Moscow – About 500 thousand users have registered to use the increasingly popular Moscow Metro biometric payment system.
Maksim Liksutov, Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Transport and Industry, on Friday, 15 August 2025, said in a statement that with the help of the most innovative payment tool, more than 170 000 trips were made on urban transport every working day.
“And this number is constantly growing,” said Liksutov.
“Biometrics is gaining popularity among Muscovites, so by the end of 2025 we will connect all turnstiles in the metro to the system.”
Previously, the service was available on two or three turnstiles at each station.
“In accordance with the Transport Strategy until 2030, approved by Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin, we are developing biometric payment in urban transport,” Liksutov said.
“After almost four years of operation, the payment tool has proven itself as a safe and reliable service, unmatched in convenience.
“No cards, phones, or paper tickets are needed to pass through the turnstile, and the gates open in a second.”
