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Smaller Slovakian Bus Agencies Support Virtual Cards in Google Pay

by Mobility Payments StaffPosted on July 15, 2021 (July 16, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Google Pay

Two mid-tier bus operators in Slovakia are among the latest to enable their customers to tap virtual closed-loop transit cards in Google Pay to pay fares, using a provisioning service…

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Calypso Backers Seek to Expand Mobile Ticketing on Android Phones

by Mobility Payments StaffPosted on July 7, 2021 (July 7, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Calypso Networks Association, Île-de-France Mobilités, Wizway

The recent move by CTS, the transit agency serving the French city of Strasbourg, to make its NFC mobile-ticketing service available to users of nearly all Android phones, could signal…

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Case Study: One U.S. Transit Agency’s Journey toward Eliminating Cash

by Kiona SmithPosted on July 7, 2021 (July 19, 2021)Posted in Closed Loop

Dayton Regional Transit Authority in the U.S. plans to eliminate cash fares by the end of the year, an agency representative told Mobility Payments, with an expanded rollout of contactless…

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Washington, D.C.’s, SmarTrip Latest Closed-Loop Fare Card Added to Pays Wallet

by Dan BalabanPosted on June 9, 2021 (July 15, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Apple Pay, Google Pay, WMATA

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, or WMATA, as expected, has added its closed-loop fare card SmarTrip to Google Pay, following support by Apple Pay for the card last year.…

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Insight: Apple Pay Launch of Virtual Closed-Loop Virtual Clipper Card Follows Emerging Trend

by Dan BalabanPosted on June 5, 2021 (June 5, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Apple Pay, Clipper, MTC

Although the trend for transit agencies to support open-loop fare payments, including with Apple Pay, Google Pay and other Pays wallets, has continued unabated–even accelerated–during the pandemic, another trend is…

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Sydney to Test Multimodal Payments with Private Mobility Providers Using Digital Opal Card

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 1, 2021 (June 28, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Lime, Opal card, Transport for New South Wales, Uber

A trial to be held later this year in Australia’s largest city, Sydney, if it proves successful, could offer one example for how agencies can encourage customers to take multimodal…

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Dubai Transit Authority Plans to Launch Its Closed-Loop Card in More NFC Wallets

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 25, 2021 (April 5, 2021)Posted in Closed Loop, Mobile TicketingTagged Apple Pay, Closed-Loop Payments, Dubai, Huawei, RTA, Samsung Pay

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority, or RTA, which in December first launched mobile fare payments with a digital version of its closed-loop card in Huawei smartphones, says it plans to…

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Los Angeles Transit Authority Follows Through with Plans to Enable TAP Card for Apple Pay; Google Pay to Follow

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (June 24, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Apple Pay, Cubic, LA Metro, Ventra, WMATA

Another major U.S. transit agency has introduced a virtual closed-loop card for Apple Pay this week, with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, or Metro, It comes a couple…

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Los Angeles Transit Authority to Support Closed-Loop TAP Card in Both Apple Pay and Google Pay

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (January 10, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Cubic, Google, LA Metro, Salesforce

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, or Metro, plans to introduce an Android version of its TAP closed-loop fare card, with a virtual TAP card for the Google Pay…

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Apple Pay Expands Support for Interoperable Closed-Loop Transit Cards in China

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (January 6, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Apple, T-Union

Apple on Wednesday expanded support for closed-loop transit payments across China, incorporating China’s T-Union interoperable transit cards in its Apple Pay service. [...]Read More

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Category: Closed Loop

Smaller Slovakian Bus Agencies Support Virtual Cards in Google Pay

Calypso Backers Seek to Expand Mobile Ticketing on Android Phones

Case Study: One U.S. Transit Agency’s Journey toward Eliminating Cash

Washington, D.C.’s, SmarTrip Latest Closed-Loop Fare Card Added to Pays Wallet

Insight: Apple Pay Launch of Virtual Closed-Loop Virtual Clipper Card Follows Emerging Trend

Sydney to Test Multimodal Payments with Private Mobility Providers Using Digital Opal Card

Dubai Transit Authority Plans to Launch Its Closed-Loop Card in More NFC Wallets

Los Angeles Transit Authority Follows Through with Plans to Enable TAP Card for Apple Pay; Google Pay to Follow

Los Angeles Transit Authority to Support Closed-Loop TAP Card in Both Apple Pay and Google Pay

Apple Pay Expands Support for Interoperable Closed-Loop Transit Cards in China

In-Depth: Washington, D.C., Launches Open-Loop Payments on Subway with Overlay Technology; but Transit Agency Incurs Extra Costs

Several Vendors Considering Submitting Bids for Miami’s New Fare-System Back Office

Tip Sheet: Fare Project is Back in Abu Dhabi; Agency Adds Equipment to new Tender Request

New Budget Estimates and ‘Program Reset’ in Victoria State Confirm Cost Overruns and Substantial Delays in Melbourne Project

Procurement Model in Poland Asked Vendors to Front Costs for CapEx in Exchange for Ticketing Revenue; Most Vendors Said, ‘No Thanks’

In-Depth: Washington, D.C., Launches Open-Loop Payments on Subway with Overlay Technology; but Transit Agency Incurs Extra Costs

Vix Technology Agrees to Pay $2.1 Million to Settle Covid Relief Loan Fraud Case; CEO Says Penalty Won’t Affect ‘Operations or Financial Position’

Tip Sheet: Sydney’s Transport for NSW Says Procurement of Opal Next-Gen System Still on Track; Also, Why Kurt Brissett Likely Left the Agency

In-Depth: Projects to Watch in California for Concessionary Discounts with Open Loop; Will More Riders Tap Bank Cards to Get Their Reduced Fares?

Vendor for Denmark’s High-Profile Mobile-Ticketing Service Contends Contract Loss in Switzerland Won’t Compromise Company ‘Stability’ or ‘Strategy’