Closed Loop Archives - Page 11 of 13

U.S. Transit Agency Eliminates Cash Acceptance on Board Its Vehicles as Planned

by Dan BalabanPosted on November 1, 2021 (November 3, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Greater Dayton RTA, Masabi

In the run-up to the elimination of cash fares on board its fixed-route buses and trolleybuses today, the Greater Dayton RTA had reduced cash payments to less than 10% of…

Preview Article

Special Report: Interest Grows in ‘White-Label EMV’ for Closed-Loop Transit Cards

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 27, 2021 (December 27, 2024)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, MTA, Transport for London, Transport for NSW

Woman holds up new SL closed-loop card based on white-label EMV.

As more transit agencies introduce open-loop fare payments, interest is starting to grow in use of white-label EMV cards that agencies can issue in place of proprietary closed-loop cards for…

Preview Article

Paris Transit Authority Moves Closer to Rolling Out Mobile Ticketing on Range of Android Phones

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 8, 2021 (July 20, 2022)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Calypso, Calypso Networks Association, Editor's Choice, Île-de-France Mobilités

Large Paris regional transit authority Île-de-France Mobilités is moving closer to supporting mobile ticketing on a range of Android phones using host-card emulation technology from Google, after the vendor trade…

Preview Article

In-Depth: Contactless Transactions Soar, but Transport for London Affirms that Oyster Will Remain Payments Option

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 29, 2021 (September 29, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Contactless payments, Editor's Choice, Oyster card, Transport for London

Contactless open-loop payments have surged in recent months for Transport for London, returning to their steep growth trajectory before the pandemic, and now account for 70% of all pay-as-you-go, or…

Preview Article

Transport for London to Offer Weekly Fare Capping with Oyster Cards; Move Expected to Drive Even More Riders to Pay as You Go

by Mobility Payments StaffPosted on September 24, 2021 (September 25, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Oyster card, Transport for London

In a move expected to make Transport for London’s pay-as-you-go model even more dominant and further erode support for season tickets and other period travel passes, the agency today said…

Preview Article

Sydney Transit Official: Opal Card Not Going Away, Despite Growth of Contactless

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 23, 2021 (September 24, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Opal card, Transport for New South Wales

Sydney-based Transport for New South Wales, Australia’s largest transit agency, has no plans to phase out or de-emphasize its closed-loop Opal card, despite strong adoption of contactless open-loop payments by…

Preview Article

Panel: Closed-Loop Payments Expected to Remain an Option for Years to Come Despite Growth of Open Loop

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 20, 2021 (September 29, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, FEIG Electronic, HID Global, Infineon Technologies, Transport for London

While the trend today is for more transit agencies to introduce open-loop fare payments, closed-loop cards, either in physical form or dematerialized on smartphones and wearables, will be with us…

Preview Article

Taiwan’s EasyCard Chief Sees Little Threat to Fare Payments Business from Fintechs

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 15, 2021 (September 16, 2021)Posted in Closed Loop, Mobile TicketingTagged EasyCard, Jkopay, Line Pay

EasyCard Corp., Taiwan’s dominant transit e-purse, is not worried about fintechs taking away a significant share of its fare payments business and, in fact, is in talks to work with…

Preview Article

While Interest is Growing in Going Cashless in U.S., Few Agencies have Accomplished the Feat So Far

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 13, 2021 (September 17, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Big Blue Bus, Cashless, Greater Dayton RTA

The Greater Dayton RTA, which this month stopped accepting paper passes and tickets, will hit its Nov. 1 deadline to go completely cashless on board its vehicles, an agency representative…

Preview Article

‘No Way We were Going to Ask for Half a Billion Dollars…’

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 1, 2021 (October 1, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Metro, Robin O'Hara

Unlike other major transit agencies in the U.S., which have spent hundreds of millions of dollars replacing or upgrading their fare-collection systems, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has…

Preview Article

Category: Closed Loop

U.S. Transit Agency Eliminates Cash Acceptance on Board Its Vehicles as Planned

Special Report: Interest Grows in ‘White-Label EMV’ for Closed-Loop Transit Cards

Paris Transit Authority Moves Closer to Rolling Out Mobile Ticketing on Range of Android Phones

In-Depth: Contactless Transactions Soar, but Transport for London Affirms that Oyster Will Remain Payments Option

Transport for London to Offer Weekly Fare Capping with Oyster Cards; Move Expected to Drive Even More Riders to Pay as You Go

Sydney Transit Official: Opal Card Not Going Away, Despite Growth of Contactless

Panel: Closed-Loop Payments Expected to Remain an Option for Years to Come Despite Growth of Open Loop

Taiwan’s EasyCard Chief Sees Little Threat to Fare Payments Business from Fintechs

While Interest is Growing in Going Cashless in U.S., Few Agencies have Accomplished the Feat So Far

‘No Way We were Going to Ask for Half a Billion Dollars…’

Problems Mar U.S. Transit Agency's Return to Fares: Storm Disrupts System; Long Lines Sow Confusion on Day One

In-Depth: LA Metro Launches Open Loop in Time for World Cup; Last Top 10 U.S. Transit Agency to Support Technology

Montgomery-Torrellas Resigns as Cubic Transportation Systems President; Cubic Corp. CEO to Take Over as Interim Chief

Ex-Cubic Executives Worked on Winning Bid for INIT in Sydney, Helping Smaller Cubic Rival Score Major Upset

Conduent Agrees to Sell Transit Fare Business to Modaxo, Retaining Its Road Tolling Unit

In-Depth: LA Metro Launches Open Loop in Time for World Cup; Last Top 10 U.S. Transit Agency to Support Technology

Montgomery-Torrellas Resigns as Cubic Transportation Systems President; Cubic Corp. CEO to Take Over as Interim Chief

Ex-Cubic Executives Worked on Winning Bid for INIT in Sydney, Helping Smaller Cubic Rival Score Major Upset

U.S. Transit Agency Plans to End Free Fares, Go Cashless and Launch Open Loop–All under Tight Deadline

Final Prep by Transit Agencies for World Cup: Will Promise of Open Loop Compel Spectators to Take Buses and Trains?