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Baltic Transit Agency Awards Five-Year, ‘Low Risk’ Contract to Vendor to Provide Open-Loop Payments Service

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 24, 2023 (January 25, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Lithuania, Ridango

In what will be the first open-loop payments service launched in Lithuania, the transit agency serving the Baltic country’s third-largest city plans to launch the contactless EMV service by July…

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Singapore’s LTA Sees Strong Take-Up of Open-Loop Payments but has No Plans to End Closed Loop

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 18, 2023 (January 18, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Land Transport Authority

Since launching open-loop payments in 2019, Singapore’s Land Transport Authority has seen adoption grow to more than 30% of adult full fare trips, and the authority has eliminated single-trip paper…

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Avoiding the Interchange Squeeze

by Kevin BurgessPosted on January 18, 2023 (May 16, 2025)Posted in Industry Insight

Open-loop payment systems are a simple and consumer-friendly option for public transit agencies. They are increasingly deployed throughout the world because they benefit tourists and new and existing riders alike.…

TransLink in Vancouver Hopes Enabling Riders to Tap Domestic Debit Cards Will Increase Use of Its Open-Loop Service

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 12, 2023 (January 17, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Interac, TransLink

Vancouver transit authority TransLink Wednesday launched the much-anticipated expansion of its open-loop payments service to include Canada’s popular domestic debit brand, Interac–hoping to increase adoption of what has been a…

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Think Tank: Widespread Move to Open-Loop Payments in U.S. Remains ‘Elusive;’ High Interchange Partly to Blame

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 10, 2023 (January 14, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice

Open-loop payments can improve the customer experience, helping transit agencies to win back customers in a post-pandemic world, while also reducing cash-handling costs and speeding up boarding times, according to…

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Reported Contactless Pilot in Ireland Not Part of Planned National Open-Loop Rollout

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 6, 2023 (January 7, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Ireland, NTA

Recent reports in the Irish press suggesting that the country would launch a contactless fare-payments pilot in the second quarter as part of its planned national open-loop rollout were overstated,…

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Dutch Transit Operators to Link Concessionary Discounts to Open Loop This Year, though Implementation Expected Small at First

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 3, 2023 (January 4, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Netherlands

Transit riders in the Netherlands could begin receiving concessionary discounts while using their contactless debit and credit cards or NFC wallets later this year, the program director for the country’s…

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U.S. Transit Agency with Strong Closed-Loop Program Wants More Riders to Use Open Loop

by Dan BalabanPosted on December 22, 2022 (December 23, 2022)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, TriMet

U.S. transit agency TriMet of Portland, Ore., introduced open-loop payments at the same time it launched its contactless closed-loop Hop Fastpass card, in July 2017. But it promoted Hop much…

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Contactless Payments Continue to Increase for Transport for London but Concessions Seen Limiting Growth

by Dan BalabanPosted on December 22, 2022 (December 23, 2022)Posted in Open LoopTagged Transport for London

Transport for London, in marking the 10th anniversary of its launch of open-loop payments on buses earlier this month, noted that seven in 10 pay-as-you-go transactions are now contactless on…

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In-Depth: Venice Open-Loop Service Projected to Launch Next Fall Following Unconventional Procurement Process

by Dan BalabanPosted on December 20, 2022 (March 13, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged AVM, Venice

AVM, the Italian public transit agency that runs buses, trams, water buses and shuttles in Venice, plans to launch its open-loop payments service next fall after apparent delays, the agency…

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Baltic Transit Agency Awards Five-Year, ‘Low Risk’ Contract to Vendor to Provide Open-Loop Payments Service

Singapore’s LTA Sees Strong Take-Up of Open-Loop Payments but has No Plans to End Closed Loop

Avoiding the Interchange Squeeze

TransLink in Vancouver Hopes Enabling Riders to Tap Domestic Debit Cards Will Increase Use of Its Open-Loop Service

Think Tank: Widespread Move to Open-Loop Payments in U.S. Remains ‘Elusive;’ High Interchange Partly to Blame

Reported Contactless Pilot in Ireland Not Part of Planned National Open-Loop Rollout

Dutch Transit Operators to Link Concessionary Discounts to Open Loop This Year, though Implementation Expected Small at First

U.S. Transit Agency with Strong Closed-Loop Program Wants More Riders to Use Open Loop

Contactless Payments Continue to Increase for Transport for London but Concessions Seen Limiting Growth

In-Depth: Venice Open-Loop Service Projected to Launch Next Fall Following Unconventional Procurement Process

Miami Expected to Negotiate with Cubic Soon for Back-Office Contract; One or More Competing Vendors Still Poised to Protest

Transit Agencies Spending Millions to Replace Gates; Suppliers See an Opportunity

Tip Sheet: Another Suitor Believed to have Emerged for Conduent’s Transportation Unit

Cubic Jumps from Fourth to First in Rank for Miami Back-Office Contract, as Competing Vendors Weigh Protests

Wellington Plans to Launch Open-Loop Payments Next April–Refusing to Wait for New Zealand’s National Ticketing Solution

Transit Agencies Spending Millions to Replace Gates; Suppliers See an Opportunity

Cubic Jumps from Fourth to First in Rank for Miami Back-Office Contract, as Competing Vendors Weigh Protests

D.C. Transit Authority WMATA Releases Open-Payment Overlay Contract with Littlepay; Declines to Disclose Transaction Fees, including Interchange

Tip Sheet: Layoffs at Cubic–Vendor Says It Amounts to Only 2% of Workforce but Won’t Release Figures; Insiders Say Cuts Taking Toll on Engineers, Others

In Harsh Response to Cubic’s Lawsuit, Transport for London Contends It Could have Rejected Vendor on Several Grounds