Editing EZ-Link (section)

==Card usage==
The card is commonly used in [[Singapore]] as a smartcard for paying transportation fees in the [[city-state]]'s [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)|Mass Rapid Transit]] (MRT), [[Light Rail Transit (Singapore)|Light Rail Transit]] (LRT) and [[bus transport in Singapore|public bus services]]. The EZ-Link function is also used in concession cards for [[Education in Singapore|students in nationally recognised educational institutes]], full-time national service personnel serving in the [[Singapore Armed Forces]], [[Singapore Civil Defence Force]] and [[Singapore Police Force]] or [[senior citizen]]s who are over 60 years old.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 November 2015 |title=Concession Cards {{!}} Train Fares & Travel Cards {{!}} MRT & LRT Trains {{!}} Public Transport {{!}} Land Transport Authority |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltaweb/en/public-transport/mrt-and-lrt-trains/train-fares-and-travel-cards/concession-cards.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121065506/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltaweb/en/public-transport/mrt-and-lrt-trains/train-fares-and-travel-cards/concession-cards.html |archive-date=21 November 2015 |access-date=15 January 2024}}</ref>

The system is similar to the [[Pasmo]] and [[ICOCA]] cards, and the card's use have since been expanded to retail, private transport, government services, community services, educational institutes and vending machines.

On 17 October 2007, local telco [[StarHub]] and EZ-Link Pte Ltd declared the start of a 6-month trial on phones with a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) EZ-Link card.<ref>{{cite press release | url = https://www.ezlink.com.sg/2007/10/ez-link-and-starhub-celebrate-the-launch-of-their-near-field-communication-nfc-phone-trial-with-1000-handsets-distributed-to-their-customers | title = EZ-Link and Starhub celebrate the launch of their near-field communication phone trial with 1000 handsets distributed to their customers | publisher = EZ-Link | year = 2007 | access-date = 9 July 2019 | archive-date = 9 July 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190709094510/https://www.ezlink.com.sg/2007/10/ez-link-and-starhub-celebrate-the-launch-of-their-near-field-communication-nfc-phone-trial-with-1000-handsets-distributed-to-their-customers | url-status = dead }}</ref>

Since 2009, Singapore motorists can use EZ-Link cards in their new generation In-Vehicle Unit to pay for Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) and Electronic Parking System (EPS) payments.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tan |first=Weizhen |date=27 December 2008 |title=New Ez-Link Cards Let You Do More |work=[[NewspaperSG]] |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes20081227-1.2.43.3.aspx |access-date=16 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release | url = https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=2152 | title = LTA launches dual-mode in-vehicle unit for cars | publisher = [[Land Transport Authority]] | year = 2009}}</ref> In August 2016, EZ-Link introduced a post-paid ERP payment service called EZ-Pay.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/ez-link-launches-post-paid-erp-payment-service-7858780 | title = EZ-Link launches post-paid ERP payment service | publisher = [[CNA (TV network)|Channel NewsAsia]] | year = 2016 | access-date = 9 July 2019 | archive-date = 9 July 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190709065307/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/ez-link-launches-post-paid-erp-payment-service-7858780 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

In March 2016, EZ-Link concluded a trial with the Land Transport Authority and the [[Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore]] on the use of compatible mobile phones with [[Near-Field Communication]] (NFC) technology to make public transport payments.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/pay-for-bus-train-rides-by-tapping-your-phone | title = Pay for bus, train rides by tapping your phone | work = [[The Straits Times]] | year = 2016 | access-date = 9 July 2019 | archive-date = 9 July 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190709070229/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/pay-for-bus-train-rides-by-tapping-your-phone | url-status = live }}</ref>

In February 2018, EZ-Link and NTUC Social Enterprises launched a partnership to promote cashless payments. This allowed EZ-Link card holders with a linked NTUC Plus card to earn LinkPoints with EZ-Link purchases, spare change could also be used to top-up EZ-Link cards when customers make cash payments at Cheers convenience stores, and EZ-Link acceptance was extended to NTUC FairPrice supermarkets and NTUC Unity pharmacies.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/more-encouraged-go-cashless-ez-link-and-ntuc-social-enterprises-launch-partnership | title = More encouraged to go cashless as EZ-Link and NTUC launch partnership | work = TODAY | year = 2018 }}</ref> However, EZ-Link payments at FairPrice and Unity stores were ceased on 3 May 2023 until further notice.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://help.fairprice.com.sg/hc/en-us/articles/360029949611-Can-I-use-my-use-my-PAssion-Silver-Card-to-pay-for-my-purchases-at-FairPrice- | title = Can I use my use my PAssion Silver Card to pay for my purchases at FairPrice? }}</ref> On 12 June 2024, EZ-Link acceptance is reenabled at Fairprice, with a slow rollout over a small number of outlets initially.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.ezlink.com.sg/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/EZ-Link_Fairprice-Acceptance-Points_12-June-2024.pdf | title = EZ-Link - Fairprice Acceptance Points - 12 June 2024 }}</ref>

In April 2018, the card also gained acceptance on NETS terminals in [[hawker centre]]s across Singapore.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/ez-link-cards-can-be-used-to-pay-for-meals-at-hawker-centre-nets-9890730 | title = EZ-Link cards can be used to pay for meals at hawker centre | publisher = [[CNA (TV network)|Channel NewsAsia]] | year = 2018 | access-date = 9 July 2019 | archive-date = 9 July 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190709070932/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/ez-link-cards-can-be-used-to-pay-for-meals-at-hawker-centre-nets-9890730 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

In September 2018, the EZ-Link card became part of a unified cashless payment system rolled out at 500 hawker stalls across Singapore.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.straitstimes.com/tech/unified-cashless-payment-system-rolled-out-at-500-hawker-stalls-across-singapore?xtor=CS3-18 | title = Unified cashless payment system rolled out at 500 hawker stalls across Singapore | work = [[The Straits Times]] | year = 2019 | access-date = 9 July 2019 | archive-date = 20 June 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210620105118/https://www.straitstimes.com/tech/unified-cashless-payment-system-rolled-out-at-500-hawker-stalls-across-singapore?xtor=CS3-18 | url-status = live }}</ref>

In April 2019, EZ-Link announced it was working with Touch 'N Go to create a dual currency cross-border card for public transport.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2019/04/09/touch-n-go-and-singapore-ez-link-to-make-shared-card|title=Touch 'N Go is working with Singapore's EZ-Link to make a dual currency card|last=Tariq|first=Qishin|date=9 April 2019|work=The Star|location=Malaysia|language=en|access-date=4 October 2019|archive-date=10 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410164911/https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2019/04/09/touch-n-go-and-singapore-ez-link-to-make-shared-card/|url-status=live}}</ref> The card was launched on 17 August 2020.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/dual-currency-contactless-card-launched-by-singapores-ez-link-malaysias-touch-n-go-122413828.html | title=Dual currency contactless card launched by Singapore's EZ-Link, Malaysia's Touch 'n Go | date=17 August 2020 }}</ref>