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Transit Agency Serving California Capital Introduces SaaS-Based Fare System; Plans to Replace Existing Closed-Loop Card and App

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 30, 2025 (November 24, 2025)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged California, Sacramento Regional Transit, SacRT

The Sacramento Regional Transit District has launched the first phase of a new ticketing service from UK-based Masabi, with plans calling for the system to replace the agency’s existing closed-loop…

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

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 23, 2025 (February 24, 2026)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Denmark, Editor's Choice

Rejsekort & Rejseplan, Denmark’s national ticketing agency owned by the country’s public transport operators, launched its Rejsekort as an app one year ago this month. The launch of the pay-as-you-go,…

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Queensland Cites Cubic Delays, 50-Cent Fares, as Reasons for Changing Smart Ticketing Contract

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 23, 2025 (November 4, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Queensland

he Queensland government in Australia confirmed that it pulled regional bus operators out of its Smart Ticketing project–at least in part– because of delays in the fare-system rollout by Cubic…

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Updated: Cubic Short-Listed for Must-Win Sydney Contract; Hitachi Rail, Others, Believed Out

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 18, 2025 (October 23, 2025)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Sydney

Transport for New South Wales in Sydney has short-listed incumbent supplier Cubic Transportation Systems for its new back-office contract along with a second vendor, while Hitachi Rail and a few…

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Queensland Government Pulls Regional Bus Operators out of ‘Smart Ticketing’ Fare Project–a Loss for Cubic

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 11, 2025 (October 16, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Queensland

The Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads in Australia has confirmed to Mobility Payments it has “reallocated funding” for regional bus operators to “choose their own ticketing solution”– a…

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Indra Executive Says Vendor would Not have Relied Only on Price to Beat Cubic in London

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 4, 2025 (October 16, 2025)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Indra, Transport for London

Spain-based Indra Systems suggested that it beat out incumbent Cubic Transportation Systems for the award of London’s integrated revenue-collection contract because of a combination of factors, not only price, an…

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Atlanta Transit Agency Wants to Introduce Open-Loop Payments in Time for World Cup Next Year; will Vendor INIT be Ready?

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 3, 2025 (September 3, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Atlanta, INIT

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, or MARTA, said it plans to launch open-loop payments in time for the FIFA World Cup matches the city will host next year–though some…

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Las Vegas Transit Agency Thought Tourists would Use Open-Loop Payments More than Residents; It was Wrong

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 26, 2025 (August 26, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged RTC of Southern Nevada

When RTC of Southern Nevada, which serves Las Vegas and the surrounding region, launched open-loop payments in December 2023, agency officials thought most users would come from among the ranks…

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Major San Francisco Transit Operator BART to Launch Open-Loop Payments Tomorrow following Delays

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 19, 2025 (October 5, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged BART, Editor's Choice, MTC

San Francisco public transit officials promise the long-awaited launch of open-loop payments–confined for now to one transit operator, metro-rail provider BART–will happen tomorrow after substantial delays. The project is part…

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Cubic Execs Seek to Calm Worries among Agencies and Employees as Its Poor Showing in London and Lawsuit against TfL Sink in

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 14, 2025 (October 5, 2025)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Transport for London

Less than a week after the stunning disclosure by Cubic that it had filed a lawsuit against Transport for London seeking to challenge the loss of the agency’s coveted revenue-collection…

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Transit Agency Serving California Capital Introduces SaaS-Based Fare System; Plans to Replace Existing Closed-Loop Card and App

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

Queensland Cites Cubic Delays, 50-Cent Fares, as Reasons for Changing Smart Ticketing Contract

Updated: Cubic Short-Listed for Must-Win Sydney Contract; Hitachi Rail, Others, Believed Out

Queensland Government Pulls Regional Bus Operators out of ‘Smart Ticketing’ Fare Project–a Loss for Cubic

Indra Executive Says Vendor would Not have Relied Only on Price to Beat Cubic in London

Atlanta Transit Agency Wants to Introduce Open-Loop Payments in Time for World Cup Next Year; will Vendor INIT be Ready?

Las Vegas Transit Agency Thought Tourists would Use Open-Loop Payments More than Residents; It was Wrong

Major San Francisco Transit Operator BART to Launch Open-Loop Payments Tomorrow following Delays

Cubic Execs Seek to Calm Worries among Agencies and Employees as Its Poor Showing in London and Lawsuit against TfL Sink in

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