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Backers of Dutch OVpay Project Again Push Back Date to Retire 20-Year-Old Mifare Card; but White-Label Replacement is Coming

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 2, 2026 (March 8, 2026)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Netherland

Organizers of the Netherland’s high-profile national rollout of a new fare system entirely supporting EMV technology have pushed back the date for retiring their more than 20-year-old closed-loop OV-chipkaart. …

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Special Report: New York Mayor Mamdani Champions Zero-Fare Buses for NYC as Kansas City Prepares to Walk it Back

by Timothy SunderlandPosted on January 28, 2026 (January 29, 2026)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Free Fares

Somewhere in the bowels of New York’s City Hall, a tiger team is figuring out how to fulfill the mayor’s campaign promise of zero-fare buses. The question is, have city…

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Updated with Judgment: UK Court Allows Transport for London to Enter into Revenue-Collection Contract with Indra

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 16, 2026 (February 24, 2026)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Transport for London

Spain-based Indra Group announced today it has signed the new revenue-collection contact with Transport for London–a deal worth up to £845 million (US$1.1 billion) to operate and maintain TfL’s massive…

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Tip Sheet (Updated): Stockholm to Replace Validators; More Ex-‘Cubes’ Looking for Jobs; Open Loop on Ho Chi Minh City Metro–One Year On

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 15, 2026 (February 24, 2026)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Tip Sheet

Public transport officials in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday finally issued their long-anticipated tender request to buy 4,000 to 5,000 new validators, starting in January 2027. As expected, Stockholm wants to run…

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Exclusive: Masabi, Moovel and Indra Object to Cubic’s No. 1 Ranking for Miami’s Back-Office Contract

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 15, 2026 (February 24, 2026)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Miami

Three vendors are calling on Miami-Dade County, Fla., officials to nullify the results of a recent competition for a new account-based ticketing back office and to throw out Cubic Transportation…

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Miami Expected to Negotiate with Cubic Soon for Back-Office Contract; One or More Competing Vendors Still Poised to Protest

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 8, 2026 (February 10, 2026)Posted in Open LoopTagged Miami

A Miami-Dade County, Fla., procurement official told Mobility Payments Wednesday that he expects to get approval in less than two weeks to begin negotiations with the top-ranked vendor, Cubic Transportation…

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Transit Agencies Spending Millions to Replace Gates; Suppliers See an Opportunity

by Timothy SunderlandPosted on January 5, 2026 (February 10, 2026)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Fare gates

Transit agencies in the U.S. and beyond are spending tens or hundreds of millions of dollars–and, in the case of the New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, potentially more than a…

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Tip Sheet: Another Suitor Believed to have Emerged for Conduent’s Transportation Unit

by Dan BalabanPosted on December 19, 2025 (February 10, 2026)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Conduent

Another Suitor Believed to have Emerged for Conduent’s Transportation Unit; also: More Layoffs Expected for Cubic. [...]Read More

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Cubic Jumps from Fourth to First in Rank for Miami Back-Office Contract, as Competing Vendors Weigh Protests

by Dan BalabanPosted on December 18, 2025 (January 20, 2026)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Miami

Cubic Transportation Systems vaulted into the lead in the second and final evaluation round for a back-office contract with the county agency that oversees Miami-Dade Transit despite finishing tied for…

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Wellington Plans to Launch Open-Loop Payments Next April–Refusing to Wait for New Zealand’s National Ticketing Solution

by Dan BalabanPosted on December 9, 2025 (April 10, 2026)Posted in Open LoopTagged New Zealand

The transport authority serving New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, said it can no longer wait for the country’s “National Ticketing Solution” to reach the city and is spending NZ$5.5 million ($3.2…

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Backers of Dutch OVpay Project Again Push Back Date to Retire 20-Year-Old Mifare Card; but White-Label Replacement is Coming

Special Report: New York Mayor Mamdani Champions Zero-Fare Buses for NYC as Kansas City Prepares to Walk it Back

Updated with Judgment: UK Court Allows Transport for London to Enter into Revenue-Collection Contract with Indra

Tip Sheet (Updated): Stockholm to Replace Validators; More Ex-‘Cubes’ Looking for Jobs; Open Loop on Ho Chi Minh City Metro–One Year On

Exclusive: Masabi, Moovel and Indra Object to Cubic’s No. 1 Ranking for Miami’s Back-Office Contract

Miami Expected to Negotiate with Cubic Soon for Back-Office Contract; One or More Competing Vendors Still Poised to Protest

Transit Agencies Spending Millions to Replace Gates; Suppliers See an Opportunity

Tip Sheet: Another Suitor Believed to have Emerged for Conduent’s Transportation Unit

Cubic Jumps from Fourth to First in Rank for Miami Back-Office Contract, as Competing Vendors Weigh Protests

Wellington Plans to Launch Open-Loop Payments Next April–Refusing to Wait for New Zealand’s National Ticketing Solution

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