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{{short description|Contactless smart card used in Singapore}} {{Redirect|Super Rider|the 1983 arcade game|Super Rider (video game)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox electronic payment | image = EZ-Link logo.svg | image_size = 250px | name = EZ-Link | location = [[Singapore]] | launched = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2002|4|13}} (FeliCa EZ-Link) <br> {{Start date and age|2009|2}} (CEPAS card-based EZ-Link) <br> {{Start date and age|df=yes|2020|3|9}} (as EZ-Link Wallet) <br> {{Start date and age|df=yes|2021|1|28}} (CEPAS account-based EZ-Link) | service_1 = {{rint|metro}} [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)|Mass Rapid Transit]] (MRT) | service_2 = {{rint|light rail}} [[Light Rail Transit (Singapore)|Light Rail Transit]] (LRT) | service_3 = {{rint|bus}} [[Public buses of Singapore|Singapore Buses]] | service_4 = {{rint|mono}} [[Sentosa Express]] | service_5 = {{rint|park}} Parking facilities | service_6 = [[Electronic Road Pricing]] (ERP) | service_7 = Vending machines | sales_location_1 = SimplyGo ticket offices | sales_location_2 = Convenience stores | currency = [[Singapore dollar|SGD]] | stored_value = Pay-as-you-go | credit_expiry = 5 years | minimum_credit = $0 <!-- Minimum cash value that must be loaded at any time --> | maximum_credit = $500 <!-- Maximum cash value that can be held --> | automatic_recharge = [https://www.ezlink.com.sg/card/ez-reload-auto-topup/ Auto top-up by Credit card Adult]<br/>[https://www.ezlink.com.sg/auto-top-up-concession-cards/ Auto top-up by Credit Card Concession]<br/>[https://ezlink.simplygo.com.sg/card-charm/auto-topup/ Auto top-up by GIRO Concession] <!-- Local name used, where applicable --> <!-- Local name used, where applicable -->| variant_1 = [https://www.simplygo.com.sg/concession-monthly-travel-cards/ Concession Cards] <!-- Cards issued with visible differences --> | variant_2 = [https://thesingaporetouristpass.com.sg/ Singapore Tourist Pass] <!-- Cards issued with visible differences --> | variant_3 = [https://ezlink.simplygo.com.sg/card-charm/new/ EZ-Charms] <!-- Cards issued with visible differences --> | variant_4 = [https://simplygo.com.sg/faqs/cards-and-charms/simplygo/simplygo-ez-link-cards-and-charms/ EZ-Link Wearables] <!-- Cards issued with visible differences --> | technology_1 = [[Contactless smart card]], [[Near field communication|NFC]], [[QR code]] <!-- Usually RFID or magnetic strip --> | operator = SimplyGo Pte Ltd <!-- Who provides/makes the equipment --> | manager = SimplyGo Pte Ltd <!-- Transit authority --> | homepage = {{official URL}} }} {{multiple image | align = right | direction = vertical | width = 200 | header = | image1 = Iccard.gif | alt1 = | caption1 = Animation showing how the card is used at ticket gates at train stations | image2 = | alt2 = | caption2 = Special limited edition EZ-Link cards | image3 = Ticketing Machine.png | alt3 = | caption3 = General Ticketing Machines found in most stations, which formerly issued single tickets | image4 = Top-Up machine.png | alt4 = | caption4 = Top up machines commonly seen throughout train stations or bus interchanges }} The '''EZ-Link''' card is a rechargeable [[contactless smart card]] and [[electronic money]] system that is primarily used as a payment method for [[public transport]] such as bus and rail lines in [[Singapore]]. A standard EZ-Link card is a [[ISO/IEC 7810|credit-card-sized]] [[Stored-value card|stored-value]] contact-less smart-card that comes in a variety of colours, as well as limited edition designs. It is sold by SimplyGo Pte Ltd, a merged entity of TransitLink and EZ-Link since 2024, a subsidiary of the [[Land Transport Authority]] (LTA), and can be used on travel modes across Singapore, including the [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)|Mass Rapid Transit]] (MRT), the [[Light Rail Transit (Singapore)|Light Rail Transit]] (LRT), [[Public buses of Singapore|public buses]] which are operated by [[SBS Transit]], [[SMRT Buses]], [[Tower Transit Singapore]] and [[Go-Ahead Singapore]], as well as the [[Sentosa Express]]. Established in 2001, the first generation of the card was based on the Sony [[FeliCa]] smart card technology and was promoted as the means for speedier boarding times on the city-state's bus and rail services. It had a monopoly on public transportation fare payments in Singapore until September 2009, when the [[NETS FlashPay]] card, which had a monopoly over [[Electronic Road Pricing]] (ERP) toll payments, entered the market for transportation payments (and vice versa). EZ-Link cards are distributed and managed by EZ-Link Pte. Ltd., also a subsidiary of Singapore's Land Transport Authority. In September 2009, [[CEPAS]] EZ-Link cards replaced the original EZ-Link card, expanding the card's usage to taxis, ERP gantries (with the dual-mode in-vehicle unit), car parks (which have been upgraded to accept CEPAS-compliant cards), convenience stores, supermarkets and fast food restaurants. Compared to [[NETS FlashPay]] however, EZ-Link has lesser acceptance at retail shops. EZ-Link can also be used as a payment card at vending machines throughout the country. Account-based CEPAS EZ-Link card was launched in January 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ezlink.com.sg/2021/01/28/ez-link-offers-account-based-ticketing-for-public-transport/|title=EZ-Link Offers Account-Based Ticketing for Public Transport|date=27 January 2021|access-date=9 November 2023|archive-date=9 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109024230/https://www.ezlink.com.sg/2021/01/28/ez-link-offers-account-based-ticketing-for-public-transport/|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2023, the [[Land Transport Authority]] announced plans to merge their subsidiaries TransitLink and EZ-Link into a single entity '''SimplyGo'''.<ref name="ezlink transitlink merger" />
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