Bee Network Our Pass now available on Apple Wallet

The feature allows holders of the Our Pass travel card to use their devices for travel across the region.

Our Pass gives 16 to 18-year-olds living in Greater Manchester free bus travel and selected half-price tram tickets.

Fran Wilkinson, customer and growth director at Transport for Greater Manchester, said: “We are so excited to make Greater Manchester the first place in the UK to offer a dedicated travel card in Apple Wallet.

“This will make using Our Pass easier and more convenient for young people.

“The Bee Network continues to make it easier for people to get around our growing region.

“We are constantly looking for ways to embrace the latest technology to help with that and using Our Pass in Apple Wallet on iPhone and Apple Watch is the latest example.”

With Express Mode enabled, users can simply tap their device on a reader without unlocking it or opening an app.

Our Pass is the first dedicated travel card of its kind to be integrated into Apple Wallet in the UK.

Launched in 2019, it supports school leavers and care leavers by offering free and discounted travel, and is currently used by more than 50,000 young people across Greater Manchester.

Users who do not have Our Pass in their Apple Wallet can still pay for travel using a debit or credit card through Apple Pay, with the Bee Network’s contactless system automatically capping daily fares.

To add Our Pass to Apple Wallet, eligible users should download the Bee Network app, select “Tickets,” tap “My Tickets,” and follow the prompts.

The digital card uses the privacy and security features built into iPhone and Apple Watch, with all card information encrypted and securely stored in the device’s Secure Element.

If a device is lost, users can use Find My to lock or locate it.

Apple does not have access to any Bee Network transaction or journey data.