Tip Sheet: Vancouver Accepts Bids for Major System Upgrade–Another Must-Win for Cubic
Also: Wellington launches contactless payments Sunday–without Cubic. Got a tip for the Tip Sheet? Write to contact@mobility-payments.com [...]Read More
Category: Open Loop
Fare payments with contactless EMV cards or card credentials in NFC wallets.
Officials Plan First Statewide Open-Loop Rollout in U.S.; but Say Federal Rules Bar them from Buying Through Cal-ITP
Public transit officials in the U.S. state of Connecticut are persuing an ambitious plan to roll out open-loop payments statewide, including enabling fare capping and setting up a concessions scheme…
Glasgow Subway Launches London-Style Open-Loop Service with Help from Sole-Source Deal with Scheidt & Bachmann
The Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, or SPT, which runs the Glasgow Subway, is following the lead of Transport for London and a number of other UK transport agencies in promoting…
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.…
In-Depth: Cal-ITP Open-Loop Procurement Program Records Biggest Year in 2025 but Several Challenges Remain
The California Integrated Travel Project, the state-backed “Mobility Marketplace” for open-loop technology, completed its fourth year of operation in 2025, with vendors bringing in a little more than $2.6 million…
Los Angeles-Area Commuter Rail Operator Seeks to Offer Open Loop in Time for World Cup, Olympics; Hopes to Fare Better than Northern Counterpart
Southern California commuter rail operator Metrolink plans to launch a pilot of open-loop payments in advance of World Cup matches to be hosted by Los Angeles and could roll out…
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…
Updated with Judgment: UK Court Allows Transport for London to Enter into Revenue-Collection Contract with Indra
Spain-based Indra Group announced today it has signed the new revenue-collection contact with Transport for London–a deal worth up to £845 million (US$1.1 billion) to operate and maintain TfL’s massive…
Miami Expected to Negotiate with Cubic Soon for Back-Office Contract; One or More Competing Vendors Still Poised to Protest
A Miami-Dade County, Fla., procurement official told Mobility Payments Wednesday that he expects to get approval in less than two weeks to begin negotiations with the top-ranked vendor, Cubic Transportation…
Wellington Plans to Launch Open-Loop Payments Next April–Refusing to Wait for New Zealand’s National Ticketing Solution
The transport authority serving New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, said it can no longer wait for the country’s “National Ticketing Solution” to reach the city and is spending NZ$5.5 million ($3.2…
