D.C. Transit Authority WMATA Releases Open-Payment Overlay Contract with Littlepay; Declines to Disclose Transaction Fees, including Interchange

Washington, D.C, transit authority WMATA will pay vendor Littlepay just under $5.1 million over eight years in licensing, employee and other managed services fees, not counting transaction fees, for running the authority’s open-loop service, according to...

Transit Agency Serving California Capital Introduces SaaS-Based Fare System; Plans to Replace Existing Closed-Loop Card and App

The Sacramento Regional Transit District has launched the first phase of a new ticketing service from UK-based Masabi, with plans calling for the system to replace the agency’s existing closed-loop card and its current mobile app from vendors INIT and...

In-Depth: Projects to Watch in California for Concessionary Discounts with Open Loop; Will More Riders Tap Bank Cards to Get Their Reduced Fares?

The Sacramento Regional Transit District in California, which launched open-loop payments earlier this month, is enabling concessionary discounts with credit and debit cards for three categories of riders–and at least for now, cuts by the Trump...

Danish Transport Officials Hire Vendor to Supply Validators for Customers Who Cannot or Will Not Use National Ticketing Apps

Denmark transport-ticketing agency Rejsekort & Rejseplan today announced it had hired a vendor to supply around 9,000 validators to accept a new closed-loop card the agency plans to roll out, with open-loop payments likely coming later. The validators are...

Special Report: Masabi and Cubic Seek to Sign Up Transit Agencies in North America with Group Contracts; In-Depth Look at NEORide Deal

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The largest group fare contract of its kind in the U.S. will become at least a little bit bigger in 2025, when the NEORide council of governments says it will add five to six more transit agencies to the 15 agencies now live with its EZfare ticketing service...

Tip Sheet: Fare Officials from Major Transit Agencies, Including New York and London, Believed to be Discussing How to Deal with Payments Industry

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Fare payments representatives with major transit agencies in Europe, North America and Australia have been quietly meeting to discuss merchant fees and fraud around open-loop payments, Mobility Payments has learned. Also: Australian Government Launches...
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