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Italian Suppliers Lose Appeal on Venetian Open-Loop Payments Contract

Officials in Italy have reportedly denied an appeal by Italy-based fare-collection technology provider Pluservice and its partner, acquirer and processor Nexi, which had challenged a planned contract award to U.S.-based Conduent in Venice.
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New York City Transit Agency Sees Strong Usage of Open-Loop Payments on Subway

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said it is seeing nearly 40% of trips taken on its New York City Subway paid for through the agency’s OMNY service, which is used mainly for open-loop payments.

Panel of Experts to Debate Costs, Other Issues Transit Agencies Face in Rolling Out Open-Loop Payments

There’s little doubt that open-loop payments is the highest profile trend in the fare-collection industry.
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California Replaces System That Helped Link Concessionary Fares to Open-Loop Cards Following Review by State Agencies

California transit officials have relaunched their senior discount verification program after shutting it down for six months, during which multiple state agencies conducted a security review, Mobility Payments has learned. According to one agency, scalability of the original system was a problem.
Waterbus in Venice
Italian Suppliers Lose Appeal on Venetian Open-Loop Payments Contract
OOMNY terminal
New York City Transit Agency Sees Strong Usage of Open-Loop Payments on Subway
Panel of Experts to Debate Costs, Other Issues Transit Agencies Face in Rolling Out Open-Loop Payments
Card at terminal-Monetery-Salinas Transit
California Replaces System That Helped Link Concessionary Fares to Open-Loop Cards Following Review by State Agencies

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Italian Suppliers Lose Appeal on Venetian Open-Loop Payments Contract

Dan Balaban - Oct 05, 2022
Officials in Italy have reportedly denied an appeal by Italy-based fare-collection technology provider Pluservice and…
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New York City Transit Agency Sees Strong Usage of Open-Loop Payments on Subway

Dan Balaban - Oct 03, 2022
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said it is seeing nearly 40% of trips taken on its…

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Dan Balaban - Sep 01, 2022
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Denmark Plans National Mobile-Ticketing System; Will Retire Closed-Loop Cards

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Denmark plans to introduce a national mobile transit-ticketing system that will eventually replace the country’s…
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Utah Transit Authority Hires Masabi to Fill Mobile-Ticketing Gap from Passport’s Planned Exit

Dan Balaban - Aug 05, 2022
The Utah Transit Authority, or UTA, has hired a new mobile-ticketing vendor to replace its…

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Pioneering MaaS Start-Up Seeks Buyer, New Investors as Cash Crunch Worsens

Dan Balaban - Sep 02, 2022
MaaS Global, a pioneering mobility-as-a-service platform provider, is looking for a buyer, as it faces…
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MaaS App Trial in Sydney to Include Numerous Subscription Plans, Separate Booking for Private Mobility Services

Dan Balaban - Jun 15, 2022
The New South Wales government in Sydney has released more details about its “Opal Plus”…

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Open Loop Has Limitations for Riders and Transit Agencies, Says French Closed-Loop Tech Supplier

Dan Balaban - Jul 21, 2022
Users of open-loop payments in France are mainly tourists and occasional riders paying for single…
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Transit Agencies Feel Heat from Chip Shortage as They Source Closed-Loop Cards

Dan Balaban - Jun 22, 2022
Transit agencies continue to see long lead times on their closed-loop card orders because of…

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Building Flexibility into Fare-Collection Systems

Amin Shayan - Oct 06, 2021
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Using Data to Navigate Demands of the Pandemic and Its Continuing Aftermath

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Ticketing data provides a rich source of information that can make our networks better, increase…