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California Commuter Rail Agency Plans to Launch Open-Loop Payments

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 18, 2022 (October 19, 2022)Posted in Open LoopTagged Capitol Corridor, Elavon, Kuba, Littlepay

The Capitol Corridor commuter and intercity rail service in Northern California plans to launch an open-loop payments trial in February, likely followed by a full rollout of the technology, Mobility Payments has learned. [...]

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Two Years On, California’s Open-Loop ‘Mobility Marketplace’ has Failed to Take Off, though Deal May be Coming

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 21, 2024 (February 22, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP

The California Integrated Travel Project, or Cal-ITP, did not add any new transit agencies for the third quarter in a row, as of end of 2023, and open-loop transactions remained low two years after the program began, records obtained by Mobility Payments...

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TIP SHEET: Cubic Hires VP of Innovation; More Virtual Cards for Google Wallet; Cal-ITP Disappoints Again

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 17, 2024 (January 17, 2024)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Google Wallet

New Cubic Hire Hails from Firm Providing Info to Local Officials on Best Practices Cubic Transportation Systems has made another key appointment from outside the organization and beyond the fare industry, hiring the co-founder of an organization that...

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California Open-Loop Procurement Program Didn’t Add New Transit Agencies During Q2, as Orange County Balks

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 14, 2023 (January 17, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP

The Orange County Transportation Authority, or OCTA, in Southern California, would seem to be exactly the type of transit agency that the state’s open-loop procurement program, Cal-ITP, is targeting. [...]

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California’s ‘Mobility Marketplace’ Completes First Full Year with Few Agencies Ordering Open-Loop Technology So Far

by Dan BalabanPosted on May 18, 2023 (July 8, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP, Capitol Corridor

In its first full year of operation, a state-backed program in California targeted at small to mid-sized transit agencies– encouraging them to buy open-loop payments technology–has attracted orders from just six agencies and one small group. [...]

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In-Depth: Open Loop ‘Mobility Marketplace’ Sees Few Orders or Launches During First Year; Backers Contend More Projects in Pipeline

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 6, 2023 (May 18, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP

California’s bold experiment into helping transit agencies procure technology to launch open-loop payments is off to a slow start, with only eight agencies–most very small–placing orders with state-vetted vendors through December, Mobility Payments has...

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California Open-Loop Procurement Program Looks to U.S. Federal Agency to Find More Validator Suppliers

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 2, 2023 (March 7, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP

The California Department of Transportation, or Caltrans, wants to find more suppliers of validators that can accept open-loop payments, and it has asked a U.S. federal agency for assistance, Mobility Payments has learned. [...]

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Think Tank: Widespread Move to Open-Loop Payments in U.S. Remains ‘Elusive;’ High Interchange Partly to Blame

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 10, 2023 (January 14, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice

Open-loop payments can improve the customer experience, helping transit agencies to win back customers in a post-pandemic world, while also reducing cash-handling costs and speeding up boarding times, according to a new report from the Brookings Institution,...

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Search Results for: Capitol Corridor

California Commuter Rail Agency Plans to Launch Open-Loop Payments

Two Years On, California’s Open-Loop ‘Mobility Marketplace’ has Failed to Take Off, though Deal May be Coming

TIP SHEET: Cubic Hires VP of Innovation; More Virtual Cards for Google Wallet; Cal-ITP Disappoints Again

California Open-Loop Procurement Program Didn’t Add New Transit Agencies During Q2, as Orange County Balks

California’s ‘Mobility Marketplace’ Completes First Full Year with Few Agencies Ordering Open-Loop Technology So Far

In-Depth: Open Loop ‘Mobility Marketplace’ Sees Few Orders or Launches During First Year; Backers Contend More Projects in Pipeline

California Open-Loop Procurement Program Looks to U.S. Federal Agency to Find More Validator Suppliers

Think Tank: Widespread Move to Open-Loop Payments in U.S. Remains ‘Elusive;’ High Interchange Partly to Blame

Bid Award Challenged in Sweden’s No. 2 City by Ridango; but Displaced Incumbent Vix Declines to Appeal

Tip Sheet: Cubic Lays Off More Employees; Contends It Needs to 'Become Leaner' and More Competitive

Tip Sheet: Italy’s National Rail Operator Launches Open-Loop Pilot with Fare Capping

Denmark Hits First Milestone for National Mobile-Ticketing Service–with Many More Milestones to Go

Tip Sheet: Why is EMV-Enabled Closed-Loop OMNY Card Failing to Take Off?

Tip Sheet: Why is EMV-Enabled Closed-Loop OMNY Card Failing to Take Off?

Three Big Agencies Say Devices Starting to Dominate Cards for Open-Loop Payments

Tip Sheet: Groundbreaking Open-Loop Procurement in Venice May Finally Launch in Spring

From Guru to Poster Child for MaaS’ Failures, Whim App Founder Calls it Quits

Worldline COO: Open Loop as ‘Revolution’ is Oversold; Urges Truly Revolutionary Thinking on Payments, Fare Models