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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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Dutch Railways Reports 70,000 Riders Tapped to Pay during First Week after Launch of Open Loop

by Mobility Payments StaffPosted on February 13, 2023 (February 14, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Netherlands

Around 70,000 customers tapped their debit cards and other open-loop cards and credentials to pay for rides with Dutch national rail operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen, or NS, during the first week…

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Budapest Transit Agency Confirms Mastercard Will Pay for Open-Loop Pilot but Won’t Say How Much

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 8, 2023 (February 9, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged BKK

Mastercard is footing the bill for a large share of the cost to roll out and operate an open-loop payments pilot for Budapest transit agency BKK, but the agency won’t…

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In-Depth: Canadian Transit Agencies See Low Adoption of Open-Loop Payments

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 2, 2023 (February 3, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Canada, Editor's Choice

Despite a high-profile launch recently of domestic debit card acceptance in Canada and more open-loop rollouts there, Canadian transit agencies say they have no plans to promote open-loop payments over…

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Contractor for Fast-Track Open-Loop Procurement in Barcelona Gets Pressure over Key Technology Supplier

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 2, 2023 (February 3, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged ATM Barcelona

The main contractor for Barcelona’s open-loop payments project has chosen a local company over Brazil-based Planeta Informática to implement a key technology for the rollout, after apparently receiving pressure to…

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Dutch National Rail Operator to Launch Open-Loop Payments as Part of Nationwide Rollout in Netherlands

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 27, 2023 (January 28, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Netherlands, OVpay

Nederlandse Spoorwegen, or NS, the Dutch national railway and by far the largest transit operator in the country, yesterday announced it will launch open-loop payments next Tuesday. While open loop…

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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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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

Dutch Railways Reports 70,000 Riders Tapped to Pay during First Week after Launch of Open Loop

Budapest Transit Agency Confirms Mastercard Will Pay for Open-Loop Pilot but Won’t Say How Much

In-Depth: Canadian Transit Agencies See Low Adoption of Open-Loop Payments

Contractor for Fast-Track Open-Loop Procurement in Barcelona Gets Pressure over Key Technology Supplier

Dutch National Rail Operator to Launch Open-Loop Payments as Part of Nationwide Rollout in Netherlands

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

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