More Major Transit Agencies Launch Virtual Closed-Loop Cards
While the move to open-loop fare collection by transit agencies gets a lot of attention, some major agencies have been shunning the idea of accepting bank cards for fares while…
Day: July 5, 2021
Post-Covid: Using MaaS Platforms to Ease Fears
While use of public transit is returning, it could take years before ridership returns to pre-Covid levels, if it ever does. Many customers have changed their lifestyles and won’t come…
Updated: Making the Move into Ticketing and Payments
Such major trip-planning app providers as Moovit, Transit and Google Maps see ticketing and payments as an important new service and for some, it’s one of the last steps toward…
Taiwan’s Dominant Transit Purse Struggles with New E-Payments Landscape
EasyCard Corp. remains the dominant contactless stored-value card in Taiwan, boasting market shares of nearly three-quarters of transit fare payments and retail transactions nationally amid competition from three other contactless…
New York’s MTA OMNY Service Continues to Grow as Agency Preps Further Rollout This Year
As New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority marked the two-year anniversary since launching the first phase of its high-profile OMNY open-loop fare payments rollout in May 2019, transactions continue to grow.…
Pros & Cons of Open Loop: Transit Agencies Face Choice
While the Covid-19 pandemic has slashed transit agency budgets and delayed rollouts, it has accelerated the trend for the agencies to enable their customers to pay fares with contactless EMV…
Italian Transit Operators Expand Use of cEMV, but Cash Difficult to Unseat
Major Italian public transit operators, including those in Rome and Milan, see contactless EMV payments as an important option for customers, even enabling them to use their contactless bank cards…
Boston Authority Makes Aggressive Push to Banish Cash On Board Buses
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, or MBTA, in Boston plans to completely do away with cash fare payments on its various transport modes when it rolls out its massive new…
London Prepares for Major New Fare-Collection Contract
Transport for London, which runs the largest open-loop fare payments system in the world, is gearing for a major upgrade of its revenue-collection contract, giving the authority its first account-based…
