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Moovit and Cubic Betting that MaaS Can Help U.S. Transit Agencies Regain Lost Ridership

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (January 1, 2021)Posted in MaaSTagged Cubic, Moovit

(This premium article was originally published in January 2020. © Mobility Payments and Forthwrite Media.) With public transit ridership decreasing in most large U.S. cities over the past five years,…

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Mobility as a Service Continues to Get Rolling with Uber Expanding Service to Second U.S. City

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (January 1, 2021)Posted in MaaS, Mobile TicketingTagged Masabi, Uber

(This premium article was originally published in January 2020. © Mobility Payments and Forthwrite Media.) Mobility as a service is expected to reshape the traditional transport industry, and while it…

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Cubic Strikes Deal with Google to Enable Closed-Loop Transit Payments in Google Pay

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (June 28, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Cubic, Google, MTC

In a move that could enable more large transit agencies to offer NFC mobile payments with their closed-loop transit cards, U.S.-based Cubic Transportation Systems has signed an agreement with Google…

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As Covid-19 Causes Transit Ridership to Plummet, Mobile-Ticketing Vendors Hope to Help Bring Riders Back

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (February 26, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Cubic, Masabi, Token Transit

(This premium article was originally published in May 2020. © Mobility Payments and Forthwrite Media.) As the Covid-19 crisis sows fear among mass transit customers and causes ridership on buses,…

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Philadelphia Transit Authority Confirms Plans for Launch of Open-Loop Payments after Delays

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (April 20, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Conduent, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, SEPTA

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, or SEPTA, in Philadelphia plans to introduce open-loop payments of fares, with a pilot scheduled for around June, a spokesman confirmed to NFC Times. It…

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Use of Contactless EMV to Pay Transit Fares Accelerating, According to Two Agencies

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (August 13, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged MTA, OMNY

Two transit agencies, one large and one small, that began accepting contactless bank cards and NFC wallets to pay fares in recent months are reporting that use of the new…

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Apple Launches Express Transit in London; Mobility Service also Adds NFC Payments Feature in Apple Wallet

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (January 6, 2021)Posted in Open Loop

Apple has expanded its Express Transit service to another major market, enabling Apple Pay users to pay for fares on Transport for London-run trains and buses without first authenticating themselves…

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More Open-Loop Transit Payments Services to Launch in Taiwan

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (June 29, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged EasyCard, Taoyuan Airport MRT

Taiwan’s airport train service will begin accepting Visa- and Mastercard-branded credit cards starting in January 2020, making it the second mass-transit service on the island nation to support open-loop payments…

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Contactless EMV Card Rollout in U.S. to Pick Up Speed in 2020, but Shape of Adoption Remains Unclear

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (January 6, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged Surveys, U.S. Federal Reserve, Visa

With contactless EMV cards expected to have a significant footprint in the U.S. in 2020, the debate continues over whether the rollout will promote or harm take-up of NFC mobile…

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NFC Wallets Make Up Growing Share of Contactless Payments on London Transit

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (June 18, 2025)Posted in Mobile Ticketing, Open LoopTagged Transport for London

Use of NFC wallets continues to steadily increase as part of Transport for London’s landmark contactless payments service, with payments from NFC-enabled smartphones and smartwatches now accounting for 20% of…

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Moovit and Cubic Betting that MaaS Can Help U.S. Transit Agencies Regain Lost Ridership

Mobility as a Service Continues to Get Rolling with Uber Expanding Service to Second U.S. City

Cubic Strikes Deal with Google to Enable Closed-Loop Transit Payments in Google Pay

As Covid-19 Causes Transit Ridership to Plummet, Mobile-Ticketing Vendors Hope to Help Bring Riders Back

Philadelphia Transit Authority Confirms Plans for Launch of Open-Loop Payments after Delays

Use of Contactless EMV to Pay Transit Fares Accelerating, According to Two Agencies

Apple Launches Express Transit in London; Mobility Service also Adds NFC Payments Feature in Apple Wallet

More Open-Loop Transit Payments Services to Launch in Taiwan

Contactless EMV Card Rollout in U.S. to Pick Up Speed in 2020, but Shape of Adoption Remains Unclear

NFC Wallets Make Up Growing Share of Contactless Payments on London Transit

Electric Vehicle Market in U.S. Adjusts to Loss of Sales Incentives, Charger Subsidies

Evaluations Detail How Masabi Outscored Cubic and Kuba to Win Sacramento Contract

D.C. Transit Authority WMATA Releases Open-Payment Overlay Contract with Littlepay; Declines to Disclose Transaction Fees, including Interchange

Tip Sheet: Layoffs at Cubic–Vendor Says It Amounts to Only 2% of Workforce but Won’t Release Figures; Insiders Say Cuts Taking Toll on Engineers, Others

In Harsh Response to Cubic’s Lawsuit, Transport for London Contends It Could have Rejected Vendor on Several Grounds

D.C. Transit Authority WMATA Releases Open-Payment Overlay Contract with Littlepay; Declines to Disclose Transaction Fees, including Interchange

Tip Sheet: Layoffs at Cubic–Vendor Says It Amounts to Only 2% of Workforce but Won’t Release Figures; Insiders Say Cuts Taking Toll on Engineers, Others

In Harsh Response to Cubic’s Lawsuit, Transport for London Contends It Could have Rejected Vendor on Several Grounds

Maitland Out at Cubic; CTS President Montgomery-Torrellas to Take Over ‘Growth’ Position Himself

Cubic’s Recently Installed Head of Europe Departs Abruptly; Maitland Under Pressure