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California’s ‘Mobility Marketplace’ Completes First Full Year with Few Agencies Ordering Open-Loop Technology So Far

by Dan BalabanPosted on May 18, 2023 (July 8, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP, Capitol Corridor

In its first full year of operation, a state-backed program in California targeted at small to mid-sized transit agencies– encouraging them to buy open-loop payments technology–has attracted orders from just…

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Australia’s Second-Largest State Names Winner of Contract for New Ticketing System

by Dan BalabanPosted on May 16, 2023 (June 20, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Conduent, Melbourne

Australia’s second largest state has hired U.S.-based Conduent to a 15-year, AU$1.7 billion (US$1.1 billion), contract to build and operate an account-based ticketing system that will include open-loop payments, the…

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Open-Loop-Leaning Panel Sees Role for Closed-Loop Payments in Transit

by Dan BalabanPosted on May 12, 2023 (May 12, 2023)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Closed-loop, Visa

Despite the growth of open-loop payments, closed loop will continue to play a necessary role for transit agencies, especially to accommodate the unbanked and underbanked and customers that don’t want…

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Special Report: How Much Has Open-Loop Payments Reduced Transport for London’s Cost of Fare Collection?

by Dan BalabanPosted on May 11, 2023 (December 27, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Transport for London

Backers of open-loop payments routinely promise that transit agencies can save substantially on their fare-collection costs by rolling out open-loop payments. But the amount agencies can cut from their ticketing…

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Uber Expands Transit Ticketing, but First Agencies to Sell Tickets through App See Low Adoption

by Dan BalabanPosted on May 8, 2023 (September 24, 2023)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Editor's Choice, Uber

Despite continued interest from transit agencies in selling tickets and passes through the Uber app, the first agencies to make the move are not seeing strong adoption. [...]Read More

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Michigan Transit Agency Launches Open-Loop Payments

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 28, 2023 (June 13, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Michigan

The transit agency serving the city of Grand Rapids, Mich., became the latest in a small but growing list of agencies to launch open-loop payments in the U.S. [...]Read More

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U.S. Federal Agency Opens Procurement Program to Fare Validator Suppliers

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 27, 2023 (April 28, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, General Services Administration

Transit agencies in the U.S. could be able to buy fare validators through a federal government procurement program administered by the U.S. General Services Administration, as part of an initiative…

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Some Small and Mid-Tier U.S. Transit Agencies Join for Group Procurement of Fare Systems: an Emerging Trend?

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 20, 2023 (January 2, 2024)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Editor's Choice, NEORide

Phone scanning code with EZfare validator

Some groups of small and medium-sized transit agencies in the U.S. are looking to procure new fare or ticketing systems, hoping to get a better deal from vendors than the…

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Philadelphia Transit Agency Seeks to Overhaul ‘Troubled’ Fare System

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 20, 2023 (August 11, 2023)Posted in Closed Loop, Open LoopTagged SEPTA

For years, Philadelphia transit authority SEPTA was supposed to be the next big agency in North America to support open-loop payments. Now it appears that a launch of open loop…

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Utah Transit Agency Hires Vendor for New Fare-Collection System

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 18, 2023 (May 27, 2023)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Utah Transit Authority

The Utah Transit Authority has hired fare-collection system vendor Scheidt & Bachmann to implement and host its new account-based ticketing system, including replacing all validators and ticket-vending machines and also…

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California’s ‘Mobility Marketplace’ Completes First Full Year with Few Agencies Ordering Open-Loop Technology So Far

Australia’s Second-Largest State Names Winner of Contract for New Ticketing System

Open-Loop-Leaning Panel Sees Role for Closed-Loop Payments in Transit

Special Report: How Much Has Open-Loop Payments Reduced Transport for London’s Cost of Fare Collection?

Uber Expands Transit Ticketing, but First Agencies to Sell Tickets through App See Low Adoption

Michigan Transit Agency Launches Open-Loop Payments

U.S. Federal Agency Opens Procurement Program to Fare Validator Suppliers

Some Small and Mid-Tier U.S. Transit Agencies Join for Group Procurement of Fare Systems: an Emerging Trend?

Philadelphia Transit Agency Seeks to Overhaul ‘Troubled’ Fare System

Utah Transit Agency Hires Vendor for New Fare-Collection System

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.