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Insight: Paris Warms to Open-Loop Payments but Don’t Expect a London-Style Rollout

When Paris regional transport authority Île-de-France Mobilités recently announced it was supporting open-loop payments on…

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Evaluations Detail How Masabi Outscored Cubic and Kuba to Win Sacramento Contract

UK-based Masabi won the transit ticketing contract with Sacramento Regional Transit in part because of…

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

Rejsekort & Rejseplan, Denmark’s national ticketing agency owned by the country’s public transport operators, launched…

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Tip Sheet: Another Suitor Believed to have Emerged for Conduent’s Transportation Unit

Another Suitor Believed to have Emerged for Conduent’s Transportation Unit; also: More Layoffs Expected for…

Cubic Jumps from Fourth to First in Rank for Miami Back-Office Contract, as Competing Vendors Weigh Protests  

Cubic Transportation Systems vaulted into the lead in the second and final evaluation round for…

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Free Rides for All? Reflections on the Impact of Zero-Fare Policies

When we talk about public transit, we’re not just talking about buses and trains—we’re talking…
Paying by phone

Avoiding the Interchange Squeeze

Open-loop payment systems are a simple and consumer-friendly option for public transit agencies. They are…