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Greek Bus Operators to Launch Open-Loop Payments

Bus operators in 33 small to mid-tier cities throughout Greece will launch open-loop payments–with the first bus agency to introduce the service next month, the main technology supplier on the project told Mobility Payments.
Interac card at Compass terminal

Exclusive: Vancouver Transit Authority has Lucrative Deal with Debit Scheme Interac to Enable and Promote Interac Brand for Open-Loop Payments

Vancouver transit authority TransLink signed a deal with Canadian debit scheme Interac last year that would pay TransLink a total of CA$2.75 million (US$2.1 million) for enabling customers to tap Interac cards and credentials to pay for fares and for promoting the Interac brand, Mobility Payments has learned.
Jacksonville, FL, app

Passport to Shut Down Transit-Ticketing Business at Year’s End as It Focuses on Parking

U.S.-based Passport Labs confirmed that it will shut down its mobile transit-ticketing business and end all support for its platform at the end of this year, as it quietly exits the ticketing market segment.
Salt Lake City light rail

In-Depth: Transit Agency that Pioneered Open-Loop Payments in U.S. Plans to Roll Out Technology–Again

The Utah Transit Authority in Salt Lake City plans to overhaul its fare-collection system, including supporting open-loop payments and launching a new mobile app.
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Greek Bus Operators to Launch Open-Loop Payments
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Passport to Shut Down Transit-Ticketing Business at Year’s End as It Focuses on Parking
Salt Lake City light rail
In-Depth: Transit Agency that Pioneered Open-Loop Payments in U.S. Plans to Roll Out Technology–Again

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Greek Bus Operators to Launch Open-Loop Payments

Mobility Payments Staff - May 24, 2022
Bus operators in 33 small to mid-tier cities throughout Greece will launch open-loop payments–with the…
Interac card at Compass terminal
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Exclusive: Vancouver Transit Authority has Lucrative Deal with Debit Scheme Interac to Enable and Promote Interac Brand for Open-Loop Payments

Dan Balaban - May 19, 2022
Vancouver transit authority TransLink signed a deal with Canadian debit scheme Interac last year that…

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Passport to Shut Down Transit-Ticketing Business at Year’s End as It Focuses on Parking

Dan Balaban - May 18, 2022
U.S.-based Passport Labs confirmed that it will shut down its mobile transit-ticketing business and end…
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Uber to Pilot Travel App in UK, Starting with Intercity Train and Bus Booking and Ticketing

Dan Balaban - Apr 07, 2022
Uber announced Wednesday that it would enable users of its ride-hailing app in the UK…
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Public Transit Ticket Sales in Transit App Continue to Grow, though Make Up Small Share of Total Fare Revenue

Mobility Payments Staff - Apr 06, 2022
The Transit app has recorded nearly 2.5 million ticketing transactions since it began enabling transit…

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Insight: Whim Chief Seeks Scale with Acquisition; Says It’s Too Soon to Cast Doubt on MaaS

Dan Balaban - Mar 28, 2022
Sampo Hietanen, CEO of Finland-based MaaS Global, said his company’s acquisition of the Brazilian trip-planning…
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MaaS Expert: Mobility-as-a-Service Initiatives on Wrong Track; New ‘Framework’ Needed

Dan Balaban - Mar 10, 2022
Mobility as a service, at least in its present form, will not scale and has…

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Conduent to Part with Its Transportation Business Unit, Including Fare Collection

Dan Balaban - Apr 11, 2022
U.S.-based Conduent, a business services outsourcing company, said it would sell or spin off its…
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British Transit Agency Adds Closed-Loop Card to Google Pay for Pay-as-You-Go Fares

Mobility Payments Staff - Mar 07, 2022
Riders on the Tyne and Wear Metro in North East England are now able to…

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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…