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Special Report: Despite Industry Push, Few Transit Agencies Rolling Out ‘Closed-Loop EMV’ So Far

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 30, 2023 (December 27, 2024)Posted in Closed Loop, Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Mifare, OMNY, OVpay, Stockholm

Transit agency Storstockholms Lokaltrafik, or SL, in Stockholm launched what is believed to be the industry’s first rollout of white-label EMV cards for its closed-loop customers in September 2021. To…

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Taiwan’s EasyCard Chief: Open Loop Will Have Only ‘Marginal Impact’ on Island Nation

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 30, 2023 (April 2, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged EasyCard, Taiwan

The head of Taiwan’s largest transit and retail stored-value card contends that open-loop payments will not make a significant impact on the island nation, given Taiwan’s strong closed-loop card programs…

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Toronto’s Largest Transit Operator, TTC, to Launch Open-Loop Payments in Mid-2023

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 23, 2023 (August 15, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Toronto

Riders of the largest public transit operator in Canada’s biggest city, the Toronto Transit Commission, or TTC, will finally get an open-loop payments option by mid-2023. That will include the…

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Denmark on Track to Launch Nationwide Mobile Ticketing; Would It Fly in Other Countries?

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 16, 2023 (March 20, 2023)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Denmark

Transit officials in Denmark plan to launch the first version of their national mobile-ticketing app this spring for single rides, before introducing a full pay-as-you-go version next year. [...]Read More

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In-Depth: Low Bid to Italian Agency’s Open-Loop Tender Came in Well Below Estimates

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 14, 2023 (March 14, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged AVM, Procurement models

After the pandemic, AVM, the Italian public transit agency that runs buses, trams, water buses and shuttles in Venice, Italy, wanted a low-cost, low-risk way to introduce open-loop payments to…

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Special Report: Visa’s Marketing Message on Open-Loop Projects–Does It Add Up?

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 6, 2023 (December 27, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Visa

Open-loop payments is perhaps the hottest fare-payments technology around today. But getting reliable estimates on just how large the open-loop footprint is has proved to be difficult. [...]Read More

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In-Depth: Open Loop ‘Mobility Marketplace’ Sees Few Orders or Launches During First Year; Backers Contend More Projects in Pipeline

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 6, 2023 (May 18, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP

California’s bold experiment into helping transit agencies procure technology to launch open-loop payments is off to a slow start, with only eight agencies–most very small–placing orders with state-vetted vendors through…

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California Open-Loop Procurement Program Looks to U.S. Federal Agency to Find More Validator Suppliers

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 2, 2023 (March 7, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP

The California Department of Transportation, or Caltrans, wants to find more suppliers of validators that can accept open-loop payments, and it has asked a U.S. federal agency for assistance, Mobility…

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Lithuanian Capital Expected to Procure ‘cEMV-as-a-Service’ Open-Loop System

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 27, 2023 (February 28, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Lithuania

Vilnius, the capital and largest city in Lithuania, is expected to contract for an open-loop payments system with a “cEMV-as-a-service” procurement model–a model starting to be seen elsewhere, as well,…

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Tampa Bay Agencies Launch Open Loop as Fare-Payments Option for Customers

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 21, 2023 (February 22, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Florida, Miami-Dade Transit, Tampa Bay

Contactless payment with phone, St. Petersburg, Fla.

Three transit agencies serving the Tampa Bay region, a major metropolitan area in Florida, have introduced contactless open-loop payments, offering an alternative to the region’s closed-loop card and app, as…

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Special Report: Despite Industry Push, Few Transit Agencies Rolling Out ‘Closed-Loop EMV’ So Far

Taiwan’s EasyCard Chief: Open Loop Will Have Only ‘Marginal Impact’ on Island Nation

Toronto’s Largest Transit Operator, TTC, to Launch Open-Loop Payments in Mid-2023

Denmark on Track to Launch Nationwide Mobile Ticketing; Would It Fly in Other Countries?

In-Depth: Low Bid to Italian Agency’s Open-Loop Tender Came in Well Below Estimates

Special Report: Visa’s Marketing Message on Open-Loop Projects–Does It Add Up?

In-Depth: Open Loop ‘Mobility Marketplace’ Sees Few Orders or Launches During First Year; Backers Contend More Projects in Pipeline

California Open-Loop Procurement Program Looks to U.S. Federal Agency to Find More Validator Suppliers

Lithuanian Capital Expected to Procure ‘cEMV-as-a-Service’ Open-Loop System

Tampa Bay Agencies Launch Open Loop as Fare-Payments Option for Customers

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