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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…

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Denmark Public Transit

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…

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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…

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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…

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Paying by phone

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…