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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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Budding MaaS App Hits Milestone for Public Transit Tickets but Share of Total Rides Still Low

by Dan BalabanPosted on June 5, 2021 (June 5, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Masabi, Moovit, NEORide, Transit

U.S.-based trip-planning app Transit announced it has enabled 500,000 rides from its app for a group of 13 small to mid-tier transit agencies based in the state of Ohio, though…

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Insight: Apple Pay Launch of Virtual Closed-Loop Virtual Clipper Card Follows Emerging Trend

by Dan BalabanPosted on June 5, 2021 (June 5, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Apple Pay, Clipper, MTC

Although the trend for transit agencies to support open-loop fare payments, including with Apple Pay, Google Pay and other Pays wallets, has continued unabated–even accelerated–during the pandemic, another trend is…

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In-Depth: First Agency to Sell Tickets Through Uber App Sees Relatively Few Takers Two Years on

by Dan BalabanPosted on June 5, 2021 (October 4, 2021)Posted in MaaS, Mobile TicketingTagged RTD Denver, Uber

The Regional Transportation District of Denver was the first transit agency to work with Uber to sell its bus and light rail tickets through the Uber app in the spring…

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Sydney to Test Multimodal Payments with Private Mobility Providers Using Digital Opal Card

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 1, 2021 (June 28, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Lime, Opal card, Transport for New South Wales, Uber

A trial to be held later this year in Australia’s largest city, Sydney, if it proves successful, could offer one example for how agencies can encourage customers to take multimodal…

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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

Budding MaaS App Hits Milestone for Public Transit Tickets but Share of Total Rides Still Low

Insight: Apple Pay Launch of Virtual Closed-Loop Virtual Clipper Card Follows Emerging Trend

In-Depth: First Agency to Sell Tickets Through Uber App Sees Relatively Few Takers Two Years on

Sydney to Test Multimodal Payments with Private Mobility Providers Using Digital Opal Card

Tip Sheet: Could Cubic Lose Another Big Contract in Vancouver?

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

Updated: Modaxo Completes Acquisition of Conduent Transit Unit; Renames Fare Business ‘Novvan’

Cubic and Moovel Intend to Protest Recommendation in Miami for $42 Million Contract Award to Masabi

U.S. Federal Rules Surface Again as Issue for Transit Agencies Outside California Buying Open-Loop Technology through Cal-ITP

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?

Miami-Dade County Recommends Masabi for Back Office Deal; If Approved by Board, Debt-Strapped Cubic Would Lose Another Contract as Incumbent