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Updated: Transit Agency Still Plans to Conduct Open-Loop Payments Trial

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 1, 2021 (January 10, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP, Littlepay

California transit agency Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District said it plans to launch a pilot of contactless open-loop payments in early 2022, as it seeks to increase customer convenience and reduce use of cash on board its buses, Mobility Payments has...

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Major Transit Agency to Test Virtual Closed-Loop Cards with Google Pay

by Mobility Payments StaffPosted on August 5, 2021 (November 4, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Moscow Metro, Pays wallets, Troika Card

Hand holding smartphone with virtual Troika card at gate.

Moscow Metro is launching a trial of a virtual version of its closed-loop Troika card that will be added to the Google Pay wallet, the agency announced Wednesday. [...]

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WMATA in D.C. Rolling Out New Terminals but has No Immediate Plans to Support Open Loop

by Dan BalabanPosted on July 29, 2021 (July 4, 2022)Posted in Open LoopTagged SmarTrip, WMATA

The Washington (D.C.) Metropolitan Area Transit Authority last month started to replace 1,200 aging faregates for its 91-station metro system and starting next year will do the same with 20-plus year-old fareboxes on board 1,500 buses, including upgraded...

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More Major Transit Agencies Launch Virtual Closed-Loop Cards

by Mobility Payments StaffPosted on July 5, 2021 (July 4, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay

While the move to open-loop fare collection by transit agencies gets a lot of attention, some major agencies have been shunning the idea of accepting bank cards for fares while expanding ways their customers can pay with well-established closed-loop fare...

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Pros & Cons of Open Loop: Transit Agencies Face Choice

by Dan BalabanPosted on July 5, 2021 (July 4, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice

While the Covid-19 pandemic has slashed transit agency budgets and delayed rollouts, it has accelerated the trend for the agencies to enable their customers to pay fares with contactless EMV credit and debit cards and other electronic payments. [...]

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Insight: Apple Pay Launch of Virtual Closed-Loop Virtual Clipper Card Follows Emerging Trend

by Dan BalabanPosted on June 5, 2021 (June 5, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Apple Pay, Clipper, MTC

Although the trend for transit agencies to support open-loop fare payments, including with Apple Pay, Google Pay and other Pays wallets, has continued unabated–even accelerated–during the pandemic, another trend is [...]

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Los Angeles Transit Authority Follows Through with Plans to Enable TAP Card for Apple Pay; Google Pay to Follow

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (June 24, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Apple Pay, Cubic, LA Metro, Ventra, WMATA

Another major U.S. transit agency has introduced a virtual closed-loop card for Apple Pay this week, with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, or Metro, It comes a couple of days after the Washington (D.C.) Metropolitan Area Transit...

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Los Angeles Transit Authority to Support Closed-Loop TAP Card in Both Apple Pay and Google Pay

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (January 10, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Cubic, Google, LA Metro, Salesforce

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, or Metro, plans to introduce an Android version of its TAP closed-loop fare card, with a virtual TAP card for the Google Pay wallet, a Metro spokesman confirmed. [...]

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Cubic Strikes Deal with Google to Enable Closed-Loop Transit Payments in Google Pay

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (June 28, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Cubic, Google, MTC

In a move that could enable more large transit agencies to offer NFC mobile payments with their closed-loop transit cards, U.S.-based Cubic Transportation Systems has signed an agreement with Google to integrate contactless transit cards with Google Pay....

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Apple Pay Enables Ventra Closed-Loop Fare Card in Chicago after Long Delay

by Dan BalabanPosted on November 17, 2020 (November 18, 2020)Posted in Open Loop

Apple has enabled the Chicago Transit Authority to offer a virtual Ventra card for use by customers to pay for fares with Apple Pay. [...]

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Updated: Transit Agency Still Plans to Conduct Open-Loop Payments Trial

Major Transit Agency to Test Virtual Closed-Loop Cards with Google Pay

WMATA in D.C. Rolling Out New Terminals but has No Immediate Plans to Support Open Loop

More Major Transit Agencies Launch Virtual Closed-Loop Cards

Pros & Cons of Open Loop: Transit Agencies Face Choice

Insight: Apple Pay Launch of Virtual Closed-Loop Virtual Clipper Card Follows Emerging Trend

Los Angeles Transit Authority Follows Through with Plans to Enable TAP Card for Apple Pay; Google Pay to Follow

Los Angeles Transit Authority to Support Closed-Loop TAP Card in Both Apple Pay and Google Pay

Cubic Strikes Deal with Google to Enable Closed-Loop Transit Payments in Google Pay

Apple Pay Enables Ventra Closed-Loop Fare Card in Chicago after Long Delay

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