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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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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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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

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

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