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Transport for London Expected to Reveal Winner of Major Revenue-Collection Contract within Weeks

by Dan BalabanPosted on June 9, 2025 (August 8, 2025)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Transport for London

Transport for London is expected to soon announce its long-awaited award of a major fare-system contract–choosing between two vendors, including incumbent Cubic Transportation Systems–Mobility Payments has learned. The contact for…

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‘What went Wrong?’: Why Most Vendors were No-Shows When It Came Time to Bid on Warsaw’s Fare Project

by Dan BalabanPosted on June 9, 2025 (July 11, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Poland

Warsaw public transport authority ZTM has yet to award a contract to the lone vendor that bid on its tender request, in what industry suppliers and market observers have said is a flawed procurement…

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New Zealand’s National Ticketing Project Delayed Further; Could be Headed for Major Reset

by Dan BalabanPosted on June 5, 2025 (July 7, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged New Zealand

The New Zealand Transport Agency again pushed back the launch of its planned nationwide ticketing system, and some industry observers believe that the government will soon agree to a major…

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In-Depth: Washington, D.C., Launches Open-Loop Payments on Subway with Overlay Technology; but Transit Agency Incurs Extra Costs

by Dan BalabanPosted on May 30, 2025 (November 20, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, WMATA

The Washington (D.C.) Metropolitan Area Transit Authority launched open-loop payments Wednesday for full fares on its subway system, following a fast-track, five to six-month implementation that met its target of…

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Several Vendors Considering Submitting Bids for Miami’s New Fare-System Back Office

by Dan BalabanPosted on May 27, 2025 (July 14, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Miami

A number of fare-system vendors are weighing bids on Miami-Dade Transit’s planned back office project, Mobility Payments has learned, after county transit officials issued a much-anticipated request for proposal a…

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Tip Sheet: Fare Project is Back in Abu Dhabi; Agency Adds Equipment to new Tender Request

by Dan BalabanPosted on May 23, 2025 (June 12, 2025)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Tip Sheet

Also: Swedish transport agencies disclose plans for procurements; RFP Finally Drops in Miami; three months on, Cubic still has integration work to do in Austin. [...]Read More

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New Budget Estimates and ‘Program Reset’ in Victoria State Confirm Cost Overruns and Substantial Delays in Melbourne Project

by Dan BalabanPosted on May 20, 2025 (June 21, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Melbourne

Victoria state officials in Melbourne today released new budget figures that appear to show just how far behind schedule and over budget the state’s large fare-system project is today. The…

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Procurement Model in Poland Asked Vendors to Front Costs for CapEx in Exchange for Ticketing Revenue; Most Vendors Said, ‘No Thanks’

by Dan BalabanPosted on May 14, 2025 (July 7, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Poland

Transport agency ZTM Warsaw in Poland floated the idea around 18 months ago of taking a CapEx-free approach to procuring its new fare system. It would order 12,000 validators and…

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Changeover Underway to New Vendor for Switzerland’s Fast-Growing Mobile-Ticketing Service

by Dan Balaban and Ines BiedenkappPosted on May 9, 2025 (August 4, 2025)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Switzerland

Swiss Federal Railways, or SBB, is preparing for a switch of vendors for its well-known digital-ticketing service EasyRide, which is seeing growing usage for the GPS-based, pay-as-you-go ticketing offer. The…

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Miami Transit Agency Prepares to Release Tender Request for Back Office for Its Fare-System Overhaul

by Dan BalabanPosted on May 7, 2025 (July 7, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Miami

Miami-Dade Transit plans to issue its much-delayed request for proposal next month for an account-based ticketing back office for its planned fare-system overhaul. U.S.-based Cubic Transportation Systems is the incumbent…

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Transport for London Expected to Reveal Winner of Major Revenue-Collection Contract within Weeks

‘What went Wrong?’: Why Most Vendors were No-Shows When It Came Time to Bid on Warsaw’s Fare Project

New Zealand’s National Ticketing Project Delayed Further; Could be Headed for Major Reset

In-Depth: Washington, D.C., Launches Open-Loop Payments on Subway with Overlay Technology; but Transit Agency Incurs Extra Costs

Several Vendors Considering Submitting Bids for Miami’s New Fare-System Back Office

Tip Sheet: Fare Project is Back in Abu Dhabi; Agency Adds Equipment to new Tender Request

New Budget Estimates and ‘Program Reset’ in Victoria State Confirm Cost Overruns and Substantial Delays in Melbourne Project

Procurement Model in Poland Asked Vendors to Front Costs for CapEx in Exchange for Ticketing Revenue; Most Vendors Said, ‘No Thanks’

Changeover Underway to New Vendor for Switzerland’s Fast-Growing Mobile-Ticketing Service

Miami Transit Agency Prepares to Release Tender Request for Back Office for Its Fare-System Overhaul

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