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Canada’s Largest Transit Agency Launches Open-Loop Payments Today

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 15, 2023 (December 22, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Toronto

Canada’s largest public transit agency, the Toronto Transit Commission, or TTC, launched open-loop payments today on its buses, streetcars (trams) and four-line metro, after years of delays. [...]Read More

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California Open-Loop Procurement Program Didn’t Add New Transit Agencies During Q2, as Orange County Balks

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 14, 2023 (January 17, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP

The Orange County Transportation Authority, or OCTA, in Southern California, would seem to be exactly the type of transit agency that the state’s open-loop procurement program, Cal-ITP, is targeting. [...]Read…

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Lisbon Metro’s Open-Loop Project Gets Help from Visa, with Contribution from Payments Scheme

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 1, 2023 (October 30, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Visa

Lisbon is latest European capital to launch open-loop payments, with the Lisbon Metro introducing the service recently. [...]Read More

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New York’s MTA Celebrates Billionth OMNY Transaction as It Seeks to Put Project Back on Track

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 1, 2023 (October 4, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged MTA

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority last week marked the billionth OMNY transaction, with MTA chairman and CEO Janno Lieber speaking at a press conference at the subway station where the…

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Thales and Cubic Must Work Together on Major Piece of National Open-Loop Project in New Zealand; Will It Cause Delays?

by Dan BalabanPosted on July 20, 2023 (December 4, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged New Zealand

Auckland Transport, New Zealand’s largest transit authority, plans to roll out open-loop payments for all of its buses, trains and ferries next year using validators and other technology supplied by…

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Can Transit Agencies Save Money with Open-Loop Payments?

by Dan BalabanPosted on July 13, 2023 (July 14, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Transport for London

Transit agencies often offer open-loop payments mainly for convenience–that is, to enable their customers to tap to pay for fares with their credit and debit cards and NFC wallets without…

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Text of Letter to Top Official in Melbourne Details Cubic Attack on Conduent’s Credentials

by Dan BalabanPosted on July 10, 2023 (July 11, 2023)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Melbourne

Top Cubic executives accused government procurement officials in Melbourne of failing to independently verify rival Conduent's credentials, contending that this was a key reason Cubic lost a 15-year, AU$1.7 billion…

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U.S. Transit Agency Swaps Out Validators after Supplier Misses Bid Deadline by Three Hours

by Dan BalabanPosted on July 10, 2023 (July 12, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged California

The first transit agency to pilot open-loop payments under an unconventional procurement program backed by the U.S. state of California is set to make the payments service permanent starting this…

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Debate Panel Split on Whether Transit Agencies Should Support Concessions with Open Loop

by Dan BalabanPosted on July 7, 2023 (January 2, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Transport for London

Transit agencies rolling out open-loop payments have an important question or two to answer: Should they include concessionary discounts with their open-loop service, and, if so, how? [...]Read More

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‘Frankly Outrageous’: Open-Loop Pioneer Says Interchange Fees for Transit Agencies Too High, Especially in U.S.

by Dan BalabanPosted on June 29, 2023 (July 6, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Interchange, OVpay, Transport for London

Shashi Verma, chief technology officer for Transport for London and the driving force behind the agency’s landmark open-loop payments service, called for greater regulation of interchange rates outside of the…

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Canada’s Largest Transit Agency Launches Open-Loop Payments Today

California Open-Loop Procurement Program Didn’t Add New Transit Agencies During Q2, as Orange County Balks

Lisbon Metro’s Open-Loop Project Gets Help from Visa, with Contribution from Payments Scheme

New York’s MTA Celebrates Billionth OMNY Transaction as It Seeks to Put Project Back on Track

Thales and Cubic Must Work Together on Major Piece of National Open-Loop Project in New Zealand; Will It Cause Delays?

Can Transit Agencies Save Money with Open-Loop Payments?

Text of Letter to Top Official in Melbourne Details Cubic Attack on Conduent’s Credentials

U.S. Transit Agency Swaps Out Validators after Supplier Misses Bid Deadline by Three Hours

Debate Panel Split on Whether Transit Agencies Should Support Concessions with Open Loop

‘Frankly Outrageous’: Open-Loop Pioneer Says Interchange Fees for Transit Agencies Too High, Especially in U.S.

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

Vix Technology Agrees to Pay $2.1 Million to Settle Covid Relief Loan Fraud Case; CEO Says Penalty Won’t Affect ‘Operations or Financial Position’

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?

Vix Technology Agrees to Pay $2.1 Million to Settle Covid Relief Loan Fraud Case; CEO Says Penalty Won’t Affect ‘Operations or Financial Position’

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.