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Special Report: San Francisco’s MTC and Cubic Battle Through Problem-Plagued Launch of Clipper 2.0

by Timothy SunderlandPosted on March 9, 2026 (March 13, 2026)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, San Francisco

The agency notes that the complexity of the Clipper system “helps explain implementation challenges but does not excuse execution failures.” Financial penalties against Cubic are possible. [...]

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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 of a $400 million-plus...

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California Open-Loop Procurement Program Has Another Disappointing Quarter, with Low Orders and Adoption

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 20, 2024 (September 21, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP

Vendors with master service agreements under the California Integrated Travel Project, or Cal-ITP, received orders for validators of just under $70,000 combined, with gateway and inspection fees accounting for another $11,200. The updated figures come from...

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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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Cubic This Week Sees Transit Boards Act on Its Contracts in Four Major U.S. Cities–the Results were Mixed at Best

by Dan BalabanPosted on May 24, 2024 (June 7, 2024)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Cubic, Editor's Choice

Board members for transit agencies in four major U.S. cities this week either proposed or approved changes to their contracts with the same fare systems vendor–Cubic Transportation Systems. Overall, it was not a particularly good week for Cubic. The week...

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In-Depth: New York’s MTA Takes Away Part of OMNY Project from Cubic; Seeks Completion of Rollout by Close of 2025

by Dan BalabanPosted on May 22, 2024 (August 31, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, MTA, OMNY

New York transit authority MTA today took a key part of its high-profile OMNY fare system away from its main technology vendor, Cubic Transportation Systems, as it seeks to complete OMNY over the next 18 months. The board of the Metropolitan Transportation...

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‘It was Theirs to Lose’: A Look at Cubic’s Surprising Loss of Key U.S. Fare Project after Tight Competition with INIT

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 27, 2024 (October 25, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, MARTA

Large fare-system supplier Cubic Transportation Systems was ahead on points over second-ranked vendor INIT after the first round of competition last summer for a contract to provide the Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority with a completely new fare system,...

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Two Years On, California’s Open-Loop ‘Mobility Marketplace’ has Failed to Take Off, though Deal May be Coming

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 21, 2024 (February 22, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP

The California Integrated Travel Project, or Cal-ITP, did not add any new transit agencies for the third quarter in a row, as of end of 2023, and open-loop transactions remained low two years after the program began, records obtained by Mobility Payments...

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Top Five U.S. Agency Issues RFP to Add Open Loop to Existing Terminals; Incumbent Cubic Likely in Driver’s Seat

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 8, 2024 (October 13, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged WMATA

The Washington (D.C.) Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, or WMATA–a top five transit agency in the U.S.–has moved a step closer toward introducing open-loop payments, issuing a recent request for proposal for the technology, Mobility Payments has...

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Fee Waiver Helps Virtual Clipper Card Soar in San Francisco, though Growth Comes with Added Costs

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 7, 2024 (March 26, 2024)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, MTC

San Francisco Bay Area transit operators have seen strong growth in the number of virtual closed-loop Clipper cards issued and the share of active users tapping these cards with Apple Pay and Google Wallet over the past 18 months or so, Mobility Payments has...

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Special Report: San Francisco’s MTC and Cubic Battle Through Problem-Plagued Launch of Clipper 2.0

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

California Open-Loop Procurement Program Has Another Disappointing Quarter, with Low Orders and Adoption

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

Cubic This Week Sees Transit Boards Act on Its Contracts in Four Major U.S. Cities–the Results were Mixed at Best

In-Depth: New York’s MTA Takes Away Part of OMNY Project from Cubic; Seeks Completion of Rollout by Close of 2025

‘It was Theirs to Lose’: A Look at Cubic’s Surprising Loss of Key U.S. Fare Project after Tight Competition with INIT

Two Years On, California’s Open-Loop ‘Mobility Marketplace’ has Failed to Take Off, though Deal May be Coming

Top Five U.S. Agency Issues RFP to Add Open Loop to Existing Terminals; Incumbent Cubic Likely in Driver’s Seat

Fee Waiver Helps Virtual Clipper Card Soar in San Francisco, though Growth Comes with Added Costs

Tip Sheet: Next Major Fare-System Contract Award Could be in Sydney; It’s a Must-Win for Cubic

Special Report: San Francisco’s MTC and Cubic Battle Through Problem-Plagued Launch of Clipper 2.0

Miami Disqualifies Top-Ranked Cubic for $40 Million Back-Office Contract; Vendor Vows to File Objection and to ‘Pursue all Available Remedies’

In-Depth: Cal-ITP Open-Loop Procurement Program Records Biggest Year in 2025 but Several Challenges Remain

Los Angeles-Area Commuter Rail Operator Seeks to Offer Open Loop in Time for World Cup, Olympics; Hopes to Fare Better than Northern Counterpart

Special Report: San Francisco’s MTC and Cubic Battle Through Problem-Plagued Launch of Clipper 2.0

Miami Disqualifies Top-Ranked Cubic for $40 Million Back-Office Contract; Vendor Vows to File Objection and to ‘Pursue all Available Remedies’

In-Depth: Cal-ITP Open-Loop Procurement Program Records Biggest Year in 2025 but Several Challenges Remain

Miami to Reconvene Selection Committee after Vendors Challenge Cubic’s No. 1 Ranking for Back-Office Deal; Cubic Threatens Protest

Analysis: Cubic Takes Big Hit to Reputation in Losing Transport for London Contract, as Debt Woes Mount