Open Loop View All
Worldline COO: Open Loop as ‘Revolution’ is Oversold; Urges Truly Revolutionary Thinking on Payments, Fare Models
James Bain, COO of global mobility transactional services for Worldline, a major European processor and…
Tip Sheet: Transport for London Criticizes Payments Industry for Rising Fees and Higher Fraud Losses
Complaining of rising transaction fees and higher fraud, Transport or London today suggested that actions…
Mobile Ticketing View All
Denmark’s Much-Anticipated Mobile-Ticketing App Will Launch as Pilot This Year before Backers Seek to Scale It Up
Danish fare-collection company Rejsekort & Rejseplan, or RKRP, plans to launch a pilot of its…
In-Depth: Denmark’s Quest to Replace Its Closed-Loop Card with Mobile Ticketing–It Won’t be Easy
Among the most anticipated fare projects globally is a nationwide mobile-ticketing service planned by Danish…
TIP SHEET: Dubai Selects Vendors; Denmark Still Dealing with Cubic Appeal; High Prepaid Card Fees Expected in Netherlands
Incumbent vendors are believed to have won the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority’s AED 350…
MaaS View All
From Guru to Poster Child for MaaS’ Failures, Whim App Founder Calls it Quits
Sampo Hietanen, founder and CEO of high-profile mobility-as-a-service start-up MaaS Global this evening issued some…
MaaS Global Discloses Licensing Deal for Its Technology; Will It be Enough to Save Company?
MaaS Global founder and CEO Sampo Hietanen disclosed this week that the mobility-as-a-service start-up has…
Closed Loop View All
CEO of Thales Fare Unit: Expect ‘Continuity' of Operations When Hitachi Takes Over
The head of fare-systems supplier Thales RCS confirmed that there will be a “continuity” of…
Tip Sheet: Vix Chief Ross Dismisses Talk of Merger with Kuba
Vix Technology CEO Aaron Ross told Mobility Payments that even though he will continue to…
Industry Insight View All
Avoiding the Interchange Squeeze
Open-loop payment systems are a simple and consumer-friendly option for public transit agencies. They are…
Building Flexibility into Fare-Collection Systems
Contactless EMV payments are being recognized the world over as an essential way to modernize…