Payment on the public transportation system in the Mongolian capital has been completely transferred to a system known as ‘Umoney'. This transition happened one month ago. The UB City Administration forbade cash payments as of 1st of April. Before the decision was taken, approximately 70 percent of bus-travellers in Ulaanbaatar still paid by cash. The situation was quite serious – some devious passengers managed to deceive bus drivers and not make full the payment of MNT 500 or use worn money.
The revenue of Ulaanbaatar's transport companies reached MNT 4.9 billion in April, 2017 and increased by MNT 1.4 billion on same time in 2016.
Another positive outcome is that the daily job of the capital's bus drivers has become far less stressful.