Special Report: Despite Industry Push, Few Transit Agencies Rolling Out ‘Closed-Loop EMV’ So Far

OMNY cards
Transit agency Storstockholms Lokaltrafik, or SL, in Stockholm launched what is believed to be the industry’s first rollout of white-label EMV cards for its closed-loop customers in September 2021. To date it has issued around 1.5 million cards, which...

Tip Sheet (Updated): Stockholm to Replace Validators; More Ex-‘Cubes’ Looking for Jobs; Open Loop on Ho Chi Minh City Metro–One Year On

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...

Special Report: Interest Grows in ‘White-Label EMV’ for Closed-Loop Transit Cards

Woman holds up new SL closed-loop card based on white-label EMV.
As more transit agencies introduce open-loop fare payments, interest is starting to grow in use of white-label EMV cards that agencies can issue in place of proprietary closed-loop cards for riders who don’t have bank cards or don’t want to use them to...
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