Santo Domingo's newest transit layer is contactless: in 2026 OPRET began letting Metro and cable-car riders tap a bank card instead of buying a farecard, part of a wider push to unify fares across the city's buses, Metro and Teleférico — though the rollout has outpaced the signage and staff training needed to make it work end to end.

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Compare with other cities

• 🇮🇹 Rome: Rome Tap&Go Contactless Transit Ticketing Two open-loop bank-card pilots layered onto an existing card — Rome's ATAC runs citywide, Santo Domingo's covers select stations.
• 🇮🇹 Milan: ATM Open-Loop Contactless Ticketing Same open-loop EMV model as Milan's 2018 rollout — Santo Domingo's Phase 1 pilot still lacks clear signage for handling exits.
• 🇭🇺 Budapest: BudapestGO Mobility Platform Integration Budapest's Pay&Go scaled EMV taps to millions of riders; Santo Domingo's pilot still leaves exit handling and station signage unresolved.