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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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UK Public Transit Officials in Midlands Seek to Replicate London’s Success in Pay-as-You-Go Contactless

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (June 30, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged Swift card, Transport for London

Transit officials in the Midlands in the UK are calling on the government to fund a London-style contactless fare-payments system across this large section of the country, which would enable…

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In-Depth: California Transport Group Launches Mobile Ticketing, Plans MaaS Rollout

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (October 5, 2021)Posted in MaaS, Mobile TicketingTagged SaaS Ticketing

Officials in California’s Central Valley have launched an app that enables users to buy mobile tickets for bus and rail rides with seven mostly small public transit agencies, with plans…

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Australia’s Commonwealth Bank Seeks to Expand Open-Payments Push for Transit and Other Mobility Projects

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (April 4, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged CBA, Transport for New South Wales

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the acquirer and processor for the open-loop payments service rolled out by Transport for New South Wales in Sydney, says it is negotiating with transit officials…

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Helsinki to Roll Out Multimodal Contactless EMV Fare Payments, with Plans for Daily and Weekly Fare Capping

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (April 4, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged Helsinki Regional Transport Authority, Littlepay

The Helsinki Regional Transport Authority plans to accept contactless EMV payments on its multimodal system, including its buses, metro, trams and ferries. The rollout, expected to be completed in 2023,…

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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

UK Public Transit Officials in Midlands Seek to Replicate London’s Success in Pay-as-You-Go Contactless

In-Depth: California Transport Group Launches Mobile Ticketing, Plans MaaS Rollout

Australia’s Commonwealth Bank Seeks to Expand Open-Payments Push for Transit and Other Mobility Projects

Helsinki to Roll Out Multimodal Contactless EMV Fare Payments, with Plans for Daily and Weekly Fare Capping

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