The latest updates to the plan still have katpay being launched on October 23, but it does not specify that exact change will need to be used starting immediately. Ticket buybacks begin on October ...

Local News KAT no longer recommends only cashless fares for rides, moves to allow exact-change payments The transit system said it still plans to launch "Katpay," a new account-based payment system.

If approved, the exact change policy would go into effect on January 2, 2025. A screengrab of the updated timeline included in the updated katpay plan. (KAT) ...

Knoxville Area Transit has partially backtracked its plans to go entirely cashless, announcing on Wednesday that it will be changing its proposal to include exact change payments as well.