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Special Report: Despite Industry Push, Few Transit Agencies Rolling Out ‘Closed-Loop EMV’ So Far

Transit agency Storstockholms Lokaltrafik, or SL, in Stockholm launched what is believed to be the industry’s first rollout of white-label EMV cards for its closed-loop customers in September 2021. To date it has issued around 1.5 million cards, which customers use frequently.
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Taiwan’s EasyCard Chief: Open Loop Will Have Only ‘Marginal Impact’ on Island Nation

The head of Taiwan’s largest transit and retail stored-value card contends that open-loop payments will not make a significant impact on the island nation, given Taiwan’s strong closed-loop card programs and the expense of rolling out acceptance for credit cards and credentials.
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Toronto’s Largest Transit Operator, TTC, to Launch Open-Loop Payments in Mid-2023

Riders of the largest public transit operator in Canada’s biggest city, the Toronto Transit Commission, or TTC, will finally get an open-loop payments option by mid-2023. That will include the Toronto subway, a spokeswoman for transit agency Metrolinx confirmed to Mobility Payments.
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Denmark on Track to Launch Nationwide Mobile Ticketing; Would It Fly in Other Countries?

Transit officials in Denmark plan to launch the first version of their national mobile-ticketing app this spring for single rides, before introducing a full pay-as-you-go version next year.
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Special Report: Despite Industry Push, Few Transit Agencies Rolling Out ‘Closed-Loop EMV’ So Far

Dan Balaban - Mar 30, 2023
Transit agency Storstockholms Lokaltrafik, or SL, in Stockholm launched what is believed to be the…
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Taiwan’s EasyCard Chief: Open Loop Will Have Only ‘Marginal Impact’ on Island Nation

Dan Balaban - Mar 30, 2023
The head of Taiwan’s largest transit and retail stored-value card contends that open-loop payments will…

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Denmark on Track to Launch Nationwide Mobile Ticketing; Would It Fly in Other Countries?

Dan Balaban - Mar 16, 2023
Transit officials in Denmark plan to launch the first version of their national mobile-ticketing app…
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Denmark Selects List of Suppliers to Advance to Next Round for National Mobile-Ticketing Project

Dan Balaban - Oct 10, 2022
Transit officials in Denmark have qualified a list of eight suppliers to compete for five…
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Bid Update: Dubai Evaluates ABT Proposals; Utah Receives 8 bids for Mobile Ticketing; Appeal Delays Award of Venice Contract

Dan Balaban - Sep 01, 2022
The Roads and Transport Authority, or RTA, in Dubai has been evaluating proposals from at…

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MaaS Global Discloses Licensing Deal for Its Technology; Will It be Enough to Save Company?

Dan Balaban - Nov 04, 2022
MaaS Global founder and CEO Sampo Hietanen disclosed this week that the mobility-as-a-service start-up has…
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Market Opportunity or Last Gasp? Pioneering MaaS Start-Up ‘Pivots’ to Stay in Business

Dan Balaban - Oct 13, 2022
Pioneering mobility-as-a-service start-up MaaS Global plans to drop its B2C business model and will instead…

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Special Report: Despite Industry Push, Few Transit Agencies Rolling Out ‘Closed-Loop EMV’ So Far

Dan Balaban - Mar 30, 2023
Transit agency Storstockholms Lokaltrafik, or SL, in Stockholm launched what is believed to be the…
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Canadian City to Launch Its First Closed-Loop Contactless Card Rollout Today

Mobility Payments Staff - Nov 21, 2022
Canada’s fifth largest city, Edmonton, launches its first electronic fare card today, with the closed-loop…

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Avoiding the Interchange Squeeze

Kevin Burgess - Jan 18, 2023
Open-loop payment systems are a simple and consumer-friendly option for public transit agencies. They are…
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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…