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China Begins to Accept Visa and Mastercard for Open Loop, though Transactions are Expected to be Small

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 17, 2024 (September 27, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged China

Seeking to promote more commerce from foreigners to help boost its sluggish economy, China, among other things, has opened up the market to foreign-branded bank cards for use with open-loop payments. That move began Friday on the giant subway, in Beijing,...

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Florence Launches Open-Loop Payments for Single Rides with Help from Visa

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 2, 2024 (January 1, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Italy, Milan, Naples, Rome

The bus and tram operator in Florence and the surrounding Tuscany region in Italy launched open-loop payments for single rides last week, with help from Visa. Transport operator Autolinee Toscane, owned by France-based RATP Group, introduced the technology,...

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Tip Sheet: Transport for London Criticizes Payments Industry for Rising Fees and Higher Fraud Losses

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 5, 2024 (March 19, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Transport for London

Transport for London contactless payments

Complaining of rising transaction fees and higher fraud, Transport or London today suggested that actions by banks and payments schemes threatened to kill the “golden goose” of contactless fare payments for the agency. Andrew Anderson, the agency’s...

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TIP SHEET: Vix and Kuba Ready to Merge? Also: Czech Vendor Wins in Sweden; Overhaul in Miami; Singapore ABT Update; Masabi Contract Expected

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 12, 2024 (March 13, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, NEORide, Vix

For several industry observers, the naming earlier this month of Kuba CEO Aaron Ross to also lead Vix Technology–replacing former Vix chief David Maitland–looks at lot like the start of an unannounced Vix-Kuba merger. Vix and Kuba are already sister...

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Debacle in Singapore and What It Means for Account-Based Ticketing in the Market

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 30, 2024 (February 1, 2024)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Land Transport Authority

Singapore’s Land Transport Authority for several years was an enthusiastic supporter of account-based ticketing and of its own implementation of the technology–even sometimes referring to its project by the industry abbreviation for the technology,...

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Singapore’s LTA Sees Strong Take-Up of Open-Loop Payments but has No Plans to End Closed Loop

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 18, 2023 (January 18, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Land Transport Authority

Since launching open-loop payments in 2019, Singapore’s Land Transport Authority has seen adoption grow to more than 30% of adult full fare trips, and the authority has eliminated single-trip paper tickets. [...]

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China Begins to Accept Visa and Mastercard for Open Loop, though Transactions are Expected to be Small

Florence Launches Open-Loop Payments for Single Rides with Help from Visa

Tip Sheet: Transport for London Criticizes Payments Industry for Rising Fees and Higher Fraud Losses

TIP SHEET: Vix and Kuba Ready to Merge? Also: Czech Vendor Wins in Sweden; Overhaul in Miami; Singapore ABT Update; Masabi Contract Expected

Debacle in Singapore and What It Means for Account-Based Ticketing in the Market

Singapore’s LTA Sees Strong Take-Up of Open-Loop Payments but has No Plans to End Closed Loop

Conduent Won Helsinki Validator Contract in Close Bid against Access-IS

Updated: Helsinki Transit Agency Awards Validator Contract for Open-Loop Payments Rollout

Special Report: More Agencies Taking Modular Approach to Build Their Fare Systems, Shunning Single-Supplier Model

Helsinki Transit Agency Issues New Tender Request for Validators for Multimodal Open-Loop Payments Service

Masabi Wins Montreal Contract, Beating Out Cubic, Likely Conduent

Barcelona Transport Agency Sets Date for Launch of Open-Loop Payments–Two Years Late

New Zealand Taps CTO of Country’s Largest Transport Agency to Try to Get National Ticketing Project Back on Track

New Zealand Government Believed to be Replacing Head of National Ticketing Program Amid Concerns Over Project Delays

Transport for London Expected to Reveal Winner of Major Revenue-Collection Contract within Weeks

Transport for London Expected to Reveal Winner of Major Revenue-Collection Contract within Weeks

In-Depth: Washington, D.C., Launches Open-Loop Payments on Subway with Overlay Technology; but Transit Agency Incurs Extra Costs

Vix Technology Agrees to Pay $2.1 Million to Settle Covid Relief Loan Fraud Case; CEO Says Penalty Won’t Affect ‘Operations or Financial Position’

Tip Sheet: Sydney’s Transport for NSW Says Procurement of Opal Next-Gen System Still on Track; Also, Why Kurt Brissett Likely Left the Agency

In-Depth: Projects to Watch in California for Concessionary Discounts with Open Loop; Will More Riders Tap Bank Cards to Get Their Reduced Fares?