Transit riders longing for the days of the MetroCard, when they could see their balances and transfers displayed on turnstiles when swiping onto the subway or a bus, may soon get those features back on the MTA’s OMNY tap-and-pay system. “We’re in the process of developing that capacity in the software,” Lieber told reporters following the MTA’s July board meeting. The agency chair said this in response to some riders’ concerns about not being able to see their OMNY balances or transfers in real time. “You know that OMNY and Cubic Transportation is a problem,” Murphy told members of the MTA board. “If they can figure out transfers, which I’ve heard is a little easier than pulling someone’s progress to their fare cap, or balance, they should.