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New York’s MTA OMNY Service Continues to Grow as Agency Preps Further Rollout This Year

by Mobility Payments StaffPosted on July 5, 2021 (March 3, 2022)Posted in New Takes-MTA MilestonesTagged MTA

As New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority marked the two-year anniversary since launching the first phase of its high-profile OMNY open-loop fare payments rollout in May 2019, transactions continue to grow.…

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Pros & Cons of Open Loop: Transit Agencies Face Choice

by Dan BalabanPosted on July 5, 2021 (July 4, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice

While the Covid-19 pandemic has slashed transit agency budgets and delayed rollouts, it has accelerated the trend for the agencies to enable their customers to pay fares with contactless EMV…

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Italian Transit Operators Expand Use of cEMV, but Cash Difficult to Unseat

by Mobility Payments StaffPosted on July 5, 2021 (July 4, 2021)Posted in New Takes-Italy eEMVTagged ATAC

Major Italian public transit operators, including those in Rome and Milan, see contactless EMV payments as an important option for customers, even enabling them to use their contactless bank cards…

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Boston Authority Makes Aggressive Push to Banish Cash On Board Buses

by Mobility Payments StaffPosted on July 5, 2021 (July 4, 2021)Posted in New Takes-MBTA Cashless

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, or MBTA, in Boston plans to completely do away with cash fare payments on its various transport modes when it rolls out its massive new…

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London Prepares for Major New Fare-Collection Contract

by Mobility Payments StaffPosted on July 5, 2021 (September 29, 2021)Posted in New Takes-London Contract

Transport for London, which runs the largest open-loop fare payments system in the world, is gearing for a major upgrade of its revenue-collection contract, giving the authority its first account-based…

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Google Expands Parking Payments to Another City as it Continues to Build Google Pay Fare Hub

by Kiona SmithPosted on June 12, 2021 (July 28, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Google Pay, ParkMobile

Google will enable users to pay for parking with U.S.-based parking locator and payments vendor ParkMobile within its Google Pay app starting this month in Atlanta, GA, as the search…

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Washington, D.C.’s, SmarTrip Latest Closed-Loop Fare Card Added to Pays Wallet

by Dan BalabanPosted on June 9, 2021 (July 15, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Apple Pay, Google Pay, WMATA

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, or WMATA, as expected, has added its closed-loop fare card SmarTrip to Google Pay, following support by Apple Pay for the card last year.…

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Transit Agency Sells Passes for Bikes and Buses through Trip-Planning App, though Cash Still Reigns

by Kiona SmithPosted on June 5, 2021 (July 7, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged RTC of Southern Nevada, Transit app, Uber

RTC of Southern Nevada, the main transit agency serving Las Vegas and the surrounding region, now enables customers to buy passes for bike share in addition to tickets for buses…

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Open-Loop Payments Trial at Small California Transit Agency Could Lead to More Rollouts in Giant State

by Dan BalabanPosted on June 5, 2021 (July 25, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged Caltrans, Littlepay, Monterey-Salinas Transit

California public bus agency Monterey-Salinas Transit last month officially launched a six-month “demonstration” project to pilot contactless open-loop payments. While the agency is very small, providing only around 3,500 rides…

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Cubic Announces Two More Small Transit Agencies Launching Umo, as Company Seeks to Broaden Market Reach

by Dan BalabanPosted on June 5, 2021 (June 12, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Cubic, Omaha Metro, Umo

U.S.-based Cubic Transportation Systems has announced contracts with two more small U.S. transit agencies to move to Cubic’s Umo ticketing platform, as the large automated fare-collection system vendor seeks to…

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New York’s MTA OMNY Service Continues to Grow as Agency Preps Further Rollout This Year

Pros & Cons of Open Loop: Transit Agencies Face Choice

Italian Transit Operators Expand Use of cEMV, but Cash Difficult to Unseat

Boston Authority Makes Aggressive Push to Banish Cash On Board Buses

London Prepares for Major New Fare-Collection Contract

Google Expands Parking Payments to Another City as it Continues to Build Google Pay Fare Hub

Washington, D.C.’s, SmarTrip Latest Closed-Loop Fare Card Added to Pays Wallet

Transit Agency Sells Passes for Bikes and Buses through Trip-Planning App, though Cash Still Reigns

Open-Loop Payments Trial at Small California Transit Agency Could Lead to More Rollouts in Giant State

Cubic Announces Two More Small Transit Agencies Launching Umo, as Company Seeks to Broaden Market Reach

Miami Hearing Officer Rejects Protests by Cubic, Moovel; Vendors Vow to Weigh ‘All Available Options’

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?

Miami Hearing Officer Rejects Protests by Cubic, Moovel; Vendors Vow to Weigh ‘All Available Options’

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