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Use of Contactless EMV to Pay Transit Fares Accelerating, According to Two Agencies

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (August 13, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged MTA, OMNY

Two transit agencies, one large and one small, that began accepting contactless bank cards and NFC wallets to pay fares in recent months are reporting that use of the new payments services is accelerating among their customers. [...]

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UK Tram Riders Take to Tapping with NFC phones to Pay for Fares, According to Early Results

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (January 6, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged Transport for Greater Manchester

Transport for Greater Manchester, which last month launched open-loop payments on its large Metrolink tram network, said Thursday that contactless credit and debit cards and NFC wallets accounted for a combined 170,000 rides during the first four weeks of the...

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Contactless Payments of Fares Gets Slow Start in Miami, According to Figures

by Dan BalabanPosted on December 8, 2020 (December 29, 2020)Posted in Open LoopTagged Miami-Dade Transit, Transport for Greater Manchester

(This premium article was originally published Jan. 9, 2020, in Mobility Payments’ sister publication NFC Times.) Take-up of open-loop contactless payment of fares in Miami-Dade County, Fla., has been slow [...]

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Another Report Surfaces of Problems for Conduent Project in Melbourne

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 21, 2025 (January 22, 2025)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Melbourne

A local report that hit over the weekend is pointing to more problems for Melbourne’s AU$1.7 billion (US$1.1 billion) fare-system overhaul, with a key subcontractor reported to have walked away from the project. There has also been a separate rumor that...

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Special Report: Japan Sees Movement on Open Loop, but Rollout is Fragmented and Largest Operator Continues to Balk

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 15, 2025 (January 23, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Japan

Japan has been perhaps the most notable holdout among developed countries in resisting the move to open-loop fare payments. There are some signs that this is beginning to change, however. Three major subway operators plan to at least trial open-loop payments...

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Updated: Small U.S. Transit Agency Decides Not to Save Much-Used Closed-Loop Card; Replaces It with Open Loop

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 7, 2025 (January 23, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP

A small U.S. transit agency in northeastern Pennsylvania has launched open-loop payments, with plans to shut down its closed-loop card program, which is used for more than half of its rides but which would have required a major overhaul. The agency, the...

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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 (January 20, 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 the technology or are in the process of doing so said...

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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 (January 23, 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 service provider Littlepay over its large incumbent supplier,...

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U.S. Intercity Train Service Faces Challenges with Open Loop, but Says ‘Contactless Payment Works on Rail’

by Dan BalabanPosted on July 15, 2024 (July 16, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Capitol Corridor, Editor's Choice

Capitol Corridor, believed to be the first intercity passenger rail service to pilot open-loop payments in the U.S., plans to expand the trial soon and is installing contactless readers on all of its trains for an eventual rollout. But the Northern...

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Cubic Faces Tight Deadline to Implement Open-Loop Payments in Los Angeles

by Dan BalabanPosted on July 2, 2024 (August 31, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, LA Metro

With approval of a $66.4 million contract upgrade by the LA Metro board, Cubic Transportation Systems now faces a tight deadline to implement open-loop payments for Metro and 26 smaller transit agencies serving Los Angeles County. The contract approval late...

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Use of Contactless EMV to Pay Transit Fares Accelerating, According to Two Agencies

UK Tram Riders Take to Tapping with NFC phones to Pay for Fares, According to Early Results

Contactless Payments of Fares Gets Slow Start in Miami, According to Figures

Another Report Surfaces of Problems for Conduent Project in Melbourne

Special Report: Japan Sees Movement on Open Loop, but Rollout is Fragmented and Largest Operator Continues to Balk

Updated: Small U.S. Transit Agency Decides Not to Save Much-Used Closed-Loop Card; Replaces It with Open Loop

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

U.S. Intercity Train Service Faces Challenges with Open Loop, but Says ‘Contactless Payment Works on Rail’

Cubic Faces Tight Deadline to Implement Open-Loop Payments in Los Angeles

Another Report Surfaces of Problems for Conduent Project in Melbourne

Tip Sheet: Cubic Contract Award Back on Agenda for SEPTA Board Meeting in Philadelphia

Conduent Misses Chance to Compete for Danish Validator Contract–by a Millimeter

Special Report: Japan Sees Movement on Open Loop, but Rollout is Fragmented and Largest Operator Continues to Balk

Danish Transport Officials Hire Vendor to Supply Validators for Customers Who Cannot or Will Not Use National Ticketing Apps

Tip Sheet: Cubic Contract Award Back on Agenda for SEPTA Board Meeting in Philadelphia

Special Report: Japan Sees Movement on Open Loop, but Rollout is Fragmented and Largest Operator Continues to Balk

Dutch Transport Agencies Set New Date for Turning Off 20-year-Old Closed-Loop Card Program–in Two Years; Will They Make It?

Special Report: Masabi and Cubic Seek to Sign Up Transit Agencies in North America with Group Contracts; In-Depth Look at NEORide Deal

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