle maintenance management; QR Ticketing / QR Payment System that maximizes the popularity of e-wallets in facilitating digital payments; Barrier and Gate Solutions which serve as a control point to manage the flow of incoming and outgoing personnel or vehicles through beep™ card validators; Central Ticketing Solutions and Queue Management System designed for transport terminal owners to help manage their operations and daily passenger flow more efficiently. These may be bundled as packaged services to make it more economical and convenient.
Interested cooperatives and transport operators may get in touch via or email sales@afpayments.com. AF Payments Inc. is also tapping into businesses that can provide reloading and card distribution services in Cagayan de Oro to support its expansion efforts.
More information is available at the website and its official Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok accounts (@beep_card).
