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Moscow Metro Sees Modest Take-Up in Use of Face Pay So Far; Repeats Prediction that Up to 15% of Regular Riders Will Use Service

Moscow Metro has 45,000 users of its Face Pay service since launching its rollout of facial recognition fare-payments in mid-October, the transit agency said today, in releasing more details about how the service works.
Opal card at terminal

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 enabling users to plan, book and pay for multimodal rides is the next step toward the agency’s long-term goal of building a full mobility-as-a-service, or MaaS, platform.
Spokane Transit Authority bus

Updated: U.S. Transit Agency Seeks to Reduce–Though Not Eliminate–Cash Acceptance with New Fare-Collection System

The Spokane Transit Authority in Washington state confirmed that it will launch its new fare-collection system next October, though only as a beta test to begin with, a spokesman told Mobility Payments.
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UK Government Seeks to Bring London-Style Contactless Fare Payments System to Other Regions

The UK government’s plan to equip 700 rail stations over the next three years to accept contactless open-loop payments is a major initiative, as it seeks to replicate the success of London’s contactless pay-as-you go fare payments system elsewhere in the country–a goal that has proved elusive in the past.
Face Pay terminals in Moscow
Moscow Metro Sees Modest Take-Up in Use of Face Pay So Far; Repeats Prediction that Up to 15% of Regular Riders Will Use Service
Opal card at terminal
Australian Transit Agency to Launch Mobility-as-a-Service Trial as It Pursues Long-Term MaaS Strategy
Spokane Transit Authority bus
Updated: U.S. Transit Agency Seeks to Reduce–Though Not Eliminate–Cash Acceptance with New Fare-Collection System
Network Rail station-Liverpool
UK Government Seeks to Bring London-Style Contactless Fare Payments System to Other Regions

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UK Government Seeks to Bring London-Style Contactless Fare Payments System to Other Regions

Dan Balaban - Nov 23, 2021
The UK government’s plan to equip 700 rail stations over the next three years to…
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Contactless Fare Payments Double for Moscow Metro, as Agency Focuses on New Payments Services

Mobility Payments Staff - Nov 12, 2021
Moscow Metro said contactless fare payments have doubled this year, as the large transit agency…

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Moscow Metro Sees Modest Take-Up in Use of Face Pay So Far; Repeats Prediction that Up to 15% of Regular Riders Will Use Service

Mobility Payments Staff - Dec 06, 2021
Moscow Metro has 45,000 users of its Face Pay service since launching its rollout of…
Spokane Transit Authority bus

Updated: U.S. Transit Agency Seeks to Reduce–Though Not Eliminate–Cash Acceptance with New Fare-Collection System

Mobility Payments Staff - Nov 30, 2021
The Spokane Transit Authority in Washington state confirmed that it will launch its new fare-collection…
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Collaboration with Uber and Lyft: Two Years on, Transactions Remain Low; Suspicions Run High over Data Sharing

Dan Balaban - Nov 18, 2021
When the Regional Transportation District of Denver began enabling Uber to sell its bus and…

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Australian Transit Agency to Launch Mobility-as-a-Service Trial as It Pursues Long-Term MaaS Strategy

Dan Balaban - Dec 02, 2021
Plans by Transport for New South Wales, Australia’s largest transit agency, to launch a trial…
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Indonesian Capital Seeks to Expand to Multimodal Fare Collection and MaaS

Mobility Payments Staff - Oct 18, 2021
Indonesia’s capital Jakarta, whose metropolitan area is home to more than 30 million people, is…

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Moscow Metro Expands Test of ‘Virtual Troika’ in Pays Wallets, as It Continues to Develop Digital-Payments Services

Mobility Payments Staff - Nov 04, 2021
Moscow Metro is recruiting more users to test its “Virtual Troika” card in two NFC…
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U.S. Transit Agency Eliminates Cash Acceptance on Board Its Vehicles as Planned

Dan Balaban - Nov 01, 2021
In the run-up to the elimination of cash fares on board its fixed-route buses and…

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Building Flexibility into Fare-Collection Systems

Amin Shayan - Oct 06, 2021
Contactless EMV payments are being recognized the world over as an essential way to modernize…
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Using Data to Navigate Demands of the Pandemic and Its Continuing Aftermath

Miki Szikszai and Dallas Delaney - Sep 08, 2021
Ticketing data provides a rich source of information that can make our networks better, increase…