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Bangkok Transit Agency Disappointed with Open-Loop Adoption Rate with Credit Cards; Rolls Out Prepaid EMV Card

by Dan BalabanPosted on July 25, 2024 (July 26, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Thailand

Open-loop payments account for 13% of rides on the main metro line of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand in Bangkok. Many transit agencies would be happy with that…

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U.S. Intercity Train Service Faces Challenges with Open Loop, but Says ‘Contactless Payment Works on Rail’

by Dan BalabanPosted on July 15, 2024 (July 16, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Capitol Corridor, Editor's Choice

Capitol Corridor, believed to be the first intercity passenger rail service to pilot open-loop payments in the U.S., plans to expand the trial soon and is installing contactless readers on…

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Cubic Faces Tight Deadline to Implement Open-Loop Payments in Los Angeles

by Dan BalabanPosted on July 2, 2024 (August 31, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, LA Metro

With approval of a $66.4 million contract upgrade by the LA Metro board, Cubic Transportation Systems now faces a tight deadline to implement open-loop payments for Metro and 26 smaller…

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Updated: Netherlands Stands by Plan to Retire Much-Used Closed-Loop Card by End of 2025

by Dan BalabanPosted on June 25, 2024 (October 22, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Netherlands, OVpay

Dutch transport officials are still on track to fully retire the country’s nationwide closed-loop card program, OV-chipkaart, by the end of next year, the program director for the year-old open-loop…

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Update: Tip Sheet: Philadelphia Agency Could Reveal New Fare-System Vendor in July

by Dan BalabanPosted on June 21, 2024 (August 31, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Tip Sheet

The proposed contract for the new Key 2.0 fare system in Philadelphia goes to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority board in July for approval, according to a SEPTA official, who…

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MTA Official Asks Payments Networks for Lower Fees to Accept Open Loop with New Transit Interchange Rate

by Dan BalabanPosted on June 17, 2024 (August 7, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged MTA

New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority fare official Amy Linden today called on U.S. payments networks to set a uniform transit interchange rate that reduces high fixed fees most agencies must…

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Analysis: Boston Project Finally to Get Rolling; What had Gone Wrong?

by Dan BalabanPosted on June 6, 2024 (August 31, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice

When Phil Eng arrived in Boston to take over as general manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in April 2023, he assumed control of a transit system beset with…

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Tip Sheet: Sydney Transport Authority to Issue Much-Anticipated RFP for Opal Next Generation by July

by Dan BalabanPosted on May 30, 2024 (August 23, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Sydney, Tip-sheet, Venice

Transport for New South Wales this week issued an advance notice of its plans to release its long-awaited request for proposal for its Opal Next Generation fare project. The Sydney…

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As Use of Digital Wallets Grows with Open Loop, Transport for London and other Agencies being Hit by ‘Retokenization’ Fraud

by Dan BalabanPosted on May 23, 2024 (May 24, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Fraud, Transport for London

Digital wallets are fast becoming the preferred method of payments for transit riders using open loop, with some major agencies recording well over half of their open-loop transactions coming from…

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California Open-Loop Procurement Program Notches Second Out-of-State Project, but Overall Take-Up Remains Low

by Dan BalabanPosted on May 23, 2024 (May 24, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP

After more than two years, the California Integrated Travel Project, or Cal-ITP, is still seeing low orders from transit agencies and minimal open-loop transactions, but the program did notch its…

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Category: Open Loop

Bangkok Transit Agency Disappointed with Open-Loop Adoption Rate with Credit Cards; Rolls Out Prepaid EMV Card

U.S. Intercity Train Service Faces Challenges with Open Loop, but Says ‘Contactless Payment Works on Rail’

Cubic Faces Tight Deadline to Implement Open-Loop Payments in Los Angeles

Updated: Netherlands Stands by Plan to Retire Much-Used Closed-Loop Card by End of 2025

Update: Tip Sheet: Philadelphia Agency Could Reveal New Fare-System Vendor in July

MTA Official Asks Payments Networks for Lower Fees to Accept Open Loop with New Transit Interchange Rate

Analysis: Boston Project Finally to Get Rolling; What had Gone Wrong?

Tip Sheet: Sydney Transport Authority to Issue Much-Anticipated RFP for Opal Next Generation by July

As Use of Digital Wallets Grows with Open Loop, Transport for London and other Agencies being Hit by ‘Retokenization’ Fraud

California Open-Loop Procurement Program Notches Second Out-of-State Project, but Overall Take-Up Remains Low

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

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

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

Cubic’s Recently Installed Head of Europe Departs Abruptly; Maitland Under Pressure