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California Launches Two More Pilots under Open-Loop Initiative

by Mobility Payments StaffPosted on July 28, 2021 (July 29, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP, Kuba, Littlepay

California transportation officials announced two more pilots for their open-loop payments initiative, Cal-ITP, bringing to four the number of six-month “demonstration” projects they have launched with small transit agencies and…

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Porto Launches Open-Loop Pilot on Metro Line and Bus Route, Targeting Tourists; Plans Call for Rollout by 2022

by Mobility Payments StaffPosted on July 27, 2021 (July 27, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged STCP, Transportes Intermodais do Porto, Visa

Porto aims to become one of the next cities in Europe to roll out contactless open-loop payments, launching a pilot on a Porto Metro line and a route of STCP,…

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MaaS Global CEO: Transit Agencies Should Not Control MaaS Platforms

by Dan BalabanPosted on July 26, 2021 (October 25, 2024)Posted in MaaSTagged Cubic, MaaS Global, Sampo Hietanen

Sampo Hietanen, founder and CEO of Finland-based MaaS Global agrees with most other industry experts that public transit should form the “core” of the mobility services on offer in any…

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Interest Growing in Open-Loop Payments in California, Says Cal-ITP

by Dan BalabanPosted on July 26, 2021 (August 17, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP, Caltrans

California transportation officials are hearing strong demand among transit agencies in the state to move to open-loop payments, a person handling communications for the state Department of Transportation’s California’s Integrated…

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Case Study: German City First to Go Live with Check-in/be-out System in Country

by Kiona SmithPosted on July 23, 2021 (September 2, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged CIBO, Hamburg, Stadtwerke Osnabrück

Despite the growing popularity of contactless, NFC and QR-code technologies for electronic fare-collection systems, some transit agencies are experimenting with other technologies to collect fares. That includes Germany’s Stadtwerke Osnabrück,…

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Case Study: Ohio Transit Agency Nears Goal of Ridding Vehicles of Cash

by Dan BalabanPosted on July 23, 2021 (October 25, 2024)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Greater Dayton RTA, Masabi

(Updated case study): The chief customer and business development officer for the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority in the U.S. told Mobility Payments that a phased approach in rolling out…

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Trip-Planning App Transit Touts Ticketing Sales, though Results Vary by Agency

by Dan BalabanPosted on July 16, 2021 (October 11, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Transit app

The trip-planning Transit app announced that it has handled more than 1 million fare transactions since April 2019, when it started enabling ticketing and payments through its app. Although ticketing…

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Smaller Slovakian Bus Agencies Support Virtual Cards in Google Pay

by Mobility Payments StaffPosted on July 15, 2021 (July 16, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Google Pay

Two mid-tier bus operators in Slovakia are among the latest to enable their customers to tap virtual closed-loop transit cards in Google Pay to pay fares, using a provisioning service…

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Case Study: BONNsmart Project Seeks to Introduce Open-Loop Payments to Cash-Loving Germany

by Kiona SmithPosted on July 14, 2021 (July 14, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged Case Study, Scheidt & Bachmann, SWB Bus and Bahn

SWB Bus and Bahn, the transit agency serving the city of Bonn, is the first such operator in Germany to accept contactless EMV payments. [...]Read More

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Moovit Moves Forward to Enable Ticketing and Payments in App with More Transit Agencies

by Mobility Payments StaffPosted on July 13, 2021 (July 26, 2021)Posted in Mobile Ticketing

Large trip-planning app provider Moovit has enabled customers of more than 50 mostly small transit agencies in the U.S. to buy mobile tickets it its app, with more agencies to…

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California Launches Two More Pilots under Open-Loop Initiative

Porto Launches Open-Loop Pilot on Metro Line and Bus Route, Targeting Tourists; Plans Call for Rollout by 2022

MaaS Global CEO: Transit Agencies Should Not Control MaaS Platforms

Interest Growing in Open-Loop Payments in California, Says Cal-ITP

Case Study: German City First to Go Live with Check-in/be-out System in Country

Case Study: Ohio Transit Agency Nears Goal of Ridding Vehicles of Cash

Trip-Planning App Transit Touts Ticketing Sales, though Results Vary by Agency

Smaller Slovakian Bus Agencies Support Virtual Cards in Google Pay

Case Study: BONNsmart Project Seeks to Introduce Open-Loop Payments to Cash-Loving Germany

Moovit Moves Forward to Enable Ticketing and Payments in App with More Transit Agencies

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.