Best users can now buy bus tickets through their phones even if their internet is patchy or there is no network. All they have to do is scan their phone on the conductor’s ticketing device, said the undertaking as it launched a digital wallet payment system—Chalo Pay—marking the 75th anniversary of its municipalisation on Sunday.

“Users can recharge the mobile wallet using UPI, net banking, debit and credit cards, and other online payments, and then use the wallet balance for instant payments for their bus tickets. They simply have to inform the conductor that they wish to pay using a mobile and hold their phone next to the conductor’s ticketing machine, or scan the QR code, to pay for their ticket. This eliminates the problems of loose change for passengers and conductors alike,” a BEST spokesperson said.