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While Interest is Growing in Going Cashless in U.S., Few Agencies have Accomplished the Feat So Far

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 13, 2021 (September 17, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Big Blue Bus, Cashless, Greater Dayton RTA

The Greater Dayton RTA, which this month stopped accepting paper passes and tickets, will hit its Nov. 1 deadline to go completely cashless on board its vehicles, an agency representative…

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Germany’s Largest Transit Operator Continues with Large Open-Loop Pilot on Buses; No Decision Yet on Rollout

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 9, 2021 (September 9, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged Berlin, BVG

Germany’s largest transit operator, BVG, said it’s pilot of contactless EMV payments extends to all of its nearly 1,500 buses, and the company has eliminated cash acceptance on board the…

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Using Data to Navigate Demands of the Pandemic and Its Continuing Aftermath

by Miki Szikszai and Dallas DelaneyPosted on September 8, 2021 (September 8, 2021)Posted in Industry InsightTagged Snapper

Ticketing data provides a rich source of information that can make our networks better, increase public trust and encourage use of public transport. Punctuality, frequency and reliability have long been…

Fairtiq App Sees Rising Usage as Covid-Era Riders Demand More ‘Touchless’ and PAYG Fare Options

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 7, 2021 (January 17, 2022)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Check-in/Be-out, Fairtiq

Switzerland-based start-up Fairtiq said transactions for its fare-payments technology have more than double since February, as Covid-wary riders continue to seek what they consider to be more hygienic payments methods,…

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‘No Way We were Going to Ask for Half a Billion Dollars…’

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 1, 2021 (October 1, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Metro, Robin O'Hara

Unlike other major transit agencies in the U.S., which have spent hundreds of millions of dollars replacing or upgrading their fare-collection systems, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has…

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UK Bus Operator Go-Ahead Reports Cash Usage has Plummeted Because of Covid, While Contactless Transactions have Surged

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 31, 2021 (September 1, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged Go-Ahead, Littlepay

The Go-Ahead Group, one of the big five privately owned public bus operators in the UK, said today it has seen cash usage on board the nearly 3,000 buses it…

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Transit Operator Arriva Launches MaaS App in Netherlands; Hints at Expansion to Other European Countries

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 30, 2021 (January 7, 2022)Posted in MaaSTagged Arriva, Moovit

Arriva, one of the largest private transit operators in Europe, has launched a mobility-as-a-service app in the Netherlands, using white-label software from Israel-based trip-planning app provider Moovit. [...]Read More

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MaaS Global Gets Much-Needed Funding, as It Continues to Navigate Difficult Mobility-as-a-Service Market

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 26, 2021 (September 2, 2021)Posted in MaaSTagged MaaS Global, Whim

The CEO of MaaS Global, developer of the pioneering mobility-as-a-service app Whim, said the company’s latest capital infusion of €11 million (US$12.9 million), will help the start-up expand into a…

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Transit Agency to Enable Cash Loading, Fare Capping with Mobile Ticketing

by Mobility Payments StaffPosted on August 25, 2021 (September 2, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Cash loading, Masabi, Transit app

Another public transit agency plans to enable customers to load value to their mobile accounts at retail locations and to buy tickets through both a local app and the trip-planning…

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Masabi Seeks to Expand Beyond Mobile Ticketing and to Sign Up Large Agencies, Stoking More Competition with Suppliers Like Cubic

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 19, 2021 (August 20, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Editor's Choice, Masabi, SaaS Ticketing

UK-based software-as-a-service ticketing provider Masabi said it is targeting large transit agencies in the U.S. and beyond, seeking to sell the agencies on plugging into its SaaS platform rather than…

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While Interest is Growing in Going Cashless in U.S., Few Agencies have Accomplished the Feat So Far

Germany’s Largest Transit Operator Continues with Large Open-Loop Pilot on Buses; No Decision Yet on Rollout

Using Data to Navigate Demands of the Pandemic and Its Continuing Aftermath

Fairtiq App Sees Rising Usage as Covid-Era Riders Demand More ‘Touchless’ and PAYG Fare Options

‘No Way We were Going to Ask for Half a Billion Dollars…’

UK Bus Operator Go-Ahead Reports Cash Usage has Plummeted Because of Covid, While Contactless Transactions have Surged

Transit Operator Arriva Launches MaaS App in Netherlands; Hints at Expansion to Other European Countries

MaaS Global Gets Much-Needed Funding, as It Continues to Navigate Difficult Mobility-as-a-Service Market

Transit Agency to Enable Cash Loading, Fare Capping with Mobile Ticketing

Masabi Seeks to Expand Beyond Mobile Ticketing and to Sign Up Large Agencies, Stoking More Competition with Suppliers Like Cubic

Changeover Underway to New Vendor for Switzerland’s Fast-Growing Mobile-Ticketing Service

Miami Transit Agency Prepares to Release Tender Request for Back Office for Its Fare-System Overhaul

Vix Technology Agrees to Pay $2.1 Million to Settle Covid Relief Loan Fraud Case; CEO Says Penalty Won’t Affect ‘Operations or Financial Position’

Tip Sheet: Sydney’s Transport for NSW Says Procurement of Opal Next-Gen System Still on Track; Also, Why Kurt Brissett Likely Left the Agency

In-Depth: Projects to Watch in California for Concessionary Discounts with Open Loop; Will More Riders Tap Bank Cards to Get Their Reduced Fares?

Vix Technology Agrees to Pay $2.1 Million to Settle Covid Relief Loan Fraud Case; CEO Says Penalty Won’t Affect ‘Operations or Financial Position’

Tip Sheet: Sydney’s Transport for NSW Says Procurement of Opal Next-Gen System Still on Track; Also, Why Kurt Brissett Likely Left the Agency

In-Depth: Projects to Watch in California for Concessionary Discounts with Open Loop; Will More Riders Tap Bank Cards to Get Their Reduced Fares?

Vendor for Denmark’s High-Profile Mobile-Ticketing Service Contends Contract Loss in Switzerland Won’t Compromise Company ‘Stability’ or ‘Strategy’

Exclusive: U.S. Tariffs Will Cause Pain for Fare Vendors and Agencies, Though They May Not Spur More Manufacturing in U.S.