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UK Tram Riders Take to Tapping with NFC phones to Pay for Fares, According to Early Results

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (January 6, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged Transport for Greater Manchester

Transport for Greater Manchester, which last month launched open-loop payments on its large Metrolink tram network, said Thursday that contactless credit and debit cards and NFC wallets accounted for a…

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In-Depth: 5 Years After Transport for London Launched Contactless Across Transit Network, Open Loop in UK Remains Uneven

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (February 21, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged Arriva, Stagecoach, Transport for Greater Manchester, Transport for London

Five years ago next month (September 2019), Transport for London introduced open-loop contactless payments across its transit network, including metro, trams and commuter rail, following an earlier launch on buses.…

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Rome Latest Transit System to Launch Open-Loop Fare Payments; also Enables Monthly Passes with EMV Cards

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (December 3, 2022)Posted in Open LoopTagged ATAC, Intesa Sanpaolo, Mastercard, SIA

Rome has become the second major city in Italy–and one of a small but growing number of large cities globally–to enable riders to pay transit fares with EMV contactless credit,…

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Brussels Transit Operator Sees Need for Global Interoperability of Fare Payments

by Dan BalabanPosted on December 8, 2020 (December 29, 2020)Posted in Open LoopTagged Interoperability

Brussels transit operator STIB is rolling out contactless EMV Payments on its three modes of transport, metro, bus and trams this spring. [...]Read More

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Contactless Payments of Fares Gets Slow Start in Miami, According to Figures

by Dan BalabanPosted on December 8, 2020 (December 29, 2020)Posted in Open LoopTagged Miami-Dade Transit, Transport for Greater Manchester

(This premium article was originally published Jan. 9, 2020, in Mobility Payments’ sister publication NFC Times.) Take-up of open-loop contactless payment of fares in Miami-Dade County, Fla., has been slow…

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Transport for London’s Lucrative Sponsorship Deal with Google Shows Value of ‘Point of Sale’ Real Estate at Fare Gates

by Dan BalabanPosted on December 8, 2020 (December 28, 2020)Posted in Open Loop

(This premium article was originally published March 4, 2020 in Mobility Payments’ sister publication NFC Times.) Transport for London’s recent deal with Google to put the Google Pay Logo on…

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Transport for London Prepares for Major New Fare-Collection System Contract

by Dan BalabanPosted on November 19, 2020 (November 20, 2020)Posted in Open LoopTagged Featured

Transport for London is preparing for a new revenue-collection contract that will be be worth £1.1 billion, including a revamp of its Oyster closed-loop card system. [...]Read More

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Apple Pay Enables Ventra Closed-Loop Fare Card in Chicago after Long Delay

by Dan BalabanPosted on November 17, 2020 (November 18, 2020)Posted in Open Loop

Apple has enabled the Chicago Transit Authority to offer a virtual Ventra card for use by customers to pay for fares with Apple Pay. [...]Read More

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Category: Open Loop

UK Tram Riders Take to Tapping with NFC phones to Pay for Fares, According to Early Results

In-Depth: 5 Years After Transport for London Launched Contactless Across Transit Network, Open Loop in UK Remains Uneven

Rome Latest Transit System to Launch Open-Loop Fare Payments; also Enables Monthly Passes with EMV Cards

Brussels Transit Operator Sees Need for Global Interoperability of Fare Payments

Contactless Payments of Fares Gets Slow Start in Miami, According to Figures

Transport for London’s Lucrative Sponsorship Deal with Google Shows Value of ‘Point of Sale’ Real Estate at Fare Gates

Transport for London Prepares for Major New Fare-Collection System Contract

Apple Pay Enables Ventra Closed-Loop Fare Card in Chicago after Long Delay

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