January 1, 2021 - Page 2 of 5 - Mobility Payments

Transit Agency in Canada Plans to Launch Mobile Ticketing, Citing Covid Fears

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (February 3, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Masabi, Saskatoon Transit

Another transit agency in Canada has announced it will enable mobile ticketing, along with reloadable contactless cards, citing in part the Covid-19 pandemic and the desire to reduce the use…

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Southern California Transit Agency to Sell Tickets Via Google Maps and Google Pay; Others Expected to Follow

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (January 17, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Google Maps, Moovit, Token Transit

There’s more evidence that popular trip-planning apps Transit, Moovit and Google Maps are seeking to expand further into mobile ticketing and payments from their platforms. [...]Read More

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Google Tests Mobile Ticketing Initiated in Maps App; Could Lead to Mobility-as-a-Service Offer?

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (July 5, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Google, Token Transit

Three small public transit agencies in the U.S. are quietly testing use of Google Maps and Google Pay to enable customers to first plan then pay for tickets. It’s believed…

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Los Angeles Transit Authority to Support Closed-Loop TAP Card in Both Apple Pay and Google Pay

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (January 10, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Cubic, Google, LA Metro, Salesforce

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, or Metro, plans to introduce an Android version of its TAP closed-loop fare card, with a virtual TAP card for the Google Pay…

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Uber Expands Mobile Ticketing to More U.S. Public Transit Agencies

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (April 7, 2022)Posted in MaaS, Mobile TicketingTagged Masabi, Transit, Uber

As expected, Uber has expanded support for public transit ticketing in its app again, this time to a consortium of 13 small and mid-tier transit agencies in Ohio and Northern…

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Italy’s Fourth Largest City Latest to Launch Open-Loop Service

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (August 31, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Gruppo Torinese Trasporti, Italy, Turin

Transit officials in Turin, Italy, have launched acceptance of fares with contactless EMV bank cards and NFC wallets. The Covid-19 pandemic aftermath is expected to accelerate the already significant trend…

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Calgary Transit Launches Mobile-Ticketing Service with Plans to Expand to Open Loop

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (January 10, 2021)Posted in Mobile Ticketing, Open LoopTagged Calgary Transit, Masabi

Canada’s third largest city, Calgary, has introduced its first electronic fare payments service, offering mobile ticketing from a software-as-a-service platform provider, with plans to enable customers to pay for fares…

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Transit Payments Company Head: Apple and Google Positioned to Take Bigger Piece of Payments Industry

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (January 13, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged Amin Shayan, Littlepay, Mastercard, Visa

The head of transit payments gateway and processor Littlepay said he believes that Apple and Google are well-positioned to take a “big bite out of the payment chain,” which could…

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Cubic Expands Agreement with Moovit, Seeking to Drive More Use of Mobile Apps by Transit Agencies

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (October 30, 2024)Posted in MaaS, Mobile TicketingTagged Cubic, TouchPass

U.S.-based Cubic Transportation Systems and Israel-based trip planning app provider Moovit, now owned by Intel, have expanded their partnership to develop mobile services for transit agencies, seeking to enable transit…

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Brussels Latest European Capital to Launch Open-Loop Fare Payments

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (October 30, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Brussels, Pierre-André Rulmont, STIB

Major Brussels transit operator STIB-MIVB plans to begin accepting contactless EMV credit and debit cards and NFC wallets on Wednesday, the latest European capital to launch open-loop payments following the…

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Day: January 1, 2021

Transit Agency in Canada Plans to Launch Mobile Ticketing, Citing Covid Fears

Southern California Transit Agency to Sell Tickets Via Google Maps and Google Pay; Others Expected to Follow

Google Tests Mobile Ticketing Initiated in Maps App; Could Lead to Mobility-as-a-Service Offer?

Los Angeles Transit Authority to Support Closed-Loop TAP Card in Both Apple Pay and Google Pay

Uber Expands Mobile Ticketing to More U.S. Public Transit Agencies

Italy’s Fourth Largest City Latest to Launch Open-Loop Service

Calgary Transit Launches Mobile-Ticketing Service with Plans to Expand to Open Loop

Transit Payments Company Head: Apple and Google Positioned to Take Bigger Piece of Payments Industry

Cubic Expands Agreement with Moovit, Seeking to Drive More Use of Mobile Apps by Transit Agencies

Brussels Latest European Capital to Launch Open-Loop Fare Payments

Vendors Prepare to Compete for Business, as New York’s MTA Requests First Bids for Large Fare-Evasion Project

Tip Sheet: Could Cubic Lose Another Big Contract in Vancouver?

Cubic Corp. Hires Transportation Industry Veteran to Turn Around Its Troubled Fare-System Vendor

Updated: Modaxo Completes Acquisition of Conduent Transit Unit; Renames Fare Business ‘Novvan’

Cubic and Moovel Intend to Protest Recommendation in Miami for $42 Million Contract Award to Masabi

Tip Sheet: Could Cubic Lose Another Big Contract in Vancouver?

Cubic Corp. Hires Transportation Industry Veteran to Turn Around Its Troubled Fare-System Vendor

Cubic and Moovel Intend to Protest Recommendation in Miami for $42 Million Contract Award to Masabi

Barcelona Transport Authority Sets Date for Launch of Open-Loop Payments…Again; Can It Make It This Time?

Miami-Dade County Recommends Masabi for Back Office Deal; If Approved by Board, Debt-Strapped Cubic Would Lose Another Contract as Incumbent