Updated: Helsinki Transit Agency Awards Validator Contract for Open-Loop Payments Rollout

Helsinki Metro
Helsinki transit agency HSL has awarded a contract for at least 4,500 validators it plans to use for its rollout of open-loop payments across its transport network. [...]

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Exclusive: Venice Transit Agency Seeks to Launch Open-Loop Payments with Capex-Free ‘Concession’ Model

Venice water bus
Transit officials in Venice, Italy, plan to launch open-loop payments during the first part of 2023, following such Italian cities as Rome, Milan, Naples and Turin in enabling customers to pay fares with their contactless credit and debit cards. [...]

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Italian Transit Operator and Visa Launch Open-Loop Pilot Enabling Multipassenger Fare Capping

Smart totem at bus stop-Genoa
Italian transit operator AMT along with Visa have launched a pilot of open-loop fares payments, enabling multipassenger fare capping for the first time in Italy–and probably for one of the first times globally. [...]

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Another Italian City Launches Open-Loop Fare Payments

Italy continues to be a leader in the rollout of open-loop fare payments with even mid-tier cities now introducing the technology to riders. [...]

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Philadelphia Transit Authority Confirms Plans for Launch of Open-Loop Payments after Delays

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, or SEPTA, in Philadelphia plans to introduce open-loop payments of fares, with a pilot scheduled for around June, a spokesman confirmed to NFC Times. It makes SEPTA part of a small but growing number of...
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