Open Loop Archives - Mobility Payments

Queensland Cites Cubic Delays, 50-Cent Fares, as Reasons for Changing Smart Ticketing Contract

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 23, 2025 (September 23, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Queensland

he Queensland government in Australia confirmed that it pulled regional bus operators out of its Smart Ticketing project–at least in part– because of delays in the fare-system rollout by Cubic…

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Queensland Government Pulls Regional Bus Operators out of ‘Smart Ticketing’ Fare Project–a Loss for Cubic

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 11, 2025 (September 25, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Queensland

The Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads in Australia has confirmed to Mobility Payments it has “reallocated funding” for regional bus operators to “choose their own ticketing solution”– a…

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Atlanta Transit Agency Wants to Introduce Open-Loop Payments in Time for World Cup Next Year; will Vendor INIT be Ready?

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 3, 2025 (September 3, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Atlanta, INIT

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, or MARTA, said it plans to launch open-loop payments in time for the FIFA World Cup matches the city will host next year–though some…

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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 (September 18, 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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Queensland Cites Cubic Delays, 50-Cent Fares, as Reasons for Changing Smart Ticketing Contract

Queensland Government Pulls Regional Bus Operators out of ‘Smart Ticketing’ Fare Project–a Loss for Cubic

Atlanta Transit Agency Wants to Introduce Open-Loop Payments in Time for World Cup Next Year; will Vendor INIT be Ready?

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

One Year On: Denmark’s Bold Mobile-First Strategy has Reached Nearly 50% Adoption; Getting the Rest Could be More Difficult

Queensland Cites Cubic Delays, 50-Cent Fares, as Reasons for Changing Smart Ticketing Contract

Updated: Cubic Short-Listed for Must-Win Sydney Contract; Hitachi Rail, Others, Believed Out

Queensland Government Pulls Regional Bus Operators out of ‘Smart Ticketing’ Fare Project–a Loss for Cubic

Indra Executive Says Vendor would Not have Relied Only on Price to Beat Cubic in London

One Year On: Denmark’s Bold Mobile-First Strategy has Reached Nearly 50% Adoption; Getting the Rest Could be More Difficult

Updated: Cubic Short-Listed for Must-Win Sydney Contract; Hitachi Rail, Others, Believed Out

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