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Milwaukee Transit Agency Announces More Details of New Fare-Collection Project Using Cubic’s Umo Platform

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 9, 2022 (February 16, 2022)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Cubic Transportation Systems, Milwaukee County Transit System

The Milwaukee County Transit System today announced its plans to launch its new fare-collection system using the Umo Mobility platform from Cubic Transportation Systems in the fall. The system will…

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French City Launches Open-Loop Fare Payments, Though France Catching Up with Other European Countries

by Mobility Payments StaffPosted on February 3, 2022 (March 21, 2022)Posted in Open LoopTagged Besançon, Kuba, Littlepay

The city of Besançon in Eastern France has launched contactless open-loop fare payments supporting Visa- and Mastercard-branded credit and debit cards, as well as cards supporting France’s Cartes Bancaires domestic…

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In-Depth: Retail Payments Networks Key to Cashless Push by U.S. Transit Agencies

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 2, 2022 (February 16, 2022)Posted in Closed LoopTagged InComm Payments, MBTA

Despite the strong push behind electronic fare payments and buzz around going cashless, only a few transit agencies in the U.S. have actually eliminated cash acceptance on board their buses…

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Helsinki Transit Agency Issues New Tender Request for Validators for Multimodal Open-Loop Payments Service

by Mobility Payments StaffPosted on January 26, 2022 (July 22, 2022)Posted in Open LoopTagged HSL, Littlepay

The Helsinki regional transport agency, or HSL late last week released a tender request through procurement channels seeking bids for at least 4,500 validators for its planned multimodal contactless open-loop…

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Updated: Contract for New Fare-Collection System in Milwaukee Goes to Cubic

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 19, 2022 (January 28, 2022)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Cubic Transportation Systems

Transit officials in Milwaukee, WI, plan to launch a new fare payments system and are believed to have chosen Cubic Transportation Systems’ software-as-a-service Umo platform for the project, Mobility Payments…

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Faster and More Accurate than Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, Can Ultra-Wideband Deliver on Promise of Hands-Free Ticketing?

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 17, 2022 (February 16, 2022)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Infineon, Ultra-wideband

Demand for hands-free (or nearly hands-free) ticketing has been growing, using such technologies as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GPS to enable customers to board buses and trains with only a swipe…

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Moscow Joint Venture Launches Test of Mobile POS, as It Seeks to Further Expand Reach of Closed-Loop Troika

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 12, 2022 (January 13, 2022)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Moscow Metro

A joint venture of the Moscow city government and state-owned Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, has launched a test of a mobile-POS app for bus drivers to use to accept fare…

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Multiple Vendors Disqualified in Bidding to Supply Open-Loop Technology for California’s ‘Mobility Marketplace’

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 6, 2022 (October 22, 2022)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP, Editor's Choice, Enghouse, Littlepay, Masabi, Scheidt & Bachmann

A number of well-known industry vendors that bid on two much-anticipated contracts from the state of California to the supply open-loop payments technology to transit agencies statewide were disqualified last…

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Open-Loop Technology May be ‘Interoperable,’ but Not for Transit Agencies; Trade Group Wants to Help Remedy That

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 5, 2022 (January 6, 2022)Posted in Open LoopTagged Transport for London, UITP, Visa

One of the main selling points for open-loop payments is that it offers a form of interoperability that enables riders to use the same credit or debit card to pay…

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Groundbreaking System to Check Eligibility for Fare Discounts Doesn’t Support NFC Wallets; Agency Head Promises Fix

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 3, 2022 (February 18, 2022)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP, Monterey-Salinas Transit

California bus agency Monterey-Salinas Transit recently launched what is believed to be the first system of its kind globally that enables customers to verify their eligibility for fare discounts online,…

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Milwaukee Transit Agency Announces More Details of New Fare-Collection Project Using Cubic’s Umo Platform

French City Launches Open-Loop Fare Payments, Though France Catching Up with Other European Countries

In-Depth: Retail Payments Networks Key to Cashless Push by U.S. Transit Agencies

Helsinki Transit Agency Issues New Tender Request for Validators for Multimodal Open-Loop Payments Service

Updated: Contract for New Fare-Collection System in Milwaukee Goes to Cubic

Faster and More Accurate than Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, Can Ultra-Wideband Deliver on Promise of Hands-Free Ticketing?

Moscow Joint Venture Launches Test of Mobile POS, as It Seeks to Further Expand Reach of Closed-Loop Troika

Multiple Vendors Disqualified in Bidding to Supply Open-Loop Technology for California’s ‘Mobility Marketplace’

Open-Loop Technology May be ‘Interoperable,’ but Not for Transit Agencies; Trade Group Wants to Help Remedy That

Groundbreaking System to Check Eligibility for Fare Discounts Doesn’t Support NFC Wallets; Agency Head Promises Fix

Updated: Cubic Loses Sydney Contract in Another Major Blow to Fare-System Vendor

D.C. Transit Authority to Award Contract Worth Up to $75.9 Million to Indra; Cubic to Get Separate Sole-Source Deal

Tip Sheet: Vancouver Accepts Bids for Major System Upgrade–Another Must-Win for Cubic

Officials Plan First Statewide Open-Loop Rollout in U.S.; but Say Federal Rules Bar them from Buying Through Cal-ITP

Updated: Trump Budget Cuts–If Not Rolled Back by Congress–would Deal Blow to U.S. Transit Agencies

Officials Plan First Statewide Open-Loop Rollout in U.S.; but Say Federal Rules Bar them from Buying Through Cal-ITP

State Auditor: Conduent Rollout Schedule for Melbourne Project ‘Overly Optimistic’; Transport Officials Ignored Signs of Risk

Special Report: San Francisco’s MTC and Cubic Battle Through Problem-Plagued Launch of Clipper 2.0

Miami Disqualifies Top-Ranked Cubic for $40 Million Back-Office Contract; Vendor Vows to File Objection and to ‘Pursue all Available Remedies’

In-Depth: Cal-ITP Open-Loop Procurement Program Records Biggest Year in 2025 but Several Challenges Remain