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MaaS Global Lays Off More Employees; Faces Uncertain Future

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 7, 2022 (October 14, 2022)Posted in MaaSTagged MaaS Global

The CEO and founder of financially strapped Finnish start-up MaaS Global, creator of the pioneering mobility-as-a-service app Whim, said the company is “reorganizing. That includes laying off more employees, after…

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Italian Suppliers Lose Appeal on Venetian Open-Loop Payments Contract

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 5, 2022 (December 20, 2022)Posted in Open LoopTagged AVM, Conduent, Pluservice

Officials in Italy have reportedly denied an appeal by Italy-based fare-collection technology provider Pluservice and its partner, acquirer and processor Nexi, which had challenged a planned contract award to U.S.-based…

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New York City Transit Agency Sees Strong Usage of Open-Loop Payments on Subway

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 3, 2022 (October 5, 2022)Posted in Open LoopTagged Metropolitan Transportation Auhtority, MTA

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said it is seeing nearly 40% of trips taken on its New York City Subway paid for through the agency’s OMNY service, which is used mainly…

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Panel of Experts to Debate Costs, Other Issues Transit Agencies Face in Rolling Out Open-Loop Payments

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 29, 2022 (December 4, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Open Loop

There’s little doubt that open-loop payments is the highest profile trend in the fare-collection industry. [...]Read More

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California Replaces System That Helped Link Concessionary Fares to Open-Loop Cards Following Review by State Agencies

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 20, 2022 (September 30, 2022)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP

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California transit officials have relaunched their senior discount verification program after shutting it down for six months, during which multiple state agencies conducted a security review, Mobility Payments has learned.…

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UK Transit Agency Plans London-Style Multimodal Contactless System with Fare Capping

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 12, 2022 (September 13, 2022)Posted in Open LoopTagged Transport for West Midlands

Transit officials serving the UK’s second largest city, Birmingham, and the surrounding West Midlands region are moving forward with a London-style multimodal fare-capping system for contactless credit and debit payments,…

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Bid Update: Comercia Global Payments Bid for Barcelona Open-Loop Project Comes in Under Tender Budget

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 6, 2022 (September 7, 2022)Posted in Open LoopTagged ATM Barcelona

The winning bid for the fast-tracked procurement of an open-loop payments system by Barcelona transit authority ATM came in at €3.28 million (US$3.25 million), Mobility Payments has learned. That is…

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Pioneering MaaS Start-Up Seeks Buyer, New Investors as Cash Crunch Worsens

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 2, 2022 (September 5, 2022)Posted in MaaSTagged MaaS Global

MaaS Global, a pioneering mobility-as-a-service platform provider, is looking for a buyer, as it faces the prospect of running out of cash, Mobility Payments has learned. [...]Read More

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Conduent Transportation Chief on Company’s Spin-Off Issue: ‘Several Weeks Later, No One’s Talking About It’

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 1, 2022 (September 2, 2022)Posted in Open LoopTagged Conduent

In April, U.S.-based Conduent created considerable buzz in the fare-collection industry when it announced it would spin off or sell its transportation business. [...]Read More

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Bid Update: Dubai Evaluates ABT Proposals; Utah Receives 8 bids for Mobile Ticketing; Appeal Delays Award of Venice Contract

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 1, 2022 (October 6, 2022)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Dubai, Utah Transit Authority, Venice

The Roads and Transport Authority, or RTA, in Dubai has been evaluating proposals from at least five vendors for the overhaul of its fare-collection system, Mobility Payments has learned. [...]Read…

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MaaS Global Lays Off More Employees; Faces Uncertain Future

Italian Suppliers Lose Appeal on Venetian Open-Loop Payments Contract

New York City Transit Agency Sees Strong Usage of Open-Loop Payments on Subway

Panel of Experts to Debate Costs, Other Issues Transit Agencies Face in Rolling Out Open-Loop Payments

California Replaces System That Helped Link Concessionary Fares to Open-Loop Cards Following Review by State Agencies

UK Transit Agency Plans London-Style Multimodal Contactless System with Fare Capping

Bid Update: Comercia Global Payments Bid for Barcelona Open-Loop Project Comes in Under Tender Budget

Pioneering MaaS Start-Up Seeks Buyer, New Investors as Cash Crunch Worsens

Conduent Transportation Chief on Company’s Spin-Off Issue: ‘Several Weeks Later, No One’s Talking About It’

Bid Update: Dubai Evaluates ABT Proposals; Utah Receives 8 bids for Mobile Ticketing; Appeal Delays Award of Venice Contract

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