Brussels transit operator STIB is rolling out contactless EMV Payments on its three modes of transport, metro, bus and trams this spring. […]
Brussels Transit Operator Sees Need for Global Interoperability of Fare Payments
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 more than 5,600 contactless gate readers across the large London Underground network is not the first time that the London transit authority has rented out […]
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 New South Wales, showing that customers tap their contactless credit and debit cards and NFC devices for an average of 1.5 million transactions per week, […]
Paris Transport Officials Announce New Ticketing Options for Olympics; Will They be Sufficient?
The recent announcement by French transport officials of their special fare passes and other ticketing measures for next year’s Olympics in Paris will likely make few people happy. […]
Incumbent Supplier Accenture Believed to have Won Toronto Contracts, Despite Efforts by Agency to Find New Vendors
Transit officials in Toronto are believed to have chosen to rehire their incumbent fare-system provider–IT services firm Accenture–to supply a new account-based system, sources told Mobility Payments. […]
Hitachi Cleared to Buy Thales Transportation Unit, including Fare-Collection Business
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 Transportation Systems. GTS includes the Thales fare-system supplier business. […]
Cubic Hires New ‘Chief Growth Officer;’ Replaces Head of Business Development
Cubic Transportation Systems has hired a new “chief growth officer,” who will oversee business development, strategy and marketing, as the struggling fare-system supplier seeks to win more new contracts and hold onto its existing business, Mobility Payments has learned. […]
New Cubic President Fires Former Top Engineer Considered Protégé of Ex-President
Peter Torrellas, who officially took over as president of Cubic Transportation Systems last week, has made what is believed to be his first major personnel move, dismissing the former senior vice president of engineering and products Galen Chui, Mobility Payments has learned. […]
Torrellas Takes Over as President of Cubic Transportation Systems; Can He Get Vendor Back on Track?
Peter Torrellas this week officially took over as president of Cubic Transportation Systems, the largest fare-system supplier globally, but one that is facing major challenges in the market. […]
INIT Wins Contract to Supply New Fare System in Atlanta, Beating Out Incumbent Cubic
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, or MARTA, board of directors is expected to award a contract Thursday for its planned fare system to Germany-based INIT, which beat out incumbent supplier Cubic Transportation Systems for the deal, Mobility Payments has learned. […]
With Less Than a Year to Go Before Olympics, will Paris Transit Authority be Ready with Ticketing?
Paris regional transit authority Île-de-France Mobilités, or IDFM, has promised to enable “100% of spectators to reach Olympic and Paralympic sites by public transport” next summer during the games. […]
Philadelphia Launches Much-Delayed Open-Loop Service, as It Procures New Fare System
Philadelphia transit authority SEPTA launched its long-delayed open-loop payments service Friday under its existing contract with fare-system supplier Conduent, even as the authority pursues the procurement of a new fare system that could end up replacing the vendor. […]
San Diego Transit Agency to Target Infrequent Riders with Open-Loop Payments–at Least at First
The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System, or MTS, and a smaller affiliated transit agency are planning to introduce open-loop payments in April–deep in the heart of car-centric Southern California. […]
