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U.S. Agency Bypassed Low-Cost Suppliers in Awarding Fare-Collection System Contract

by Dan BalabanPosted on May 31, 2023 (June 1, 2023)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Utah Transit Authority

The Utah Transit Authority received responses from eight vendors to its request for proposal for a new fare system, with five of the vendors submitting lower cost bids than the…

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Is Sweden’s No. 2 City Rolling Out Open-Loop Payments Twice?

by Dan BalabanPosted on May 30, 2023 (June 4, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Sweden

Earlier this month, Gothenburg transit authority Västtrafik launched open-loop payments, the fourth city in Sweden to do so, according to Vix Technology, the vendor that implemented the service on 4,500…

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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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U.S. Agency Bypassed Low-Cost Suppliers in Awarding Fare-Collection System Contract

Is Sweden’s No. 2 City Rolling Out Open-Loop Payments Twice?

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?

Miami Hearing Officer Rejects Protests by Cubic, Moovel; Vendors Vow to Weigh ‘All Available Options’

Tip Sheet: Chicago’s Ventra 3.0 Flies Under Radar; Vancouver may be in Talks with Vendors

Exclusive: Cubic, Moovel and Masabi Make Arguments to Protest Hearing Officer in Miami

Vendors Prepare to Compete for Business, as New York’s MTA Requests First Bids for Large Fare-Evasion Project

Tip Sheet: Could Cubic Lose Another Big Contract in Vancouver?

Miami Hearing Officer Rejects Protests by Cubic, Moovel; Vendors Vow to Weigh ‘All Available Options’

Exclusive: Cubic, Moovel and Masabi Make Arguments to Protest Hearing Officer in Miami

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