Magazine Archives - Mobility Payments

Cubic Makes Major Platform Play, Responding to New Competitors

by Mobility Payments StaffPosted on July 7, 2021 (July 7, 2021)Posted in New Takes-UmoTagged Cubic

U.S.-based Cubic Transportation Systems–known for building big bespoke fare-collection systems for such major cities as London, New York, Chicago and Sydney–has begun rolling out its Umo platform, targeting small to…

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A Vital New Publication for Mobility Providers

by Dan BalabanPosted on July 7, 2021 (July 7, 2021)Posted in From the Editor

The publication will be a must-read for all mobility providers, as part of a robust and growing ecosystem. [...]Read More

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Using Blockchain to Establish Trust among Parties to Accelerate Growth in the Mobility-as-a-Service Market

by Takashi TogamePosted on July 6, 2021 (July 7, 2021)Posted in Industry Insight, Industry Insight

It seems that city leaders and other officials around the world are pinning their hopes on mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) to help them reduce traffic congestion, slash greenhouse gas emissions and improve…

To Build a Better Post-Covid World: Master the Elusive First and Last Mile

by Mick SpiersPosted on July 6, 2021 (November 30, 2023)Posted in Industry Insight, Industry Insight

In towns and cities around the world, people are starting to dream, plan and prepare for a new normal (whatever that means) and a post-COVID world. [...]Read More

Queensland ABT Project to Give Customers More Ways to Pay

by Mobility Payments StaffPosted on July 6, 2021 (July 6, 2021)Posted in Account-Based TicketingTagged Editor's Choice, Queensland’s Department of Transport and Main Roads

A new account-based ticketing system under development for Brisbane and the Australian state of Queensland represents one of the latest rollouts of account-based ticketing, a technology expected to eventually replace…

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More Major Transit Agencies Launch Virtual Closed-Loop Cards

by Mobility Payments StaffPosted on July 5, 2021 (July 4, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay

While the move to open-loop fare collection by transit agencies gets a lot of attention, some major agencies have been shunning the idea of accepting bank cards for fares while…

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Post-Covid: Using MaaS Platforms to Ease Fears

by Mobility Payments StaffPosted on July 5, 2021 (July 6, 2021)Posted in MaaSTagged MaaS

While use of public transit is returning, it could take years before ridership returns to pre-Covid levels, if it ever does. Many customers have changed their lifestyles and won’t come…

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Updated: Making the Move into Ticketing and Payments

by Dan BalabanPosted on July 5, 2021 (August 20, 2021)Posted in Cover Story, Mobile TicketingTagged Editor's Choice, Mobile Ticketing, Moovit, Transit

Such major trip-planning app providers as Moovit, Transit and Google Maps see ticketing and payments as an important new service and for some, it’s one of the last steps toward…

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Taiwan’s Dominant Transit Purse Struggles with New E-Payments Landscape

by Mobility Payments StaffPosted on July 5, 2021 (August 12, 2021)Posted in Transit WalletTagged EasyCard

EasyCard Corp. remains the dominant contactless stored-value card in Taiwan, boasting market shares of nearly three-quarters of transit fare payments and retail transactions nationally amid competition from three other contactless…

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New York’s MTA OMNY Service Continues to Grow as Agency Preps Further Rollout This Year

by Mobility Payments StaffPosted on July 5, 2021 (March 3, 2022)Posted in New Takes-MTA MilestonesTagged MTA

As New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority marked the two-year anniversary since launching the first phase of its high-profile OMNY open-loop fare payments rollout in May 2019, transactions continue to grow.…

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Cubic Makes Major Platform Play, Responding to New Competitors

A Vital New Publication for Mobility Providers

Using Blockchain to Establish Trust among Parties to Accelerate Growth in the Mobility-as-a-Service Market

To Build a Better Post-Covid World: Master the Elusive First and Last Mile

Queensland ABT Project to Give Customers More Ways to Pay

More Major Transit Agencies Launch Virtual Closed-Loop Cards

Post-Covid: Using MaaS Platforms to Ease Fears

Updated: Making the Move into Ticketing and Payments

Taiwan’s Dominant Transit Purse Struggles with New E-Payments Landscape

New York’s MTA OMNY Service Continues to Grow as Agency Preps Further Rollout This Year

Vendors Prepare to Compete for Business, as New York’s MTA Requests First Bids for Large Fare-Evasion Project

Tip Sheet: Could Cubic Lose Another Big Contract in Vancouver?

Cubic Corp. Hires Transportation Industry Veteran to Turn Around Its Troubled Fare-System Vendor

Updated: Modaxo Completes Acquisition of Conduent Transit Unit; Renames Fare Business ‘Novvan’

Cubic and Moovel Intend to Protest Recommendation in Miami for $42 Million Contract Award to Masabi

Tip Sheet: Could Cubic Lose Another Big Contract in Vancouver?

Cubic Corp. Hires Transportation Industry Veteran to Turn Around Its Troubled Fare-System Vendor

Cubic and Moovel Intend to Protest Recommendation in Miami for $42 Million Contract Award to Masabi

Barcelona Transport Authority Sets Date for Launch of Open-Loop Payments…Again; Can It Make It This Time?

Miami-Dade County Recommends Masabi for Back Office Deal; If Approved by Board, Debt-Strapped Cubic Would Lose Another Contract as Incumbent