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Cubic Strikes Deal with Google to Enable Closed-Loop Transit Payments in Google Pay

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (June 28, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Cubic, Google, MTC

In a move that could enable more large transit agencies to offer NFC mobile payments with their closed-loop transit cards, U.S.-based Cubic Transportation Systems has signed an agreement with Google…

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Apple Again Promises to Push Transit Ticketing as It Seeks Broader Adoption of Apple Pay

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (January 6, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Apple, Hop Fastpass, Metropolitan Transportation Auhtority, Ventra

While noting to financial analysts late Tuesday (July 2019) that Apple Pay is now approaching 1 billion transactions per month globally and is in 47 markets, perhaps Apple CEO Tim…

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In-Depth: As Mifare Alternative Cipurse Nears 10th Anniversary, Major Rollouts Prove Elusive So Far

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (January 6, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Cipurse, OSPT Alliance

The mid-tier city of Vinnytsia in the Ukraine is rolling out its first transit smart cards for payment of fares on buses and trams this summer, replacing cash, which riders…

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Apple Enables Virtual SmarTrip Fare Card for Apple Pay in Washington, D.C., with More Closed-Loop Transit Cards Expected This Year in U.S.

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2020 (January 17, 2021)Posted in Closed Loop, Mobile TicketingTagged Apple Pay, Cubic, SmarTrip, WMATA

Apple added support for its latest closed-loop transit card for Apple Pay, enabling customers of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, or WMATA, to tap their NFC-enabled iPhones and Apple…

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Apple Launches Overdue Octopus Payments Service in Hong Kong, as It Continues to Seek More Transit Applications for Wallet

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2020 (January 10, 2021)Posted in Closed Loop, Mobile TicketingTagged Closed-Loop Payments, Octopus

Apple launched Hong Kong's popular transit and retail payments service on Apple Pay today, as it seeks to increase usage of its wallet in the market. [...]Read More

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Oyster Card Here to Stay Despite Strong Growth of Contactless Fare Payments in London

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2020 (September 28, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Oyster, Transport for London

As more and more transit authorities globally seek to emulate Transport for London’s success in gaining widespread adoption for contactless open-loop fare payments, they should take note that London’s closed-loop…

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Transport Officials in Sydney See Growing Demand for Contactless Fare Payments but Have No Plans to Retire Closed-Loop Opal

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2020 (January 1, 2021)Posted in Closed Loop

(This premium article was originally published in January 2020. © Mobility Payments and Forthwrite Media.) Transport officials in Australia have released figures on use of contactless payments in Sydney and…

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Cubic Strikes Deal with Google to Enable Closed-Loop Transit Payments in Google Pay

Apple Again Promises to Push Transit Ticketing as It Seeks Broader Adoption of Apple Pay

In-Depth: As Mifare Alternative Cipurse Nears 10th Anniversary, Major Rollouts Prove Elusive So Far

Apple Enables Virtual SmarTrip Fare Card for Apple Pay in Washington, D.C., with More Closed-Loop Transit Cards Expected This Year in U.S.

Apple Launches Overdue Octopus Payments Service in Hong Kong, as It Continues to Seek More Transit Applications for Wallet

Oyster Card Here to Stay Despite Strong Growth of Contactless Fare Payments in London

Transport Officials in Sydney See Growing Demand for Contactless Fare Payments but Have No Plans to Retire Closed-Loop Opal

Indra Executive Says Vendor would Not have Relied Only on Price to Beat Cubic in London

Atlanta Transit Agency Wants to Introduce Open-Loop Payments in Time for World Cup Next Year; will Vendor INIT be Ready?

Las Vegas Transit Agency Thought Tourists would Use Open-Loop Payments More than Residents; It was Wrong

Major San Francisco Transit Operator BART to Launch Open-Loop Payments Tomorrow following Delays

Cubic Execs Seek to Calm Worries among Agencies and Employees as Its Poor Showing in London and Lawsuit against TfL Sink in

Major San Francisco Transit Operator BART to Launch Open-Loop Payments Tomorrow following Delays

Breaking: Cubic Transportation Systems Files Legal Challenge to Transport for London Decision on Revenue-Collection Contract Award

Special Report: Ultra-Wideband Holds Much Promise to Power Hands-Free Ticketing; but Backers Must First Overcome Significant Challenges

Tip Sheet: Speculation Aside on Contract Winner, Losing London would be ‘Big Blow’ to Cubic

Transport for London Committee Approves New Revenue-Collection Contract, but Agency Stays Mum on Winner; Speculation Grows