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Stockholm to buy up to 5,000 new validators; more ‘ex-Cubes’ looking for jobs and Margro departs for WSP; one year on, cashless makes up majority of payments on Ho Chi Minh City Metro
During the first year of operations of the Ho Chi Minh City Metro, cashless payments, including open loop, made up 57% of all payments.
• SL (Stockholm)
• Waxholmsbolaget
• Cubic
• WSP
• HCMC Metro (Vietnam)
Public transport officials in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday finally issued their long-anticipated tender request to buy 4,000 to 5,000 new validators, starting in January 2027.
As expected, Stockholm wants to run its own ticketing software on the new terminals, which also will be integrated with an in-house back office.


