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Rollouts of ‘VSAM’ Technology Finally Start to Pick Up Speed

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 26, 2022 (July 7, 2022)Posted in Open LoopTagged Planeta Informática, TransLink

More than three years after it was introduced, a technology designed to make it easier and less costly for transit agencies to accept open-loop payments on their proprietary closed-loop terminals…

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Canadian Transit Agencies Move to Enable Domestic Debit but Open Loop Expected to Continue to Take Back Seat

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 21, 2022 (January 12, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged STL, TransLink

Montréal-area transit operator STL this month officially launched its open-loop payments service–one of the few in Canada and the largest project outside of Vancouver. [...]Read More

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Transit Agency: High Bank Card Fees Would Limit Open-Loop Rollouts in U.S.

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 14, 2022 (August 30, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP, Editor's Choice, Sacramento Regional Transit

A top revenue manager for Sacramento Regional Transit, the agency serving California’s capital city, said he believes there won’t be widespread rollouts of open-loop payments in California or throughout the…

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Transport for London Sees Open-Loop Revenue Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 14, 2022 (December 16, 2022)Posted in Open Loop

Contactless open-loop payments revenue has already returned to pre-pandemic levels in London, despite ridership on the London Underground still around one-third lower than in 2019 and bus ridership down by…

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Conduent to Part with Its Transportation Business Unit, Including Fare Collection

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 11, 2022 (April 12, 2022)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Conduent

U.S.-based Conduent, a business services outsourcing company, said it would sell or spin off its transportation business unit, a major automated fare-collection system supplier globally. [...]Read More

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Uber to Pilot Travel App in UK, Starting with Intercity Train and Bus Booking and Ticketing

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 7, 2022 (April 15, 2022)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Uber

Uber announced Wednesday that it would enable users of its ride-hailing app in the UK to also book and pay for tickets for intercity trains and coaches this summer, along…

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Public Transit Ticket Sales in Transit App Continue to Grow, though Make Up Small Share of Total Fare Revenue

by Mobility Payments StaffPosted on April 6, 2022 (April 7, 2022)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Transit app

Using Transit app at vending machine in Dayton

The Transit app has recorded nearly 2.5 million ticketing transactions since it began enabling transit agency customers to buy tickets in its trip-planning app in 2019, the app provider told…

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Exclusive: Flowbird CEO Says He’s Confident of Winning Business in California Despite Exclusion from Cal-ITP

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 31, 2022 (April 1, 2022)Posted in Open LoopTagged Flowbird

The CEO of France-based ticketing and fare-payments provider Flowbird said the company will continue to pursue business in California for its open-loop technology despite not being selected for an open-loop…

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Exclusive: French Cities Make Move to Open-Loop Payments, Though Paris Holds Back

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 31, 2022 (June 27, 2022)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, France

France had fallen behind such open-loop payments hotspots in Europe as the UK and Italy. But it has been catching up over the past couple of years, starting with small…

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Houston Metro Approves Expensive Contract Option to Continue to Accept Cash on Board Buses

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 31, 2022 (June 3, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged INIT

While Houston Metro, a large public bus agency in the U.S., plans to introduce open-loop payments as part of an account-based ticketing system now being built for it, the agency…

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Rollouts of ‘VSAM’ Technology Finally Start to Pick Up Speed

Canadian Transit Agencies Move to Enable Domestic Debit but Open Loop Expected to Continue to Take Back Seat

Transit Agency: High Bank Card Fees Would Limit Open-Loop Rollouts in U.S.

Transport for London Sees Open-Loop Revenue Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Conduent to Part with Its Transportation Business Unit, Including Fare Collection

Uber to Pilot Travel App in UK, Starting with Intercity Train and Bus Booking and Ticketing

Public Transit Ticket Sales in Transit App Continue to Grow, though Make Up Small Share of Total Fare Revenue

Exclusive: Flowbird CEO Says He’s Confident of Winning Business in California Despite Exclusion from Cal-ITP

Exclusive: French Cities Make Move to Open-Loop Payments, Though Paris Holds Back

Houston Metro Approves Expensive Contract Option to Continue to Accept Cash on Board Buses

Canada’s BC Transit Plans to Launch Open-Loop Payments, as Cubic Seeks to Keep Pace in SaaS-Ticketing Market

Seoul to Support Open-Loop Payments by Next Year on Buses, 2027 on Metro

Cubic’s Recently Installed Head of Europe Departs Abruptly; Maitland Under Pressure

Cubic Contends It was Low Bidder and should have Won London Contract; Claims Unfair Treatment, Possible Conflict of Interest as Details of Lawsuit Emerge

Tip Sheet: Cubic Believed to be Sole Vendor in Running for Sydney Deal; TfL: Revenue-Collection Procurement Not Over Yet; Madrid Seeks ABT System

Cubic’s Recently Installed Head of Europe Departs Abruptly; Maitland Under Pressure

Cubic Contends It was Low Bidder and should have Won London Contract; Claims Unfair Treatment, Possible Conflict of Interest as Details of Lawsuit Emerge

Review of New Zealand National Fare Project Predicts More ‘Significant Delays’ and Likely Cost Overruns; Government in ‘Commercial' Talks with Cubic, Others

One Year On: Denmark’s Bold Mobile-First Strategy has Reached Nearly 50% Adoption; Getting the Rest Could be More Difficult

Updated: Cubic Short-Listed for Must-Win Sydney Contract; Hitachi Rail, Others, Believed Out