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Post-Lockdown, Transit Riders Want Agencies to Run Vehicles More Frequently, Provide Real-Time Arrival Information and Offer Contactless and Mobile Payments

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (February 21, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Covid-19, Moovit, Pandemic

Up to a third of transit riders in several cities say contactless payments and mobile ticketing would encourage them to return to using public transit following the Covid-19 lockdowns, according…

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New York’s OMNY Project Completes Major Milestone, as Transit Officials Point to Steady Growth in Adoption

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (July 5, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cubic, MTA, OMNY

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority's much-watched open-loop fare collection service, OMNY, has reached a milestone for acceptance in New York's premier borough, Manhattan. [...]Read More

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Trip-Planning Giant Moovit Begins to Enable Ticketing and Payments, as Rivals Make Similar Moves

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (April 4, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Masabi, Moovit, NEORide

Moovit, which bills itself as the world's largest “urban mobility app,” has begun to enable public transit ticketing and payments from its platform, as it seeks to deliver what it…

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Los Angeles Transit Authority Follows Through with Plans to Enable TAP Card for Apple Pay; Google Pay to Follow

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (June 24, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Apple Pay, Cubic, LA Metro, Ventra, WMATA

Another major U.S. transit agency has introduced a virtual closed-loop card for Apple Pay this week, with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, or Metro, It comes a couple…

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Transit Agency in Canada Plans to Launch Mobile Ticketing, Citing Covid Fears

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (February 3, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Masabi, Saskatoon Transit

Another transit agency in Canada has announced it will enable mobile ticketing, along with reloadable contactless cards, citing in part the Covid-19 pandemic and the desire to reduce the use…

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Southern California Transit Agency to Sell Tickets Via Google Maps and Google Pay; Others Expected to Follow

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (January 17, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Google Maps, Moovit, Token Transit

There’s more evidence that popular trip-planning apps Transit, Moovit and Google Maps are seeking to expand further into mobile ticketing and payments from their platforms. [...]Read More

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Google Tests Mobile Ticketing Initiated in Maps App; Could Lead to Mobility-as-a-Service Offer?

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (July 5, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Google, Token Transit

Three small public transit agencies in the U.S. are quietly testing use of Google Maps and Google Pay to enable customers to first plan then pay for tickets. It’s believed…

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Los Angeles Transit Authority to Support Closed-Loop TAP Card in Both Apple Pay and Google Pay

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (January 10, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Cubic, Google, LA Metro, Salesforce

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, or Metro, plans to introduce an Android version of its TAP closed-loop fare card, with a virtual TAP card for the Google Pay…

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Uber Expands Mobile Ticketing to More U.S. Public Transit Agencies

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (April 7, 2022)Posted in MaaS, Mobile TicketingTagged Masabi, Transit, Uber

As expected, Uber has expanded support for public transit ticketing in its app again, this time to a consortium of 13 small and mid-tier transit agencies in Ohio and Northern…

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Italy’s Fourth Largest City Latest to Launch Open-Loop Service

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (August 31, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Gruppo Torinese Trasporti, Italy, Turin

Transit officials in Turin, Italy, have launched acceptance of fares with contactless EMV bank cards and NFC wallets. The Covid-19 pandemic aftermath is expected to accelerate the already significant trend…

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Post-Lockdown, Transit Riders Want Agencies to Run Vehicles More Frequently, Provide Real-Time Arrival Information and Offer Contactless and Mobile Payments

New York’s OMNY Project Completes Major Milestone, as Transit Officials Point to Steady Growth in Adoption

Trip-Planning Giant Moovit Begins to Enable Ticketing and Payments, as Rivals Make Similar Moves

Los Angeles Transit Authority Follows Through with Plans to Enable TAP Card for Apple Pay; Google Pay to Follow

Transit Agency in Canada Plans to Launch Mobile Ticketing, Citing Covid Fears

Southern California Transit Agency to Sell Tickets Via Google Maps and Google Pay; Others Expected to Follow

Google Tests Mobile Ticketing Initiated in Maps App; Could Lead to Mobility-as-a-Service Offer?

Los Angeles Transit Authority to Support Closed-Loop TAP Card in Both Apple Pay and Google Pay

Uber Expands Mobile Ticketing to More U.S. Public Transit Agencies

Italy’s Fourth Largest City Latest to Launch Open-Loop Service

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