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Moscow Metro Expands Large Test of ‘Face Pay’ to More Lines; Rollout Expected as Early as Next Month

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 13, 2021 (September 14, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Facial Recognition, Moscow Metro

Moscow Metro said today it has increased the number of lines supporting a large test of its “Face Pay” service to more than half of its total lines. The metro…

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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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Moscow Metro Expands Large Test of ‘Face Pay’ to More Lines; Rollout Expected as Early as Next Month

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

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?

Cubic Corp. Hires Transportation Industry Veteran to Turn Around Its Troubled Fare-System Vendor

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

Barcelona Transport Authority Sets Date for Launch of Open-Loop Payments…Again; Can It Make It This Time?