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Scottish Bus Operator Sees High Adoption for Open Loop, though Rate Doesn’t Include Generous Concessions

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 8, 2023 (October 9, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Lothian, Scotland

Transport for London isn’t the only transit agency in the UK seeing high adoption rates for open-loop fare payments. Among the others is Scottish bus operator Lothian Buses, which said…

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Australian City Plans to Expand Open Loop to Entire Transport Network

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 5, 2023 (January 6, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Adelaide, Concession, Conduent

Adelaide Metro, which serves Australia’s fifth largest city, plans to roll out open-loop payments throughout its transport network, including on its most-used mode, buses. The agency is now installing around…

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San Francisco Plans to Launch Open-Loop Payments Next Year; Will Maintain Strong Closed-Loop Clipper Card

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 28, 2023 (May 25, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged MTC

San Francisco Bay Area transit officials are standing by their estimate for a launch of open-loop payments in 2024, as part of their account-based ticketing rollout, featuring a next-generation closed-loop…

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Hong Kong Tramways Launches Open-Loop Payments, with Busy Metro System to Come

by Mobility Payments StaffPosted on August 22, 2023 (January 6, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Hong Kong

Hong Kong Tramways recently became the latest–and still one of the few–transit operators in Hong Kong to support open-loop payments. But more are coming. Most notably, that will include Hong…

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Canada’s Largest Transit Agency Launches Open-Loop Payments Today

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 15, 2023 (December 22, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Toronto

Canada’s largest public transit agency, the Toronto Transit Commission, or TTC, launched open-loop payments today on its buses, streetcars (trams) and four-line metro, after years of delays. [...]Read More

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California Open-Loop Procurement Program Didn’t Add New Transit Agencies During Q2, as Orange County Balks

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 14, 2023 (January 17, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP

The Orange County Transportation Authority, or OCTA, in Southern California, would seem to be exactly the type of transit agency that the state’s open-loop procurement program, Cal-ITP, is targeting. [...]Read…

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Lisbon Metro’s Open-Loop Project Gets Help from Visa, with Contribution from Payments Scheme

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 1, 2023 (October 30, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Visa

Lisbon is latest European capital to launch open-loop payments, with the Lisbon Metro introducing the service recently. [...]Read More

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New York’s MTA Celebrates Billionth OMNY Transaction as It Seeks to Put Project Back on Track

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 1, 2023 (October 4, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged MTA

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority last week marked the billionth OMNY transaction, with MTA chairman and CEO Janno Lieber speaking at a press conference at the subway station where the…

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Thales and Cubic Must Work Together on Major Piece of National Open-Loop Project in New Zealand; Will It Cause Delays?

by Dan BalabanPosted on July 20, 2023 (May 16, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged New Zealand

Auckland Transport, New Zealand’s largest transit authority, plans to roll out open-loop payments for all of its buses, trains and ferries next year using validators and other technology supplied by…

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Can Transit Agencies Save Money with Open-Loop Payments?

by Dan BalabanPosted on July 13, 2023 (July 14, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Transport for London

Transit agencies often offer open-loop payments mainly for convenience–that is, to enable their customers to tap to pay for fares with their credit and debit cards and NFC wallets without…

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Category: Open Loop

Scottish Bus Operator Sees High Adoption for Open Loop, though Rate Doesn’t Include Generous Concessions

Australian City Plans to Expand Open Loop to Entire Transport Network

San Francisco Plans to Launch Open-Loop Payments Next Year; Will Maintain Strong Closed-Loop Clipper Card

Hong Kong Tramways Launches Open-Loop Payments, with Busy Metro System to Come

Canada’s Largest Transit Agency Launches Open-Loop Payments Today

California Open-Loop Procurement Program Didn’t Add New Transit Agencies During Q2, as Orange County Balks

Lisbon Metro’s Open-Loop Project Gets Help from Visa, with Contribution from Payments Scheme

New York’s MTA Celebrates Billionth OMNY Transaction as It Seeks to Put Project Back on Track

Thales and Cubic Must Work Together on Major Piece of National Open-Loop Project in New Zealand; Will It Cause Delays?

Can Transit Agencies Save Money with Open-Loop Payments?

Cubic Jumps from Fourth to First in Rank for Miami Back-Office Contract, as Competing Vendors Weigh Protests

Wellington Plans to Launch Open-Loop Payments Next April–Refusing to Wait for New Zealand’s National Ticketing Solution

Insight: Paris Warms to Open-Loop Payments but Don’t Expect a London-Style Rollout

Electric Vehicle Market in U.S. Adjusts to Loss of Sales Incentives, Charger Subsidies

Evaluations Detail How Masabi Outscored Cubic and Kuba to Win Sacramento Contract

Cubic Jumps from Fourth to First in Rank for Miami Back-Office Contract, as Competing Vendors Weigh Protests

D.C. Transit Authority WMATA Releases Open-Payment Overlay Contract with Littlepay; Declines to Disclose Transaction Fees, including Interchange

Tip Sheet: Layoffs at Cubic–Vendor Says It Amounts to Only 2% of Workforce but Won’t Release Figures; Insiders Say Cuts Taking Toll on Engineers, Others

In Harsh Response to Cubic’s Lawsuit, Transport for London Contends It Could have Rejected Vendor on Several Grounds

Maitland Out at Cubic; CTS President Montgomery-Torrellas to Take Over ‘Growth’ Position Himself