Brussels Transit Operator Sees Need for Global Interoperability of Fare Payments
Brussels transit operator STIB is rolling out contactless EMV Payments on its three modes of transport, metro, bus and trams this spring. [...]Read More
Transport for London’s Lucrative Sponsorship Deal with Google Shows Value of ‘Point of Sale’ Real Estate at Fare Gates
(This premium article was originally published March 4, 2020 in Mobility Payments’ sister publication NFC Times.) Transport for London’s recent deal with Google to put the Google Pay Logo on…
Transport Officials in Sydney See Growing Demand for Contactless Fare Payments but Have No Plans to Retire Closed-Loop Opal
(This premium article was originally published in January 2020. © Mobility Payments and Forthwrite Media.) Transport officials in Australia have released figures on use of contactless payments in Sydney and…
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
Also in this article: White-Label Technology Gets Slight Boost from Dutch Project; New Zealand Rollout Delayed Again; Agency Said to be Unhappy with Cubic’s Progress. Please write to contact@mobility-payments.com with…
In-Depth: Projects to Watch in California for Concessionary Discounts with Open Loop; Will More Riders Tap Bank Cards to Get Their Reduced Fares?
The Sacramento Regional Transit District in California, which launched open-loop payments earlier this month, is enabling concessionary discounts with credit and debit cards for three categories of riders–and at least…
Despite Nationwide Open-Loop Rollout, Netherlands Predicts Closed-Loop Card will Remain Most-Used Payments Method
Dutch transport operators and their national ticketing agency have disclosed updated details for rolling out a new white-label closed-loop card, while adding two months to the date when they plan…
Vendor for Denmark’s High-Profile Mobile-Ticketing Service Contends Contract Loss in Switzerland Won’t Compromise Company ‘Stability’ or ‘Strategy’
Fairtiq, the technology supplier behind Denmark’s much-watched national ticketing app, told Mobility Payments this week that the loss of a major contract for a similar service it’s enabled for years…
Exclusive: U.S. Tariffs Will Cause Pain for Fare Vendors and Agencies, Though They May Not Spur More Manufacturing in U.S.
High tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump last week likely will hike costs for fare-system vendors, which are expected to pass on at least part of the increases to…
U.S. Transit Agency Eliminates Cash on Board Buses; One of Few Cashless Agencies Nationwide
Faced with the choice of replacing aging fareboxes on its bus fleet or stopping cash acceptance altogether on board the vehicles, a small regional U.S. transit agency in Colorado chose…
Cubic to Launch Open-Payment Overlay Product, Introduces New Pricing Strategy, as It Seeks to Revamp Umo Offer
Cubic Transportation Systems plans to launch its “open-payment overlay” product within 90 days, seeking to give transit agencies the potential to launch open-loop payments with low upfront costs, like the…
Tip Sheet: Fare System Procurement in UAE Capital Canceled; New Tender Request May be Coming
Also: Visa’s Nick Mackie: Quit or Shown the Door?; Largest Agency on Multistate Ticketing Platform to Launch Fare Capping; Major Agencies Again Meet with Payments Industry [...]Read More
Ridango Gets New Owner, New HQ and Says It’s Looking for New Acquisitions; Can It Shed Its Status as a Regional Player?
The chief of fare-system supplier Ridango says the vendor doesn’t plan “any shift in the company’s strategic direction” now that it has a new majority owner. But he added that…
Queensland Rollout to Hit Major Milestone after Years of Delays; Politicians Seek to Score Points Over Fare-System Fumble
The last major transport operator serving the Australian city of Brisbane and the state’s most populous region, “South East Queensland,” is scheduled to launch open-loop payments Monday as part of…
