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Multiple Vendors were Disqualified in Bidding to Supply Open-Loop Technology for California’s ‘Mobility Marketplace’
A number of well-known industry vendors that bid on two much-anticipated contracts from the state…
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Open-Loop Technology May be ‘Interoperable,’ but Not for Transit Agencies; Trade Group Wants to Help Remedy That
One of the main selling points for open-loop payments is that it offers a form…
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Contract for New Fare System in Milwaukee Likely Goes to Cubic, as Vendor’s Umo Platform Begins to Move Beyond Small Agencies
Transit officials in Milwaukee, WI, plan to launch a new fare payments system and are…
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Faster and More Accurate than Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, Can Ultra-Wideband Deliver on the Promise of Hands-Free Ticketing?
Demand for hands-free (or nearly hands-free) ticketing has been growing, using such technologies as Bluetooth,…
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Denver Transit Agency Sees Some Growth in Mobile Ticketing During Pandemic, but Not Large Increase
The Regional Transportation District, or RTD, of Denver, continues to see only modest increases in…
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Moscow to Test Mobility-as-a-Service Platform that will Include Use of Contactless Payments
The Moscow Department of Transport has announced it is launching a test of its planned…
Insight
Australian Transit Agency to Launch Mobility-as-a-Service Trial as It Pursues Long-Term MaaS Strategy
Plans by Transport for New South Wales, Australia’s largest transit agency, to launch a trial…
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Moscow Joint Venture Launches Test of Mobile POS, as It Seeks to Further Expand Reach of Closed-Loop Troika
A joint venture of the Moscow city government and state-owned Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, has…
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Moscow Metro Expands Test of ‘Virtual Troika’ in Pays Wallets, as It Continues to Develop Digital-Payments Services
Moscow Metro is recruiting more users to test its “Virtual Troika” card in two NFC…
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Industry Insight
Building Flexibility into Fare-Collection Systems
Contactless EMV payments are being recognized the world over as an essential way to modernize…
Industry Insight
Using Data to Navigate Demands of the Pandemic and Its Continuing Aftermath
Ticketing data provides a rich source of information that can make our networks better, increase…
