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Boston Transit Agency Seeks to Put Massive Fare-Collection Project Back on Track

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (October 30, 2024)Posted in Mobile Ticketing, Open LoopTagged Cubic Transportation Systems, MBTA

The massive new fare-collection system planned by Boston’s Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, or MBTA, which will include open-loop contactless payments and an expanded closed-loop program, has had trouble getting off the ground. Late last week,...

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Ohio-Based Transit Agency Group Planning to Enable Mobile Ticketing Through Uber App

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (January 3, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Masabi, NEORide, RTD Denver, Uber

(This premium article was originally published in May 2020. © Mobility Payments and Forthwrite Media.) A consortium of 13 small and mid-tier transit agencies in Ohio and Northern Kentucky plans [...]

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As Covid-19 Causes Transit Ridership to Plummet, Mobile-Ticketing Vendors Hope to Help Bring Riders Back

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (February 26, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Cubic, Masabi, Token Transit

(This premium article was originally published in May 2020. © Mobility Payments and Forthwrite Media.) As the Covid-19 crisis sows fear among mass transit customers and causes ridership on buses, [...]

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Contactless EMV Card Rollout in U.S. to Pick Up Speed in 2020, but Shape of Adoption Remains Unclear

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (January 6, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged Surveys, U.S. Federal Reserve, Visa

With contactless EMV cards expected to have a significant footprint in the U.S. in 2020, the debate continues over whether the rollout will promote or harm take-up of NFC mobile payments and whether contactless open-loop transit payments will make a real...

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

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 24, 2026 (March 13, 2026)Posted in Open LoopTagged Los Angeles

Southern California commuter rail operator Metrolink plans to launch a pilot of open-loop payments in advance of World Cup matches to be hosted by Los Angeles and could roll out the service across its seven lines in time for the Summer Olympics in...

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Indra Executive Says Vendor would Not have Relied Only on Price to Beat Cubic in London

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 4, 2025 (October 16, 2025)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Indra, Transport for London

Spain-based Indra Systems suggested that it beat out incumbent Cubic Transportation Systems for the award of London’s integrated revenue-collection contract because of a combination of factors, not only price, an Indra executive told Mobility Payments. A...

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Special Report: Ultra-Wideband Holds Much Promise to Power Hands-Free Ticketing; but Backers Must First Overcome Significant Challenges

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 3, 2025 (August 4, 2025)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Editor's Choice, Ultra-wideband

Pitched as a technology to enable completely hands-free mobile ticketing at busy gated metro stations, ultra-wideband is likely still years away from possibly making good on its promise of providing an alternative to contactless tap-in and tap-out and other...

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Tip Sheet: Fare Project is Back in Abu Dhabi; Agency Adds Equipment to new Tender Request

by Dan BalabanPosted on May 23, 2025 (June 12, 2025)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Tip Sheet

Also: Swedish transport agencies disclose plans for procurements; RFP Finally Drops in Miami; three months on, Cubic still has integration work to do in Austin. [...]

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Changeover Underway to New Vendor for Switzerland’s Fast-Growing Mobile-Ticketing Service

by Dan Balaban and Ines BiedenkappPosted on May 9, 2025 (August 4, 2025)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Switzerland

Swiss Federal Railways, or SBB, is preparing for a switch of vendors for its well-known digital-ticketing service EasyRide, which is seeing growing usage for the GPS-based, pay-as-you-go ticketing offer. The national rail operator told Mobility Payments it...

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Boston Transit Agency Seeks to Put Massive Fare-Collection Project Back on Track

Ohio-Based Transit Agency Group Planning to Enable Mobile Ticketing Through Uber App

As Covid-19 Causes Transit Ridership to Plummet, Mobile-Ticketing Vendors Hope to Help Bring Riders Back

Contactless EMV Card Rollout in U.S. to Pick Up Speed in 2020, but Shape of Adoption Remains Unclear

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

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

Indra Executive Says Vendor would Not have Relied Only on Price to Beat Cubic in London

Special Report: Ultra-Wideband Holds Much Promise to Power Hands-Free Ticketing; but Backers Must First Overcome Significant Challenges

Tip Sheet: Fare Project is Back in Abu Dhabi; Agency Adds Equipment to new Tender Request

Changeover Underway to New Vendor for Switzerland’s Fast-Growing Mobile-Ticketing Service

Sound Transit Ponders Fare Gate Options, as It Loses Millions in Uncollected Fares

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

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