In Moscow signed an agreement on the launch of a virtual Troika for business

The city authorities are systematically working to increase the availability of urban transport for employees of private and public companies and form the basis for further partnership of the city and business in the field of corporate mobility. In particular, the Moscow Metro, SwiftDrive and the Moscow Innovation Cluster Foundation signed an agreement under which the metro will issue a virtual Troika card for business. This was told by the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Transport and Industry Maxim Liksutov.

According to him, the capital is the world leader in the number of ways to pay for travel in urban transport. “In 2024, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced the launch of a virtual analogue of the Troika plastic card, which during this time passengers of urban transport have used more than 21 million times,” the vice mayor said. Together with partners, we will provide access to convenient Russian service and employees of companies. This will enable businesses to offer their customers even more tools to improve mobility.”.

The integration partner is SwiftDrive, one of the leaders of the corporate transportation market in Russia. Thanks to the agreement, the metro, ICC, IDC, river and land transport will become part of a single platform for corporate trips along with taxis, car sharing and scooters. The agreement provides for the joint implementation of the pilot, the integration of the virtual Troika into corporate travel services and the development of a model of corporate fare payment in urban transport.

In turn, SwiftDrive co-founder Stanislav Yastrzhembsky noted that corporate mobility has long ceased to be limited to taxis and car sharing. “Including the metro, ICC, IDC, river and land transport in a single platform is a logical step that makes employee trips seamless, and company expenses transparent and manageable,” the top manager stressed. We are pleased to be an integration partner and, together with the Moscow Metro, set a new standard for corporate transportation.

Pilot testing is supported by the Moscow Innovation Cluster Foundation and makes it possible to assess the potential for further scaling faster

The pilot testing of the Moscow Innovation Cluster allows companies and city structures to jointly test new technological solutions in real conditions and for this purpose opens access to the world’s largest infrastructure. The project with the virtual Troika is an example of such interaction, when innovation creates additional value immediately for business, employees and the urban transport system, said Alexey Parabuchev, General Director of the Moscow Innovation Cluster Foundation.

The key effect of the pilot, which is supported by the Moscow Innovation Cluster Foundation, and transport processing is provided by VTB Bank, will be the formation of payment for urban transport as a mass social guarantee for employees. Thanks to the launch of this initiative, employers will have additional opportunities for the development of the social package: compensation for the road to work, ensuring official travel and implementing targeted employee support programs, and for employees this means reducing daily travel costs.