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In-Depth: Denmark’s Quest to Replace Its Closed-Loop Card with Mobile Ticketing–It Won’t be Easy

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 5, 2024 (February 5, 2024)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Denmark

Among the most anticipated fare projects globally is a nationwide mobile-ticketing service planned by Danish government officials, who hope to greatly reduce or even eliminate use of the country’s much-used…

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TIP SHEET: Dubai Selects Vendors; Denmark Still Dealing with Cubic Appeal; High Prepaid Card Fees Expected in Netherlands

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 31, 2024 (February 1, 2024)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Dubai, Netherland

Incumbent vendors are believed to have won the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority’s AED 350 million (US$95.3 million) contract to upgrade its card-based nol system into an account-based ticketing [...]Read…

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Special Report: NEORide Group in U.S. to Rehire Masabi for Fare System; Did Other Vendors have a Chance?

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 5, 2024 (December 27, 2024)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Editor's Choice, NEORide

UK-based Masabi has held onto an important ticketing contract in the financially squeezed software-as-a-service market–a project that at least some rivals contended that they had little chance of winning, Mobility…

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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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Category: Mobile Ticketing

In-Depth: Denmark’s Quest to Replace Its Closed-Loop Card with Mobile Ticketing–It Won’t be Easy

TIP SHEET: Dubai Selects Vendors; Denmark Still Dealing with Cubic Appeal; High Prepaid Card Fees Expected in Netherlands

Special Report: NEORide Group in U.S. to Rehire Masabi for Fare System; Did Other Vendors have a Chance?

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

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

U.S. Federal Rules Surface Again as Issue for Transit Agencies Outside California Buying Open-Loop Technology through Cal-ITP

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