Blue Card vs Blue Pay: a complete guide to self-service payments
Which system is more convenient? Comparison of rechargeable card and digital account for fast sessions and extra minutes bonus.
Paying for your session in total autonomy is the first step of the Blue Light experience. You can choose between Blue Card, the physical prepaid card, and Blue Pay, the digital account integrated into the terminal. In this article we compare the two systems to help you decide which one is right for you.
Function
Blue Card
Blue Pay
How do you get
Blue Change distributor (issue cost 10 CHF)
Terminal registration with document and via StudioControl app
Recharge
Cash (1-200 CHF) or cards on Blue Pay
Cards, TWINT directly on the terminal
Bonus
Bonus of CHF 8 per CHF 50 recharge
Bonus of CHF 20 per CHF 100 recharge
Bonus of CHF 35 per CHF 150 CHF recharge
Bonus of CHF 45 per CHF 200 CHF recharge
Bonus of CHF 8 per CHF 50 recharge
Bonus of CHF 20 per CHF 100 recharge
Bonus of CHF 45 per CHF 200 CHF recharge
Use
Insert the card into the reader, preferably at the beginning of the payment procedure
Scan your own QR Code, select booth
Safety
app login, cloud-protected balance
Lost
Lost balance
No problem: just log in again
Mixed payments
You can integrate balance with TWINT or card
You can integrate balance with TWINT or card
When the Blue Card pays off
You want a physical gift-card.
You often use cash and top up on the fly in Blue Change.
When Blue Pay pays
You prefer TWINT or card and do not want to carry the card with you.
Blue Card e Blue Pay condividono gli stessi bonus. Scegli la card se ami la concretezza di un supporto fisico o vuoi fare un regalo; opta per Blue Pay se punti alla massima comodità del digitale e all’integrazione con TWINT.
Switch to the terminal, register in less than two minutes and try out the system for yourself: up to 25 % bonus already active on your first big reload!
