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Hitachi Cleared to Buy Thales Transportation Unit, including Fare-Collection Business

by Dan BalabanPosted on November 3, 2023 (January 6, 2024)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Thales

Japanese conglomerate Hitachi this week cleared the final regulatory hurdle for its rail subsidiary to go forward with plans for a €1.7 billion (US$1.8 billion) acquisition of France-based Thales Ground…

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Uber Expands Transit Ticketing, but First Agencies to Sell Tickets through App See Low Adoption

by Dan BalabanPosted on May 8, 2023 (September 24, 2023)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Editor's Choice, Uber

Despite continued interest from transit agencies in selling tickets and passes through the Uber app, the first agencies to make the move are not seeing strong adoption. [...]Read More

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Some Small and Mid-Tier U.S. Transit Agencies Join for Group Procurement of Fare Systems: an Emerging Trend?

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 20, 2023 (January 2, 2024)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Editor's Choice, NEORide

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Some groups of small and medium-sized transit agencies in the U.S. are looking to procure new fare or ticketing systems, hoping to get a better deal from vendors than the…

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Denmark on Track to Launch Nationwide Mobile Ticketing; Would It Fly in Other Countries?

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 16, 2023 (March 20, 2023)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Denmark

Transit officials in Denmark plan to launch the first version of their national mobile-ticketing app this spring for single rides, before introducing a full pay-as-you-go version next year. [...]Read More

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Denmark Selects List of Suppliers to Advance to Next Round for National Mobile-Ticketing Project

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 10, 2022 (October 11, 2022)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Denmark

Transit officials in Denmark have qualified a list of eight suppliers to compete for five vendor slots to provide technology or services for the country’s planned DKK 500 million (US$65.2…

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Bid Update: Dubai Evaluates ABT Proposals; Utah Receives 8 bids for Mobile Ticketing; Appeal Delays Award of Venice Contract

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 1, 2022 (October 6, 2022)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Dubai, Utah Transit Authority, Venice

The Roads and Transport Authority, or RTA, in Dubai has been evaluating proposals from at least five vendors for the overhaul of its fare-collection system, Mobility Payments has learned. [...]Read…

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Denmark Plans National Mobile-Ticketing System; Will Retire Closed-Loop Cards

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 26, 2022 (October 11, 2022)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Denmark, Fairtiq, Rejsekort

Denmark plans to introduce a national mobile transit-ticketing system that will eventually replace the country’s closed-loop contactless card, Rejsekort, and perhaps other physical fare media. [...]Read More

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Utah Transit Authority Hires Masabi to Fill Mobile-Ticketing Gap from Passport’s Planned Exit

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 5, 2022 (August 30, 2022)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged UTA

The Utah Transit Authority, or UTA, has hired a new mobile-ticketing vendor to replace its current supplier, Passport Labs, which is exiting the ticketing market at the end of the…

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Passport to Shut Down Transit-Ticketing Business at Year’s End as It Focuses on Parking

by Dan BalabanPosted on May 18, 2022 (May 19, 2022)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Passport Labs, Utah Transit Authority

U.S.-based Passport Labs confirmed that it will shut down its mobile transit-ticketing business and end all support for its platform at the end of this year, as it quietly exits…

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Uber to Pilot Travel App in UK, Starting with Intercity Train and Bus Booking and Ticketing

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 7, 2022 (April 15, 2022)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Uber

Uber announced Wednesday that it would enable users of its ride-hailing app in the UK to also book and pay for tickets for intercity trains and coaches this summer, along…

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Category: Mobile Ticketing

Hitachi Cleared to Buy Thales Transportation Unit, including Fare-Collection Business

Uber Expands Transit Ticketing, but First Agencies to Sell Tickets through App See Low Adoption

Some Small and Mid-Tier U.S. Transit Agencies Join for Group Procurement of Fare Systems: an Emerging Trend?

Denmark on Track to Launch Nationwide Mobile Ticketing; Would It Fly in Other Countries?

Denmark Selects List of Suppliers to Advance to Next Round for National Mobile-Ticketing Project

Bid Update: Dubai Evaluates ABT Proposals; Utah Receives 8 bids for Mobile Ticketing; Appeal Delays Award of Venice Contract

Denmark Plans National Mobile-Ticketing System; Will Retire Closed-Loop Cards

Utah Transit Authority Hires Masabi to Fill Mobile-Ticketing Gap from Passport’s Planned Exit

Passport to Shut Down Transit-Ticketing Business at Year’s End as It Focuses on Parking

Uber to Pilot Travel App in UK, Starting with Intercity Train and Bus Booking and Ticketing

One Year On: Denmark’s Bold Mobile-First Strategy has Reached Nearly 50% Adoption; Getting the Rest Could be More Difficult

Queensland Cites Cubic Delays, 50-Cent Fares, as Reasons for Changing Smart Ticketing Contract

Updated: Cubic Short-Listed for Must-Win Sydney Contract; Hitachi Rail, Others, Believed Out

Queensland Government Pulls Regional Bus Operators out of ‘Smart Ticketing’ Fare Project–a Loss for Cubic

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

One Year On: Denmark’s Bold Mobile-First Strategy has Reached Nearly 50% Adoption; Getting the Rest Could be More Difficult

Updated: Cubic Short-Listed for Must-Win Sydney Contract; Hitachi Rail, Others, Believed Out

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

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