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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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Miami Latest U.S. City to Introduce Open-Loop Transit Payments

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (January 6, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged Miami-Dade Transit

Transit officials in Miami-Dade County, Fla. are the latest in the U.S. to introduce open-loop payments of fares with contactless credit and debit cards and bank card credentials on NFC…

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UK Tram Riders Take to Tapping with NFC phones to Pay for Fares, According to Early Results

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (January 6, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged Transport for Greater Manchester

Transport for Greater Manchester, which last month launched open-loop payments on its large Metrolink tram network, said Thursday that contactless credit and debit cards and NFC wallets accounted for a…

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In-Depth: 5 Years After Transport for London Launched Contactless Across Transit Network, Open Loop in UK Remains Uneven

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (February 21, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged Arriva, Stagecoach, Transport for Greater Manchester, Transport for London

Five years ago next month (September 2019), Transport for London introduced open-loop contactless payments across its transit network, including metro, trams and commuter rail, following an earlier launch on buses.…

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Apple Again Promises to Push Transit Ticketing as It Seeks Broader Adoption of Apple Pay

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (January 6, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Apple, Hop Fastpass, Metropolitan Transportation Auhtority, Ventra

While noting to financial analysts late Tuesday (July 2019) that Apple Pay is now approaching 1 billion transactions per month globally and is in 47 markets, perhaps Apple CEO Tim…

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Rome Latest Transit System to Launch Open-Loop Fare Payments; also Enables Monthly Passes with EMV Cards

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (December 3, 2022)Posted in Open LoopTagged ATAC, Intesa Sanpaolo, Mastercard, SIA

Rome has become the second major city in Italy–and one of a small but growing number of large cities globally–to enable riders to pay transit fares with EMV contactless credit,…

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In-Depth: As Mifare Alternative Cipurse Nears 10th Anniversary, Major Rollouts Prove Elusive So Far

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (January 6, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Cipurse, OSPT Alliance

The mid-tier city of Vinnytsia in the Ukraine is rolling out its first transit smart cards for payment of fares on buses and trams this summer, replacing cash, which riders…

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Brussels Transit Operator Sees Need for Global Interoperability of Fare Payments

by Dan BalabanPosted on December 8, 2020 (December 29, 2020)Posted in Open LoopTagged Interoperability

Brussels transit operator STIB is rolling out contactless EMV Payments on its three modes of transport, metro, bus and trams this spring. [...]Read More

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Contactless Payments of Fares Gets Slow Start in Miami, According to Figures

by Dan BalabanPosted on December 8, 2020 (December 29, 2020)Posted in Open LoopTagged Miami-Dade Transit, Transport for Greater Manchester

(This premium article was originally published Jan. 9, 2020, in Mobility Payments’ sister publication NFC Times.) Take-up of open-loop contactless payment of fares in Miami-Dade County, Fla., has been slow…

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Transport for London’s Lucrative Sponsorship Deal with Google Shows Value of ‘Point of Sale’ Real Estate at Fare Gates

by Dan BalabanPosted on December 8, 2020 (December 28, 2020)Posted in Open Loop

(This premium article was originally published March 4, 2020 in Mobility Payments’ sister publication NFC Times.) Transport for London’s recent deal with Google to put the Google Pay Logo on…

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

Miami Latest U.S. City to Introduce Open-Loop Transit Payments

UK Tram Riders Take to Tapping with NFC phones to Pay for Fares, According to Early Results

In-Depth: 5 Years After Transport for London Launched Contactless Across Transit Network, Open Loop in UK Remains Uneven

Apple Again Promises to Push Transit Ticketing as It Seeks Broader Adoption of Apple Pay

Rome Latest Transit System to Launch Open-Loop Fare Payments; also Enables Monthly Passes with EMV Cards

In-Depth: As Mifare Alternative Cipurse Nears 10th Anniversary, Major Rollouts Prove Elusive So Far

Brussels Transit Operator Sees Need for Global Interoperability of Fare Payments

Contactless Payments of Fares Gets Slow Start in Miami, According to Figures

Transport for London’s Lucrative Sponsorship Deal with Google Shows Value of ‘Point of Sale’ Real Estate at Fare Gates

Canada’s BC Transit Plans to Launch Open-Loop Payments, as Cubic Seeks to Keep Pace in SaaS-Ticketing Market

Seoul to Support Open-Loop Payments by Next Year on Buses, 2027 on Metro

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

Cubic Contends It was Low Bidder and should have Won London Contract; Claims Unfair Treatment, Possible Conflict of Interest as Details of Lawsuit Emerge

Tip Sheet: Cubic Believed to be Sole Vendor in Running for Sydney Deal; TfL: Revenue-Collection Procurement Not Over Yet; Madrid Seeks ABT System

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

Cubic Contends It was Low Bidder and should have Won London Contract; Claims Unfair Treatment, Possible Conflict of Interest as Details of Lawsuit Emerge

Review of New Zealand National Fare Project Predicts More ‘Significant Delays’ and Likely Cost Overruns; Government in ‘Commercial' Talks with Cubic, Others

One Year On: Denmark’s Bold Mobile-First Strategy has Reached Nearly 50% Adoption; Getting the Rest Could be More Difficult

Updated: Cubic Short-Listed for Must-Win Sydney Contract; Hitachi Rail, Others, Believed Out