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Calgary Transit Launches Mobile-Ticketing Service with Plans to Expand to Open Loop

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (January 10, 2021)Posted in Mobile Ticketing, Open LoopTagged Calgary Transit, Masabi

Canada’s third largest city, Calgary, has introduced its first electronic fare payments service, offering mobile ticketing from a software-as-a-service platform provider, with plans to enable customers to pay for fares…

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Transit Payments Company Head: Apple and Google Positioned to Take Bigger Piece of Payments Industry

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (January 13, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged Amin Shayan, Littlepay, Mastercard, Visa

The head of transit payments gateway and processor Littlepay said he believes that Apple and Google are well-positioned to take a “big bite out of the payment chain,” which could…

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Brussels Latest European Capital to Launch Open-Loop Fare Payments

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (October 30, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Brussels, Pierre-André Rulmont, STIB

Major Brussels transit operator STIB-MIVB plans to begin accepting contactless EMV credit and debit cards and NFC wallets on Wednesday, the latest European capital to launch open-loop payments following the…

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Boston Transit Agency Seeks to Put Massive Fare-Collection Project Back on Track

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (October 30, 2024)Posted in Mobile Ticketing, Open LoopTagged Cubic Transportation Systems, MBTA

The massive new fare-collection system planned by Boston’s Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, or MBTA, which will include open-loop contactless payments and an expanded closed-loop program, has had trouble getting off…

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Software-as-Service Platforms for Transit Agencies Begin to Support Open-Loop Payments

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (October 4, 2021)Posted in Mobile Ticketing, Open LoopTagged Cubic, Delerrok, Masabi

In what is believed to be a first, a transit agency in Europe plans to accept contactless credit and debit cards using a third-party software-as-a-service platform this summer, according to…

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Philadelphia Transit Authority Confirms Plans for Launch of Open-Loop Payments after Delays

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (April 20, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Conduent, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, SEPTA

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, or SEPTA, in Philadelphia plans to introduce open-loop payments of fares, with a pilot scheduled for around June, a spokesman confirmed to NFC Times. It…

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Use of Contactless EMV to Pay Transit Fares Accelerating, According to Two Agencies

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (August 13, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged MTA, OMNY

Two transit agencies, one large and one small, that began accepting contactless bank cards and NFC wallets to pay fares in recent months are reporting that use of the new…

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Apple Launches Express Transit in London; Mobility Service also Adds NFC Payments Feature in Apple Wallet

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (January 6, 2021)Posted in Open Loop

Apple has expanded its Express Transit service to another major market, enabling Apple Pay users to pay for fares on Transport for London-run trains and buses without first authenticating themselves…

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Contactless EMV Card Rollout in U.S. to Pick Up Speed in 2020, but Shape of Adoption Remains Unclear

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (January 6, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged Surveys, U.S. Federal Reserve, Visa

With contactless EMV cards expected to have a significant footprint in the U.S. in 2020, the debate continues over whether the rollout will promote or harm take-up of NFC mobile…

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More Open-Loop Transit Payments Services to Launch in Taiwan

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (June 29, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged EasyCard, Taoyuan Airport MRT

Taiwan’s airport train service will begin accepting Visa- and Mastercard-branded credit cards starting in January 2020, making it the second mass-transit service on the island nation to support open-loop payments…

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Category: Open Loop

Calgary Transit Launches Mobile-Ticketing Service with Plans to Expand to Open Loop

Transit Payments Company Head: Apple and Google Positioned to Take Bigger Piece of Payments Industry

Brussels Latest European Capital to Launch Open-Loop Fare Payments

Boston Transit Agency Seeks to Put Massive Fare-Collection Project Back on Track

Software-as-Service Platforms for Transit Agencies Begin to Support Open-Loop Payments

Philadelphia Transit Authority Confirms Plans for Launch of Open-Loop Payments after Delays

Use of Contactless EMV to Pay Transit Fares Accelerating, According to Two Agencies

Apple Launches Express Transit in London; Mobility Service also Adds NFC Payments Feature in Apple Wallet

Contactless EMV Card Rollout in U.S. to Pick Up Speed in 2020, but Shape of Adoption Remains Unclear

More Open-Loop Transit Payments Services to Launch in Taiwan

Vendors Prepare to Compete for Business, as New York’s MTA Requests First Bids for Large Fare-Evasion Project

Tip Sheet: Could Cubic Lose Another Big Contract in Vancouver?

Cubic Corp. Hires Transportation Industry Veteran to Turn Around Its Troubled Fare-System Vendor

Updated: Modaxo Completes Acquisition of Conduent Transit Unit; Renames Fare Business ‘Novvan’

Cubic and Moovel Intend to Protest Recommendation in Miami for $42 Million Contract Award to Masabi

Tip Sheet: Could Cubic Lose Another Big Contract in Vancouver?

Cubic Corp. Hires Transportation Industry Veteran to Turn Around Its Troubled Fare-System Vendor

Cubic and Moovel Intend to Protest Recommendation in Miami for $42 Million Contract Award to Masabi

Barcelona Transport Authority Sets Date for Launch of Open-Loop Payments…Again; Can It Make It This Time?

Miami-Dade County Recommends Masabi for Back Office Deal; If Approved by Board, Debt-Strapped Cubic Would Lose Another Contract as Incumbent