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Can Transit Agencies Quit Closed Loop after Rolling Out Open-Loop Payments?

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 13, 2022 (May 12, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Open Loop

A panel of industry experts squared off for a first-of-its-kind debate about the pros and cons of open-loop payments, tackling a range of issues–from whether transit agencies can completely eliminate their closed-loop programs in favor of open loop, to...

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Panel of Experts to Debate Costs, Other Issues Transit Agencies Face in Rolling Out Open-Loop Payments

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 29, 2022 (December 4, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Open Loop

There’s little doubt that open-loop payments is the highest profile trend in the fare-collection industry. [...]

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MaaS App Trial in Sydney to Include Numerous Subscription Plans, Separate Booking for Private Mobility Services

by Dan BalabanPosted on June 15, 2022 (June 16, 2022)Posted in MaaSTagged Transport for New South Wales

The New South Wales government in Sydney has released more details about its “Opal Plus” mobility-as-a-service trial, which will offer a large number of weekly subscription plans that bundle rides on the metro, trains, trams and buses in the Australian...

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Updated: New South Wales Government to Roll Out Digital Opal, Launch MaaS Trial App

by Dan BalabanPosted on June 13, 2022 (June 15, 2022)Posted in MaaSTagged Transport for New South Wales

The New South Wales government in Australia plans to spend just under AU$568 million (US$395 million) to upgrade its Opal fare payments system, including rolling out a digital Opal card and launching a mobility-as-a-service app. [...]

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MaaS Expert: Mobility-as-a-Service Initiatives on Wrong Track; New ‘Framework’ Needed

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 10, 2022 (May 14, 2025)Posted in MaaSTagged David Hensher

Mobility as a service, at least in its present form, will not scale and has little commercial sustainability. MaaS, in fact, may never live up to its hype or see large-scale rollouts. [...]

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Groundbreaking System to Check Eligibility for Fare Discounts Doesn’t Support NFC Wallets; Agency Head Promises Fix

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 3, 2022 (February 18, 2022)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP, Monterey-Salinas Transit

California bus agency Monterey-Salinas Transit recently launched what is believed to be the first system of its kind globally that enables customers to verify their eligibility for fare discounts online, then instantly link that eligibility to a standard...

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Australian Transit Agency to Launch Mobility-as-a-Service Trial as It Pursues Long-Term MaaS Strategy

by Dan BalabanPosted on December 2, 2021 (June 14, 2022)Posted in MaaSTagged Transport for New South Wales

Plans by Transport for New South Wales, Australia’s largest transit agency, to launch a trial enabling users to plan, book and pay for multimodal rides is the next step toward the agency’s long-term goal of building a full mobility-as-a-service, or MaaS,...

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Special Report: Interest Grows in ‘White-Label EMV’ for Closed-Loop Transit Cards

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 27, 2021 (December 27, 2024)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, MTA, Transport for London, Transport for NSW

As more transit agencies introduce open-loop fare payments, interest is starting to grow in use of white-label EMV cards that agencies can issue in place of proprietary closed-loop cards for riders who don’t have bank cards or don’t want to use them to...

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Exclusive: NFC Wallets Grow as Share of Contactless Fare Payments and Not Only Because of Covid

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 13, 2021 (October 19, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Transport for London, Transport for NSW

Transit agencies that have rolled out open-loop contactless payments are seeing growing use of NFC wallets to pay fares, as Covid-wary passengers see convenience in tapping their phones or wearables to pay. [...]

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Exclusive: Share of Contactless Rides Paid for with Apple Pay and other Pays Wallets in Manchester More than Doubles in Two Years

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 7, 2021 (October 8, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Transport for Greater Manchester

Transport for Greater Manchester in the UK is the latest transit agency seeing substantial growth of contactless open-loop fare payments from NFC mobile wallets–with the percentage of its contactless tram trips paid for with Apple Pay, Google Pay and other...

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Can Transit Agencies Quit Closed Loop after Rolling Out Open-Loop Payments?

Panel of Experts to Debate Costs, Other Issues Transit Agencies Face in Rolling Out Open-Loop Payments

MaaS App Trial in Sydney to Include Numerous Subscription Plans, Separate Booking for Private Mobility Services

Updated: New South Wales Government to Roll Out Digital Opal, Launch MaaS Trial App

MaaS Expert: Mobility-as-a-Service Initiatives on Wrong Track; New ‘Framework’ Needed

Groundbreaking System to Check Eligibility for Fare Discounts Doesn’t Support NFC Wallets; Agency Head Promises Fix

Australian Transit Agency to Launch Mobility-as-a-Service Trial as It Pursues Long-Term MaaS Strategy

Special Report: Interest Grows in ‘White-Label EMV’ for Closed-Loop Transit Cards

Exclusive: NFC Wallets Grow as Share of Contactless Fare Payments and Not Only Because of Covid

Exclusive: Share of Contactless Rides Paid for with Apple Pay and other Pays Wallets in Manchester More than Doubles in Two Years

U.S. Transit Agency Aims to Go Cashless and also Launch Open Loop; Plans to Surcharge Riders to Cover Bank Card Fees

Barcelona Transport Authority Sets Date for Launch of Open-Loop Payments…Again; Can It Make It This Time?

Miami-Dade County Recommends Masabi for Back Office Deal; If Approved by Board, Debt-Strapped Cubic Would Lose Another Contract as Incumbent

Open Loop Worked ‘Flawlessly’ during World Cup, but Seattle Fare Official Says No Plans to Try to Move Regular Riders to Credit and Debit Cards

In-Depth: UK Department for Transport One of Latest Agencies to Take on Fare Evasion

Barcelona Transport Authority Sets Date for Launch of Open-Loop Payments…Again; Can It Make It This Time?

Miami-Dade County Recommends Masabi for Back Office Deal; If Approved by Board, Debt-Strapped Cubic Would Lose Another Contract as Incumbent

Open Loop Worked ‘Flawlessly’ during World Cup, but Seattle Fare Official Says No Plans to Try to Move Regular Riders to Credit and Debit Cards

Miami in Contract Negotiations with Masabi; Cubic Calls for ‘Immediate’ Suspension of Talks

Special Report: Open Loop Performs during World Cup, but Transit Agencies Report Some Other Fare Issues