January 1, 2021 - Page 3 of 5 - Mobility Payments

Boston Transit Agency Seeks to Put Massive Fare-Collection Project Back on Track

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (October 30, 2024)Posted in Mobile Ticketing, Open LoopTagged Cubic Transportation Systems, MBTA

The massive new fare-collection system planned by Boston’s Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, or MBTA, which will include open-loop contactless payments and an expanded closed-loop program, has had trouble getting off…

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Software-as-Service Platforms for Transit Agencies Begin to Support Open-Loop Payments

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (October 4, 2021)Posted in Mobile Ticketing, Open LoopTagged Cubic, Delerrok, Masabi

In what is believed to be a first, a transit agency in Europe plans to accept contactless credit and debit cards using a third-party software-as-a-service platform this summer, according to…

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Ohio-Based Transit Agency Group Planning to Enable Mobile Ticketing Through Uber App

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (January 3, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Masabi, NEORide, RTD Denver, Uber

(This premium article was originally published in May 2020. © Mobility Payments and Forthwrite Media.) A consortium of 13 small and mid-tier transit agencies in Ohio and Northern Kentucky plans…

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MaaS Backers Believe New Mobility Platforms Could Help Transit Providers Win Back Their Customers’ Trust

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (June 5, 2021)Posted in MaaSTagged HaCon, MaaS Global, Siemens, Whim

With Covid-19 lockdowns causing mass transit ridership in many cities to virtually fall off a cliff–with such cities as London, New York and San Francisco reporting drops of more than…

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Apple Pay Expands Support for Interoperable Closed-Loop Transit Cards in China

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (January 6, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Apple, T-Union

Apple on Wednesday expanded support for closed-loop transit payments across China, incorporating China’s T-Union interoperable transit cards in its Apple Pay service. [...]Read More

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Government Regulation of Mobility-as-a-Service Seen as Necessary to Encourage Widespread Adoption

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (January 3, 2021)Posted in MaaSTagged Grab, MaaS Global, Masabi, RTD Denver, Uber

(This premium article was originally published in April 2020. © Mobility Payments and Forthwrite Media.) Government legislation will likely be needed for widespread adoption of mobility-as-a-service, or MaaS, to occur,…

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After 10 Months, Sales of Public Transit Tickets in Uber App Still Make Up Small Share of Mobile Ticketing in Denver

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (June 5, 2021)Posted in MaaS, Mobile TicketingTagged Masabi, RTD Denver, Transit app, Uber

(This premium article was originally published in March 2020. © Mobility Payments and Forthwrite Media.) Since last May, when ride-hailing service Uber officially began enabling customers to book and pay…

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Moovit and Cubic Betting that MaaS Can Help U.S. Transit Agencies Regain Lost Ridership

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (January 1, 2021)Posted in MaaSTagged Cubic, Moovit

(This premium article was originally published in January 2020. © Mobility Payments and Forthwrite Media.) With public transit ridership decreasing in most large U.S. cities over the past five years,…

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Mobility as a Service Continues to Get Rolling with Uber Expanding Service to Second U.S. City

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

(This premium article was originally published in January 2020. © Mobility Payments and Forthwrite Media.) Mobility as a service is expected to reshape the traditional transport industry, and while it…

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Cubic Strikes Deal with Google to Enable Closed-Loop Transit Payments in Google Pay

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (June 28, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Cubic, Google, MTC

In a move that could enable more large transit agencies to offer NFC mobile payments with their closed-loop transit cards, U.S.-based Cubic Transportation Systems has signed an agreement with Google…

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Day: January 1, 2021

Boston Transit Agency Seeks to Put Massive Fare-Collection Project Back on Track

Software-as-Service Platforms for Transit Agencies Begin to Support Open-Loop Payments

Ohio-Based Transit Agency Group Planning to Enable Mobile Ticketing Through Uber App

MaaS Backers Believe New Mobility Platforms Could Help Transit Providers Win Back Their Customers’ Trust

Apple Pay Expands Support for Interoperable Closed-Loop Transit Cards in China

Government Regulation of Mobility-as-a-Service Seen as Necessary to Encourage Widespread Adoption

After 10 Months, Sales of Public Transit Tickets in Uber App Still Make Up Small Share of Mobile Ticketing in Denver

Moovit and Cubic Betting that MaaS Can Help U.S. Transit Agencies Regain Lost Ridership

Mobility as a Service Continues to Get Rolling with Uber Expanding Service to Second U.S. City

Cubic Strikes Deal with Google to Enable Closed-Loop Transit Payments in Google Pay

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