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Making Payments for EV Charging Easy and Safe: Experts Weigh in on How to Overcome the Challenges

by Craig WarmboldPosted on December 13, 2024 (January 30, 2025)Posted in MaaSTagged Ev Charging Payments
EV Charging payments
Electric vehicle charging networks are growing substantially in such countries as the UK, but there are challenges to deal with, including how to ensure ease of payments while avoiding fraud.…
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Small Dutch Start-Up that Bought MaaS Global Assets Says It Can Avoid ‘Pitfalls’ That Defeated Whim App

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 24, 2024 (April 25, 2024)Posted in MaaSTagged MaaS Global
umob app
The small Dutch start-up that bought pioneering mobility-as-a-service start-up MaaS Global from a bankruptcy administrator told Mobility Payments it has learned from the “pitfalls encountered” by the Whim app provider.…
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From Guru to Poster Child for MaaS’ Failures, Whim App Founder Calls it Quits

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 15, 2024 (March 16, 2024)Posted in MaaSTagged Editor's Choice
MaaS Global
Sampo Hietanen, founder and CEO of high-profile mobility-as-a-service start-up MaaS Global this evening issued some of first comments since his company filed for bankruptcy yesterday, lamenting, “Nothing breaks like a…
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MaaS Global Discloses Licensing Deal for Its Technology; Will It be Enough to Save Company?

by Dan BalabanPosted on November 4, 2022 (March 16, 2024)Posted in MaaSTagged MaaS Global
MaaS Global founder and CEO Sampo Hietanen disclosed this week that the mobility-as-a-service start-up has a licensing deal with major Italian insurance company Unipol to introduce MaaS, though could offer…
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Market Opportunity or Last Gasp? Pioneering MaaS Start-Up ‘Pivots’ to Stay in Business

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 13, 2022 (November 4, 2022)Posted in MaaSTagged MaaS Global
Taxi-MaaS Global
Pioneering mobility-as-a-service start-up MaaS Global plans to drop its B2C business model and will instead try to license its Whim platform and expertise to non-transport companies that want to launch…
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MaaS Global Lays Off More Employees; Faces Uncertain Future

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 7, 2022 (October 14, 2022)Posted in MaaSTagged MaaS Global
The CEO and founder of financially strapped Finnish start-up MaaS Global, creator of the pioneering mobility-as-a-service app Whim, said the company is “reorganizing. That includes laying off more employees, after…
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Pioneering MaaS Start-Up Seeks Buyer, New Investors as Cash Crunch Worsens

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 2, 2022 (September 5, 2022)Posted in MaaSTagged MaaS Global
Whim app in Austria
MaaS Global, a pioneering mobility-as-a-service platform provider, is looking for a buyer, as it faces the prospect of running out of cash, Mobility Payments has learned. [...]Read More
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MaaS App Trial in Sydney to Include Numerous Subscription Plans, Separate Booking for Private Mobility Services

by Dan BalabanPosted on June 15, 2022 (June 16, 2022)Posted in MaaSTagged Transport for New South Wales
Tram in Sydney
The New South Wales government in Sydney has released more details about its “Opal Plus” mobility-as-a-service trial, which will offer a large number of weekly subscription plans that bundle rides…
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Updated: New South Wales Government to Roll Out Digital Opal, Launch MaaS Trial App

by Dan BalabanPosted on June 13, 2022 (June 15, 2022)Posted in MaaSTagged Transport for New South Wales
The New South Wales government in Australia plans to spend just under AU$568 million (US$395 million) to upgrade its Opal fare payments system, including rolling out a digital Opal card…
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Insight: Whim Chief Seeks Scale with Acquisition; Says It’s Too Soon to Cast Doubt on MaaS

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 28, 2022 (April 24, 2024)Posted in MaaSTagged MaaS Global
Salvador Metro-Brazil
Sampo Hietanen, CEO of Finland-based MaaS Global, said his company’s acquisition of the Brazilian trip-planning and tracking app Quicko would help turn the app into a full-fledged mobility-as-a-service platform, while…
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New Budget Estimates and ‘Program Reset’ in Victoria State Confirm Cost Overruns and Substantial Delays in Melbourne Project

May 20, 2025

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

May 14, 2025

Changeover Underway to New Vendor for Switzerland’s Fast-Growing Mobile-Ticketing Service

May 09, 2025

Miami Transit Agency Prepares to Release Tender Request for Back Office for Its Fare-System Overhaul

May 07, 2025

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’

May 01, 2025

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

Apr 30, 2025

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’

May 01, 2025

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

Apr 23, 2025

Miami Transit Agency Prepares to Release Tender Request for Back Office for Its Fare-System Overhaul

May 07, 2025

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

May 14, 2025

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’

May 01, 2025

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

Apr 30, 2025

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

Apr 23, 2025

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

Apr 11, 2025

Exclusive: U.S. Tariffs Will Cause Pain for Fare Vendors and Agencies, Though They May Not Spur More Manufacturing in U.S.

Apr 08, 2025

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  • 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’
  • Changeover Underway to New Vendor for Switzerland’s Fast-Growing Mobile-Ticketing Service
  • Miami Transit Agency Prepares to Release Tender Request for Back Office for Its Fare-System Overhaul
  • 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’

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