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RFP for Sydney’s Big Opal Next Generation Project Expected in Coming Months

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 8, 2024 (April 9, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Sydney, Transport for New South Wales

Update: A long-awaited request for proposal for the major Opal Next Generation project from Sydney authority Transport for New South Wales is now expected "around the middle of 2024," an…

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Florence Launches Open-Loop Payments for Single Rides with Help from Visa

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 2, 2024 (January 1, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Italy, Milan, Naples, Rome

The bus and tram operator in Florence and the surrounding Tuscany region in Italy launched open-loop payments for single rides last week, with help from Visa. Transport operator Autolinee Toscane,…

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Growth of Open-Loop Payments Plateaus in Netherlands, but Dutch Operators Plan to Broaden Reach of Technology

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 28, 2024 (April 2, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Netherlands

Dutch transport officials are reporting that growth of open-loop payments as part of the nationwide OVpay service has leveled off during the first three months of this year after climbing…

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Three Big Agencies Say Devices Starting to Dominate Cards for Open-Loop Payments

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 25, 2024 (April 17, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, MTA, Sydney, Transport for London

Figures from three of the largest transit agencies accepting open-loop payments show that NFC wallets are becoming the most common way customers tap their credit and debit cards to pay,…

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Tip Sheet: Groundbreaking Open-Loop Procurement in Venice May Finally Launch in Spring

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 19, 2024 (March 22, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Auckland, Editor's Choice, London, Sweden, Venice

An official with Venice transit agency AVM said the agency plans to launch its delayed open-loop service in the tourist mecca on May 1, which would be one year later…

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Worldline COO: Open Loop as ‘Revolution’ is Oversold; Urges Truly Revolutionary Thinking on Payments, Fare Models

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 13, 2024 (March 14, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Worldline

James Bain, COO of global mobility transactional services for Worldline, a major European processor and acquirer–in a striking acknowledgement–said that payments companies have overpromised and oversold the benefits of open-loop…

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Tip Sheet: Transport for London Criticizes Payments Industry for Rising Fees and Higher Fraud Losses

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 5, 2024 (March 19, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Transport for London

Transport for London contactless payments

Complaining of rising transaction fees and higher fraud, Transport or London today suggested that actions by banks and payments schemes threatened to kill the “golden goose” of contactless fare payments…

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U.S. Agency Approves Sole-Source Contract for Cubic, Asserting It Would Save 30% by Avoiding Competitive Procurement

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 1, 2024 (March 1, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cubic, Metro Transit

Officials in the U.S. state of Minnesota, as expected, gave final approval this week to a $37.7 million sole-source contract for incumbent supplier Cubic Transportation Systems to upgrade the Minneapolis-St.…

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‘It was Theirs to Lose’: A Look at Cubic’s Surprising Loss of Key U.S. Fare Project after Tight Competition with INIT

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 27, 2024 (October 25, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, MARTA

Large fare-system supplier Cubic Transportation Systems was ahead on points over second-ranked vendor INIT after the first round of competition last summer for a contract to provide the Atlanta Rapid…

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New Zealand’s Nationwide Open-Loop Project Running Late; Can Organizers Get It Back on Track?

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 27, 2024 (July 7, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged New Zealand

New Zealand’s much-anticipated nationwide open-loop fare system is believed to be running beyond schedule, with officials unlikely to hit project deadlines, including any substantive initial launch this year, Mobility Payments…

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Category: Open Loop

RFP for Sydney’s Big Opal Next Generation Project Expected in Coming Months

Florence Launches Open-Loop Payments for Single Rides with Help from Visa

Growth of Open-Loop Payments Plateaus in Netherlands, but Dutch Operators Plan to Broaden Reach of Technology

Three Big Agencies Say Devices Starting to Dominate Cards for Open-Loop Payments

Tip Sheet: Groundbreaking Open-Loop Procurement in Venice May Finally Launch in Spring

Worldline COO: Open Loop as ‘Revolution’ is Oversold; Urges Truly Revolutionary Thinking on Payments, Fare Models

Tip Sheet: Transport for London Criticizes Payments Industry for Rising Fees and Higher Fraud Losses

U.S. Agency Approves Sole-Source Contract for Cubic, Asserting It Would Save 30% by Avoiding Competitive Procurement

‘It was Theirs to Lose’: A Look at Cubic’s Surprising Loss of Key U.S. Fare Project after Tight Competition with INIT

New Zealand’s Nationwide Open-Loop Project Running Late; Can Organizers Get It Back on Track?

Canada’s BC Transit Plans to Launch Open-Loop Payments, as Cubic Seeks to Keep Pace in SaaS-Ticketing Market

Seoul to Support Open-Loop Payments by Next Year on Buses, 2027 on Metro

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

Cubic Contends It was Low Bidder and should have Won London Contract; Claims Unfair Treatment, Possible Conflict of Interest as Details of Lawsuit Emerge

Tip Sheet: Cubic Believed to be Sole Vendor in Running for Sydney Deal; TfL: Revenue-Collection Procurement Not Over Yet; Madrid Seeks ABT System

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

Cubic Contends It was Low Bidder and should have Won London Contract; Claims Unfair Treatment, Possible Conflict of Interest as Details of Lawsuit Emerge

Review of New Zealand National Fare Project Predicts More ‘Significant Delays’ and Likely Cost Overruns; Government in ‘Commercial' Talks with Cubic, Others

One Year On: Denmark’s Bold Mobile-First Strategy has Reached Nearly 50% Adoption; Getting the Rest Could be More Difficult

Updated: Cubic Short-Listed for Must-Win Sydney Contract; Hitachi Rail, Others, Believed Out