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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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Special Report–France: Strong Growth in Open Loop, but Mainly for Occasional Riders; Paris Still Missing in Action

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 6, 2024 (March 2, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, France, IDFM, Paris

Nearly 50 cities or regions have adopted open-loop payments in France or are scheduled to launch within the next year (see table on this page), with more in the pipeline. It may be premature, however, to call France an open-loop hotspot like the UK and...

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With Less Than a Year to Go Before Olympics, will Paris Transit Authority be Ready with Ticketing?

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 2, 2023 (January 6, 2024)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Paris

Paris regional transit authority Île-de-France Mobilités, or IDFM, has promised to enable “100% of spectators to reach Olympic and Paralympic sites by public transport” next summer during the games. The authority, an official Olympics and Paralympics...

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Open Loop Has Limitations for Riders and Transit Agencies, Says French Closed-Loop Tech Supplier

by Dan BalabanPosted on July 21, 2022 (July 22, 2022)Posted in Closed LoopTagged France, IDFM, Wizway

Users of open-loop payments in France are mainly tourists and occasional riders paying for single tickets–not the transit agencies’ regular customers–the head of a company that implements closed-loop mobile NFC ticketing in France, told Mobility...

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French National Rail Operator Considers Open-Loop Project in Paris

by Dan BalabanPosted on June 29, 2022 (June 30, 2022)Posted in Open LoopTagged SNCF

French national rail operator SNCF is considering launching an open-loop payments service in and around Paris–perhaps as a demonstration project to coincide with the Rugby World Cup to be held in France next year, sources told Mobility Payments. [...]

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

Special Report–France: Strong Growth in Open Loop, but Mainly for Occasional Riders; Paris Still Missing in Action

With Less Than a Year to Go Before Olympics, will Paris Transit Authority be Ready with Ticketing?

Open Loop Has Limitations for Riders and Transit Agencies, Says French Closed-Loop Tech Supplier

French National Rail Operator Considers Open-Loop Project in Paris

Exclusive: French Cities Make Move to Open-Loop Payments, Though Paris Holds Back

Calypso Backers Seek to Expand Mobile Ticketing on Android Phones

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

Despite Nationwide Open-Loop Rollout, Netherlands Predicts Closed-Loop Card will Remain Most-Used Payments Method

Vendor for Denmark’s High-Profile Mobile-Ticketing Service Contends Contract Loss in Switzerland Won’t Compromise Company ‘Stability’ or ‘Strategy’

Exclusive: U.S. Tariffs Will Cause Pain for Fare Vendors and Agencies, Though They May Not Spur More Manufacturing in U.S.

U.S. Transit Agency Eliminates Cash on Board Buses; One of Few Cashless Agencies Nationwide

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

Vendor for Denmark’s High-Profile Mobile-Ticketing Service Contends Contract Loss in Switzerland Won’t Compromise Company ‘Stability’ or ‘Strategy’

Exclusive: U.S. Tariffs Will Cause Pain for Fare Vendors and Agencies, Though They May Not Spur More Manufacturing in U.S.

Cubic to Launch Open-Payment Overlay Product, Introduces New Pricing Strategy, as It Seeks to Revamp Umo Offer

UK Government Plans to Trial GPS Mobile Ticketing on Rail Despite Expansion of Open Loop