The first transit agency to pilot open-loop payments under an unconventional procurement program backed by the U.S. state of California is set to make the payments service permanent starting this month. […]
A second transit agency in the U.S. state of Michigan plans to introduce open-loop payments, hiring a software-as-a-service vendor to roll out the service. […]
The Utah Transit Authority received responses from eight vendors to its request for proposal for a new fare system, with five of the vendors submitting lower cost bids than the vendor the authority ended up choosing for the contract, documents obtained by Mobility Payments show. […]
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. […]
For years, Philadelphia transit authority SEPTA was supposed to be the next big agency in North America to support open-loop payments. Now it appears that a launch of open loop might not happen until at least 2026, as part of an overhaul of a fare system that has been beset by delays and cost overruns. […]
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 learned. […]
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. […]
Open-loop payment systems are a simple and consumer-friendly option for public transit agencies. They are increasingly deployed throughout the world because they benefit tourists and new and existing riders alike. Anyone can simply tap a card they already own and ride. […]
The Roads and Transport Authority, or RTA, in Dubai has been evaluating proposals from at least five vendors for the overhaul of its fare-collection system, Mobility Payments has learned. […]
In one of the first procurements of open-loop technology past the pilot stage for the pioneering California Integrated Travel Project, a group of rural transit agencies in Northern California received a low price for its planned open-loop payments rollout, Mobility Payments has learned. […]
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