Nation First Transit Card

About Nation First Transit Card:

• It aims to facilitate a seamless and convenient customer commuting experience and ensure easy digital ticketing fare payments in metro, buses, water ferries, parking, etc., through a single card.
• In addition, individuals can also use this card for making retail and e-commerce payments.
• It is powered by RuPay and National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) technology.

Key Facts about National Common Mobility Card (NCMC):

• NCMC feature enables the Bank’s customers to use their Debit Cards as travel cards for travelling on Metro Rail and Buses where this facility is enabled.
• The idea of NCMC was floated by the Nandan Nilekani committee set up by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
• NCMC is an initiative of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in India designed to promote cashless transactions and offer a unified payment platform for commuters. 
• It was launched on March 4, 2019. 
• It offers a unified contactless transport solution through the RuPay platform, developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
• NCMC is an automatic fare collection system. It will turn smartphones into an inter-operable transport card that commuters can use eventually to pay for Metro, bus and suburban railway services.

What is a RuPay Card?

• It is an Indian domestic card scheme conceived and launched by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
• RuPay is an affordable card and can be issued as credit cards, debit cards, and prepaid cards. 
• It works to enable electronic payment at all Indian banks and financial institutions.