Mayor Ko announced the new EasyCard function Monday, March 19

Taiwan News 
Date: 2018/03/19
By: Renée Salmonsen, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) announced at a press conference March 19 that the EasyCard Corporation is partnering with 12 major banks for the option to link EasyCards to their cardholder’s bank accounts.

The decision will facilitate money transfers from bank accounts directly to the cards, according to CNA.

During the first stage of development, only three banks will offer the automatic money transfer function;  Fu Bon bank, Shin Kong Bank, and CTBC Bank. Eventually 12 banks will join the initiative.

Cardholders must first go to their banks to enroll in the service. Once registered, cardholders can then go to an EasyCard Add Value Machine (AVM) in a metro station, or a FamiPort machine inside of Family Mart, to activate the transfer service.
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