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Insight: Paris Warms to Open-Loop Payments but Don’t Expect a London-Style Rollout

by Dan BalabanPosted on December 5, 2025 (February 24, 2026)Posted in Open LoopTagged Paris

When Paris regional transport authority Île-de-France Mobilités recently announced it was supporting open-loop payments on board buses, backers of the technology hailed the move as confirmation that one of the…

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Electric Vehicle Market in U.S. Adjusts to Loss of Sales Incentives, Charger Subsidies

by Timothy SunderlandPosted on November 27, 2025 (November 27, 2025)Posted in MaaSTagged EV charging

The news was grim for electric vehicle market backers in the U.S. in October, after the Trump administration eliminated federal tax incentives of up to $7,500 per new EV purchase.…

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Evaluations Detail How Masabi Outscored Cubic and Kuba to Win Sacramento Contract

by Dan BalabanPosted on November 26, 2025 (August 14, 2026)Posted in Mobile Ticketing, UncategorizedTagged SacRT

UK-based Masabi won the transit ticketing contract with Sacramento Regional Transit in part because of its ability to integrate with other vendors and third-party apps and to enable regional ticketing.…

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D.C. Transit Authority WMATA Releases Open-Payment Overlay Contract with Littlepay; Declines to Disclose Transaction Fees, including Interchange

by Dan BalabanPosted on November 25, 2025 (January 5, 2026)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, WMATA

Washington, D.C, transit authority WMATA will pay vendor Littlepay just under $5.1 million over eight years in licensing, employee and other managed services fees, not counting transaction fees, for running…

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Tip Sheet: Layoffs at Cubic–Vendor Says It Amounts to Only 2% of Workforce but Won’t Release Figures; Insiders Say Cuts Taking Toll on Engineers, Others

by Dan BalabanPosted on November 14, 2025 (September 4, 2026)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice

U.S.-based Cubic Transportation Systems has yet to release a total for the number of employees it plans to lay off, but Mobility Payments is hearing it could be 15% or…

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In Harsh Response to Cubic’s Lawsuit, Transport for London Contends It Could have Rejected Vendor on Several Grounds

by Dan BalabanPosted on November 6, 2025 (February 10, 2026)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Transport for London

Transport for London contends that it would have rejected Cubic Transportation Systems’ tender for the agency’s revenue-collection contract even if the vendor had not been automatically knocked out of the…

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Tip Sheet: Layoffs Expected at Cubic; Fare Vendor Discloses ‘New Operating Model,’ Though Releases Few Details

by Dan BalabanPosted on November 6, 2025 (February 24, 2026)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Cubic

There is growing talk of layoffs at Cubic Transportation Systems, although it’s unclear how many employees will lose their jobs. When asked, a Cubic spokesman did not immediately address the…

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Vancouver Transit Authority Issues RFP for Major Fare-System Upgrade; Believed to Have Rejected Sole-Source Proposal

by Dan BalabanPosted on November 5, 2025 (September 8, 2026)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Vancouver

Vancouver transit authority TransLink has issued a request for proposal to upgrade its fare-payments system, a project that could be worth an estimated CA$507 million (US$360 million) in capital expenses…

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Maitland Out at Cubic; CTS President Montgomery-Torrellas to Take Over ‘Growth’ Position Himself

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 30, 2025 (February 24, 2026)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Cubic, Editor's Choice

David Maitland, who headed business development for Cubic Transportation Systems, is out after fewer than 18 months with the struggling fare-system supplier, Mobility Payments has learned. The vendor does not…

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Update on Swedish Procurements, including Recent Validator Competition Attracting Nine Bidders

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 28, 2025 (November 6, 2025)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Sweden

Sweden’s price-focused, modular market for ticketing procurements is seeing more activity, with at least two decisions in, though pending appeal, and others headed for tender. That is believed to include…

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Insight: Paris Warms to Open-Loop Payments but Don’t Expect a London-Style Rollout

Electric Vehicle Market in U.S. Adjusts to Loss of Sales Incentives, Charger Subsidies

Evaluations Detail How Masabi Outscored Cubic and Kuba to Win Sacramento Contract

D.C. Transit Authority WMATA Releases Open-Payment Overlay Contract with Littlepay; Declines to Disclose Transaction Fees, including Interchange

Tip Sheet: Layoffs at Cubic–Vendor Says It Amounts to Only 2% of Workforce but Won’t Release Figures; Insiders Say Cuts Taking Toll on Engineers, Others

In Harsh Response to Cubic’s Lawsuit, Transport for London Contends It Could have Rejected Vendor on Several Grounds

Tip Sheet: Layoffs Expected at Cubic; Fare Vendor Discloses ‘New Operating Model,’ Though Releases Few Details

Vancouver Transit Authority Issues RFP for Major Fare-System Upgrade; Believed to Have Rejected Sole-Source Proposal

Maitland Out at Cubic; CTS President Montgomery-Torrellas to Take Over ‘Growth’ Position Himself

Update on Swedish Procurements, including Recent Validator Competition Attracting Nine Bidders

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