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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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Rome Operator: Covid Accelerates Demand for Contactless but Customer Habits Hard to Change

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 29, 2021 (May 30, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged ATAC, Francesco Amendola, Rome, Vix Technology

The CIO of Italy’s largest public transit operator, ATAC SpA, said the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated demand for open-loop contactless and mobile payments, but added that old habits are hard…

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Dubai Transit Authority Plans to Launch Its Closed-Loop Card in More NFC Wallets

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 25, 2021 (April 5, 2021)Posted in Closed Loop, Mobile TicketingTagged Apple Pay, Closed-Loop Payments, Dubai, Huawei, RTA, Samsung Pay

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority, or RTA, which in December first launched mobile fare payments with a digital version of its closed-loop card in Huawei smartphones, says it plans to…

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Case Study: Transit Agency in Portugal Combined NFC with BLE for Mobile Ticketing; Faced Challenges

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 22, 2021 (July 27, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Be-Out, BLE, Bluetooth Low Energy, Calypso, Littlepay, Porto, TIP

The agency that runs ticketing for 19 public bus, tram and train operators serving Porto, Portugal’s second largest city, says it has had success–and faced several challenges–with the rollout of…

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OMNY Hits New Usage Milestone as Open-Loop Payments Rollout Continues

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 17, 2021 (April 5, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged MTA, OMNY

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, or MTA, says it continues to see steady growth of its open-loop fare payments service, OMNY, announcing 50 million taps by customers using NFC wallets…

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Visa, Mastercard Forecast More Contactless Growth in U.S., Spurred in Part by New York Fare Payments Service

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (June 26, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged MTA, OMNY, Visa

The heads of the two largest payments networks in the U.S., Visa and Mastercard, predict strong growth for contactless payments in the U.S., with Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga noting that…

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Israel Launches Nationwide Mobile-Ticketing Scheme; Moovit, Others Provide Apps

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (April 4, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Israel, Moovit, Pango, Wondo

Israel this week (December) launched a nationwide mobile-ticketing system, enabling riders to pay for trips on buses and later on railways, with the charges assessed at the end of each…

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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

Rome Operator: Covid Accelerates Demand for Contactless but Customer Habits Hard to Change

Dubai Transit Authority Plans to Launch Its Closed-Loop Card in More NFC Wallets

Case Study: Transit Agency in Portugal Combined NFC with BLE for Mobile Ticketing; Faced Challenges

OMNY Hits New Usage Milestone as Open-Loop Payments Rollout Continues

Visa, Mastercard Forecast More Contactless Growth in U.S., Spurred in Part by New York Fare Payments Service

Israel Launches Nationwide Mobile-Ticketing Scheme; Moovit, Others Provide Apps

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