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Updated: Contract for New Fare-Collection System in Milwaukee Goes to Cubic

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 19, 2022 (January 28, 2022)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Cubic Transportation Systems

Transit officials in Milwaukee, WI, plan to launch a new fare payments system and are believed to have chosen Cubic Transportation Systems’ software-as-a-service Umo platform for the project, Mobility Payments…

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Faster and More Accurate than Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, Can Ultra-Wideband Deliver on Promise of Hands-Free Ticketing?

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 17, 2022 (February 16, 2022)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Infineon, Ultra-wideband

Demand for hands-free (or nearly hands-free) ticketing has been growing, using such technologies as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GPS to enable customers to board buses and trains with only a swipe…

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Denver Transit Agency Sees Some Growth in Mobile Ticketing During Pandemic, but Not Large Increase

by Dan BalabanPosted on December 21, 2021 (December 22, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged RTD Denver, Uber

The Regional Transportation District, or RTD, of Denver, continues to see only modest increases in mobile ticketing from third-party apps, and overall use of mobile ticketing has not greatly expanded…

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Moscow Metro Sees Modest Take-Up in Use of Face Pay So Far; Repeats Prediction that Up to 15% of Regular Riders Will Use Service

by Mobility Payments StaffPosted on December 6, 2021 (December 9, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Moscow Metro

Moscow Metro has 45,000 users of its Face Pay service since launching its rollout of facial recognition fare-payments in mid-October, the transit agency said today, in releasing more details about…

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Updated: U.S. Transit Agency Seeks to Reduce–Though Not Eliminate–Cash Acceptance with New Fare-Collection System

by Mobility Payments StaffPosted on November 30, 2021 (December 3, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Spokane Transit Authority

The Spokane Transit Authority in Washington state confirmed that it will launch its new fare-collection system next October, though only as a beta test to begin with, a spokesman told…

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Collaboration with Uber and Lyft: Two Years on, Transactions Remain Low; Suspicions Run High over Data Sharing

by Dan BalabanPosted on November 18, 2021 (November 19, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Editor's Choice, Masabi, Uber

When the Regional Transportation District of Denver began enabling Uber to sell its bus and train tickets in May 2019-in the first integration of its kind in the world-it was…

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Large German Transit Operator to Test Check-In/Check-Out App, as Pandemic Increases Demand for Mobile Ticketing

by Dan BalabanPosted on November 16, 2021 (November 17, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged BVG, Fairtiq, Stadtwerke Osnabrück

BVG, Germany’s largest transit operator, still plans to launch a test of a check-in/check-out mobile-ticketing service this year, as it continues to experiment with new fare payments methods amid the…

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Ohio Transit Agency Expects Significant Revenue Loss as It Builds Equity with Fare Capping

by Dan BalabanPosted on November 3, 2021 (November 19, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged COTA, Greater Dayton RTA, Masabi

Man showing mobile ticketing app on phone to another person

The Central Ohio Transit Authority, or COTA, officially launched its new digital-payments service Monday, including a fare-capping feature that the agency estimates will cost it $1.8 million per year in…

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Moscow Metro Launches Full Rollout of ‘Face Pay;’ Largest Biometric Payments Service of Its Kind

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 18, 2021 (October 19, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Face Pay, Moscow Metro

Touting it as the largest rollout of biometric payments in the world, Moscow Metro launched its high-profile “Face Pay” service Friday, as expected, and predicted that 10% to 15% would…

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Trip-Planning Transit App Expands to Another Software-as-a-Service Ticketing Provider

by Mobility Payments StaffPosted on October 11, 2021 (October 12, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Airweb, Paragon ID, Transit app

The trip-planning app provider Transit has added another mobile-ticketing and payments provider as it continues to seek to enable users to plan, book and pay for rides from its app.…

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Category: Mobile Ticketing

Updated: Contract for New Fare-Collection System in Milwaukee Goes to Cubic

Faster and More Accurate than Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, Can Ultra-Wideband Deliver on Promise of Hands-Free Ticketing?

Denver Transit Agency Sees Some Growth in Mobile Ticketing During Pandemic, but Not Large Increase

Moscow Metro Sees Modest Take-Up in Use of Face Pay So Far; Repeats Prediction that Up to 15% of Regular Riders Will Use Service

Updated: U.S. Transit Agency Seeks to Reduce–Though Not Eliminate–Cash Acceptance with New Fare-Collection System

Collaboration with Uber and Lyft: Two Years on, Transactions Remain Low; Suspicions Run High over Data Sharing

Large German Transit Operator to Test Check-In/Check-Out App, as Pandemic Increases Demand for Mobile Ticketing

Ohio Transit Agency Expects Significant Revenue Loss as It Builds Equity with Fare Capping

Moscow Metro Launches Full Rollout of ‘Face Pay;’ Largest Biometric Payments Service of Its Kind

Trip-Planning Transit App Expands to Another Software-as-a-Service Ticketing Provider

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?

Despite Nationwide Open-Loop Rollout, Netherlands Predicts Closed-Loop Card will Remain Most-Used Payments Method

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

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

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’

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

Cubic to Launch Open-Payment Overlay Product, Introduces New Pricing Strategy, as It Seeks to Revamp Umo Offer