Open Loop Archives - Mobility Payments

Las Vegas Transit Agency Thought Tourists would Use Open-Loop Payments More than Residents; It was Wrong

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 26, 2025 (August 26, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged RTC of Southern Nevada

When RTC of Southern Nevada, which serves Las Vegas and the surrounding region, launched open-loop payments in December 2023, agency officials thought most users would come from among the ranks…

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Major San Francisco Transit Operator BART to Launch Open-Loop Payments Tomorrow following Delays

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 19, 2025 (August 23, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged BART, Editor's Choice, MTC

San Francisco public transit officials promise the long-awaited launch of open-loop payments–confined for now to one transit operator, metro-rail provider BART–will happen tomorrow after substantial delays. The project is part…

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Masabi wasn’t Low Bidder for Montreal Fare-System Contract; Vendor was Likely Helped by Special Pricing Clause in RFP

by Dan BalabanPosted on July 10, 2025 (July 30, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Montreal

UK-based Masabi won the recently announced contract to provide a new fare system for Montreal-area transit authority ARTM with what is believed to be a substantially higher total bid than…

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Netherlands Sees Some Growth in Open-Loop Adoption; Reiterates End Date for Aging Closed-Loop Card

by Dan BalabanPosted on July 2, 2025 (July 11, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Netherlands

Dutch public transport riders tapped with their debit cards for a growing number of transactions this spring, and ticketing officials kept the March 2027 stop date to finally retire the…

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Paris Transport Authority Still Insists Costs Too High to Support Open Loop, but Resistance Appears to be Falling

by Dan BalabanPosted on June 27, 2025 (July 19, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Paris

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…

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

by Dan BalabanPosted on June 19, 2025 (July 12, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Barcelona

The Autoritat del Transport Metropolità in Barcelona, known as ATM, confirmed to Mobility Payments plans to finally launch open-loop payments, in January 2026–which, if the authority hits that date, would…

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

by Dan BalabanPosted on June 17, 2025 (July 19, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged New Zealand

The New Zealand government has named the chief technology officer of the country’s largest transport agency, Auckland Transport, to head up its National Ticketing Solution, hoping to get the troubled…

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

by Dan BalabanPosted on June 11, 2025 (July 14, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged New Zealand

The New Zealand government is believed to have replaced the program chief of its planned nationwide ticketing system as concerns escalate among the country’s transport officials over delays in the…

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‘What went Wrong?’: Why Most Vendors were No-Shows When It Came Time to Bid on Warsaw’s Fare Project

by Dan BalabanPosted on June 9, 2025 (July 11, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Poland

Warsaw public transport authority ZTM has yet to award a contract to the lone vendor that bid on its tender request, in what industry suppliers and market observers have said is a flawed procurement…

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New Zealand’s National Ticketing Project Delayed Further; Could be Headed for Major Reset

by Dan BalabanPosted on June 5, 2025 (July 7, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged New Zealand

The New Zealand Transport Agency again pushed back the launch of its planned nationwide ticketing system, and some industry observers believe that the government will soon agree to a major…

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Las Vegas Transit Agency Thought Tourists would Use Open-Loop Payments More than Residents; It was Wrong

Major San Francisco Transit Operator BART to Launch Open-Loop Payments Tomorrow following Delays

Masabi wasn’t Low Bidder for Montreal Fare-System Contract; Vendor was Likely Helped by Special Pricing Clause in RFP

Netherlands Sees Some Growth in Open-Loop Adoption; Reiterates End Date for Aging Closed-Loop Card

Paris Transport Authority Still Insists Costs Too High to Support Open Loop, but Resistance Appears to be Falling

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

‘What went Wrong?’: Why Most Vendors were No-Shows When It Came Time to Bid on Warsaw’s Fare Project

New Zealand’s National Ticketing Project Delayed Further; Could be Headed for Major Reset

Las Vegas Transit Agency Thought Tourists would Use Open-Loop Payments More than Residents; It was Wrong

Major San Francisco Transit Operator BART to Launch Open-Loop Payments Tomorrow following Delays

Cubic Execs Seek to Calm Worries among Agencies and Employees as Its Poor Showing in London and Lawsuit against TfL Sink in

Breaking: Cubic Transportation Systems Files Legal Challenge to Transport for London Decision on Revenue-Collection Contract Award

Is Cubic Challenging London Decision? Sources Say Vendor Sent ‘Letter’ to TfL about Contract Award; CEO Today Said Contract ‘Still in a Standstill Period’

Major San Francisco Transit Operator BART to Launch Open-Loop Payments Tomorrow following Delays

Breaking: Cubic Transportation Systems Files Legal Challenge to Transport for London Decision on Revenue-Collection Contract Award

Special Report: Ultra-Wideband Holds Much Promise to Power Hands-Free Ticketing; but Backers Must First Overcome Significant Challenges

Tip Sheet: Speculation Aside on Contract Winner, Losing London would be ‘Big Blow’ to Cubic

Transport for London Committee Approves New Revenue-Collection Contract, but Agency Stays Mum on Winner; Speculation Grows