Macau Pass issued 2.6 mln cards in 2016

A total of 2.6 million Macau Pass cards had been issued as at the end of 2016, an increase of 260,000 cards or 11.1 per cent compared to some 2.34 million cards as at the end of 2015, the latest information of the card issuer reveals. According to the company, monthly consumption of Macau Pass Card reached 18 million times during the year, of which some 1.8 million times were for non-public transport industries such as convenience stores, supermarkets and vending machines. The company added that its mobile payment app – M+ Pay, launched last year – was downloaded some 90,000 times.