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‘Frankly Outrageous’: Open-Loop Pioneer Says Interchange Fees for Transit Agencies Too High, Especially in U.S.

by Dan BalabanPosted on Posted in Open LoopTagged , , ,
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Shashi Verma, chief technology officer for Transport for London and the driving force behind the agency’s landmark open-loop payments service, called for greater regulation of interchange rates outside of the UK and European Union to reduce fees agencies...
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Supporting Concessionary Discounts with Open Loop ‘Remains a Challenge’

by Dan BalabanPosted on Posted in Open LoopTagged , ,
Singapore-Concessions-EZ-Link
While more and more transit agencies globally are enabling their customers to tap credit and debit cards and NFC wallets to pay fares, there are obstacles limiting growth. [...]

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California’s ‘Mobility Marketplace’ Completes First Full Year with Few Agencies Ordering Open-Loop Technology So Far

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Capitol Corridor
In its first full year of operation, a state-backed program in California targeted at small to mid-sized transit agencies– encouraging them to buy open-loop payments technology–has attracted orders from just six agencies and one small group. [...]

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U.S. Federal Agency Opens Procurement Program to Fare Validator Suppliers

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Transit fare validator
Transit agencies in the U.S. could be able to buy fare validators through a federal government procurement program administered by the U.S. General Services Administration, as part of an initiative by the California Integrated Travel Project, or Cal-ITP....
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Some Small and Mid-Tier U.S. Transit Agencies Join for Group Procurement of Fare Systems: an Emerging Trend?

by Dan BalabanPosted on Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged ,
Phone scanning code with EZfare validator
Some groups of small and medium-sized transit agencies in the U.S. are looking to procure new fare or ticketing systems, hoping to get a better deal from vendors than the agencies could on their own. [...]

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Dutch Transit Agencies Plan to Move Forward Linking Concessions to Open-Loop Payments

by Dan BalabanPosted on Posted in Open LoopTagged
Amsterdam tram
Transit agencies in the Netherlands have released more details about their plans to support concessionary fares and other popular discounts with open-loop payments, Mobility Payments has learned. [...]

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