Tip Sheet: Paris Transport Authority Expected to Procure ABT Back Office
Also, debt woes continue for Cubic Corp.; Netherlands still stands by end date for 20-year-old Mifare card. [...]
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Paris Announces Plans to Enable Open-Loop Payments on Métro; Targets Tourists and Other Occasional Riders
Paris transport authority Île-de-France Mobilités announced today it plans to roll out open-loop payments across the Paris Métro by 2030 and the rest of its bus network by mid-2028.
The system will target tourists and other “very occasional” riders,...
Tip Sheet: Paris Could Soon Decide to Expand Open Loop, with an Even Larger Ticketing System Upgrade Possible
Paris transport authority Île-de-France Mobilités is reportedly expected to decide in May whether to expand open-loop payments to at least part of the Paris Métro and elsewhere beyond its buses. And an even larger ticketing- system upgrade might be in the...
Analysis: Cubic Takes Big Hit to Reputation in Losing Transport for London Contract, as Debt Woes Mount
The recent loss by Cubic Transportation Systems of Transport of London’s coveted revenue-collection contract comes at a bad time for the U.S.-based fare-system vendor, as it faces pressure to win more profitable deals and help stem a serious cash burn by...
Insight: Paris Warms to Open-Loop Payments but Don’t Expect a London-Style Rollout
When Paris regional transport authority Île-de-France Mobilités recently announced it was supporting open-loop payments on board buses, backers of the technology hailed the move as confirmation that one of the last major European capitals had dropped its...
Paris Transport Authority Still Insists Costs Too High to Support Open Loop, but Resistance Appears to be Falling
Claude Camilli, a longtime ticketing official with Paris transport authority, Île-de-France Mobilités, when asked last week why the authority doesn’t support open-loop payments, responded that costs are too high. He added that the authority had decided a...
Tip Sheet: Will Conduent Put Its Transit Fare-Collection Business on Sale Again?
Conduent, a major fare-system vendor, may again be shopping for a buyer for its fare-collection business, sources told Mobility Payments, though the company has not announced it is planning to sell the unit, and a spokesman did not respond to a request for...
Special Report–France: Strong Growth in Open Loop, but Mainly for Occasional Riders; Paris Still Missing in Action
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...
Paris Transport Officials Announce New Ticketing Options for Olympics; Will They be Sufficient?
The recent announcement by French transport officials of their special fare passes and other ticketing measures for next year’s Olympics in Paris will likely make few people happy. [...]
With Less Than a Year to Go Before Olympics, will Paris Transit Authority be Ready with Ticketing?
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...
