The user experience seems superior with an NFC chip like this. It’s easier and more reliable for the user to tap a card than scan a bar code. It’s also probabl

The user experience seems superior with an NFC chip like this. It’s easier and more reliable for the user to tap a card than scan a bar code. It’s also probably cheaper and simpler for the subway system to use a NFC reader for everything since they already need to read NFC for their non-disposable tickets or tap-to-pay. And as a user it seems nice knowing that no matter your type of ticket you tap them all the same way.