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Cubic Expected to Win Major Fare-System Contract in Philadelphia

by Dan BalabanPosted on December 12, 2024 (February 11, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged SEPTA

Cubic Transportation Systems is expected to win the major fare-system project from the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, or SEPTA, an up to $211 million deal to implement and operate the…

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Small Transit Agency Buying Through Cal-ITP Sees Open-Loop Transaction Value Climb

by Dan BalabanPosted on December 9, 2024 (December 10, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP

Open-loop transaction value doubled for a small California bus agency last month, although credit and debit card payments still represented a small share of total fare revenue, Mobility Payments has…

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In-Depth: Agencies See Opportunities–as well as Challenges–in Rolling Out Account-Based Ticketing

by Dan BalabanPosted on December 5, 2024 (February 11, 2025)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Account-Based Ticketing, NEORide, NTA

Account-based ticketing offers big potential for transit agencies, but also poses challenges, a panel of representatives from agencies in Europe, the Middle East and North America that have rolled out…

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Littlepay Beat Out Cubic for Unexpected Contract Win with Major U.S. Agency; Now the Small Australia-Based Vendor Must Deliver

by Dan BalabanPosted on November 27, 2024 (February 17, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, WMATA

Transit agencies in the U.S. and beyond will be watching to see whether a recent gambit by major agency Washington (D.C.) Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to hire small Australia-based payments…

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Tip Sheet: Fare Officials from Major Transit Agencies, Including New York and London, Believed to be Discussing How to Deal with Payments Industry

by Dan BalabanPosted on November 27, 2024 (July 7, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged MTA, Transport for London

Fare payments representatives with major transit agencies in Europe, North America and Australia have been quietly meeting to discuss merchant fees and fraud around open-loop payments, Mobility Payments has learned.…

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Calls Unheeded? Transport for London Says Certain Merchant Fees Rising Despite Complaints

by Dan BalabanPosted on November 22, 2024 (January 26, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Transport for London

Nearly nine months after open-loop payments pioneer Transport for London sent an unmistakable signal to banks and payments schemes that it was unhappy about rising transaction fees, not much appears…

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Auckland Launches Open-Loop Service as Planned, as It Awaits Implementation of National Rollout in New Zealand

by Dan BalabanPosted on November 15, 2024 (July 12, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged New Zealand

New Zealand’s Auckland Transport will launch open-loop payments Sunday, bringing credit and debit card acceptance to buses, trains and ferries serving the country’s largest city–at least two years before Auckland…

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Report: Conduent and State Transport Officials in Melbourne at ‘Loggerheads’ Over Contract, but State Denies Problems

by Dan BalabanPosted on November 11, 2024 (November 12, 2024)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Melbourne

Transport officials in the Australian state of Victoria continue to deny there are any problems with the implementation of a new ticketing system by U.S.-based supplier Conduent Transportation, despite new…

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Washington, D.C., Transit Agency Chooses Littlepay over Incumbent Cubic for Open-Loop Upgrade

by Dan BalabanPosted on November 7, 2024 (May 28, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, WMATA

The Washington (D.C.) Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, or WMATA, has selected small payments service provider Littlepay to roll out its “open-payment overlay project, Mobility Payments has learned. It’s a surprising…

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Tip Sheet: Will Conduent Put Its Transit Fare-Collection Business on Sale Again?

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 31, 2024 (February 17, 2025)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Conduent, Denmark, WMATA

Conduent, a major fare-system vendor, may again be shopping for a buyer for its fare-collection business, sources told Mobility Payments, though the company has not announced it is planning to…

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Cubic Expected to Win Major Fare-System Contract in Philadelphia

Small Transit Agency Buying Through Cal-ITP Sees Open-Loop Transaction Value Climb

In-Depth: Agencies See Opportunities–as well as Challenges–in Rolling Out Account-Based Ticketing

Littlepay Beat Out Cubic for Unexpected Contract Win with Major U.S. Agency; Now the Small Australia-Based Vendor Must Deliver

Tip Sheet: Fare Officials from Major Transit Agencies, Including New York and London, Believed to be Discussing How to Deal with Payments Industry

Calls Unheeded? Transport for London Says Certain Merchant Fees Rising Despite Complaints

Auckland Launches Open-Loop Service as Planned, as It Awaits Implementation of National Rollout in New Zealand

Report: Conduent and State Transport Officials in Melbourne at ‘Loggerheads’ Over Contract, but State Denies Problems

Washington, D.C., Transit Agency Chooses Littlepay over Incumbent Cubic for Open-Loop Upgrade

Tip Sheet: Will Conduent Put Its Transit Fare-Collection Business on Sale Again?

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

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

Canada’s BC Transit Plans to Launch Open-Loop Payments, as Cubic Seeks to Keep Pace in SaaS-Ticketing Market

Seoul to Support Open-Loop Payments by Next Year on Buses, 2027 on Metro

Cubic’s Recently Installed Head of Europe Departs Abruptly; Maitland Under Pressure

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

Cubic’s Recently Installed Head of Europe Departs Abruptly; Maitland Under Pressure

Cubic Contends It was Low Bidder and should have Won London Contract; Claims Unfair Treatment, Possible Conflict of Interest as Details of Lawsuit Emerge

Review of New Zealand National Fare Project Predicts More ‘Significant Delays’ and Likely Cost Overruns; Government in ‘Commercial' Talks with Cubic, Others

One Year On: Denmark’s Bold Mobile-First Strategy has Reached Nearly 50% Adoption; Getting the Rest Could be More Difficult