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Evaluations Detail How Masabi Outscored Cubic and Kuba to Win Sacramento Contract

by Dan BalabanPosted on November 26, 2025 (February 10, 2026)Posted in Mobile Ticketing, UncategorizedTagged SacRT

UK-based Masabi won the transit ticketing contract with Sacramento Regional Transit in part because of its ability to integrate with other vendors and third-party apps and to enable regional ticketing. That’s according to evaluators for the agency, who...

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Tip Sheet: Vix Chief Ross Dismisses Talk of Merger with Kuba

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 13, 2024 (March 24, 2024)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Tmoney, Transport for London, Vix Technology

Vix Technology CEO Aaron Ross told Mobility Payments that even though he will continue to head up both Vix and Kuba and that the two fare vendors share a private equity owner and have a close working relationship, there are no plans for the companies to...

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TIP SHEET: Vix and Kuba Ready to Merge? Also: Czech Vendor Wins in Sweden; Overhaul in Miami; Singapore ABT Update; Masabi Contract Expected

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 12, 2024 (March 13, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, NEORide, Vix

For several industry observers, the naming earlier this month of Kuba CEO Aaron Ross to also lead Vix Technology–replacing former Vix chief David Maitland–looks at lot like the start of an unannounced Vix-Kuba merger. Vix and Kuba are already sister...

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Officials Plan First Statewide Open-Loop Rollout in U.S.; but Say Federal Rules Bar them from Buying Through Cal-ITP

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 13, 2026 (May 22, 2026)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice

Public transit officials in the U.S. state of Connecticut are persuing an ambitious plan to roll out open-loop payments statewide, including enabling fare capping and setting up a concessions scheme linked to credit and debit cards throughout the state. The...

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Tip Sheet: Paris Could Soon Decide to Expand Open Loop, with an Even Larger Ticketing System Upgrade Possible

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 30, 2026 (May 6, 2026)Posted in Open LoopTagged Paris

Paris transport authority Île-de-France Mobilités is reportedly expected to decide in May whether to expand open-loop payments to at least part of the Paris Métro and elsewhere beyond its buses. And an even larger ticketing- system upgrade might be in the...

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

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 2, 2026 (April 12, 2026)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP, Editor's Choice

The California Integrated Travel Project, the state-backed “Mobility Marketplace” for open-loop technology, completed its fourth year of operation in 2025, with vendors bringing in a little more than $2.6 million in validator orders and related costs...

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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 30, 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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Cubic Jumps from Fourth to First in Rank for Miami Back-Office Contract, as Competing Vendors Weigh Protests

by Dan BalabanPosted on December 18, 2025 (January 20, 2026)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Miami

Cubic Transportation Systems vaulted into the lead in the second and final evaluation round for a back-office contract with the county agency that oversees Miami-Dade Transit despite finishing tied for fourth after the first round. One or more competing...

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Maitland Out at Cubic; CTS President Montgomery-Torrellas to Take Over ‘Growth’ Position Himself

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 30, 2025 (February 24, 2026)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Cubic, Editor's Choice

David Maitland, who headed business development for Cubic Transportation Systems, is out after fewer than 18 months with the struggling fare-system supplier, Mobility Payments has learned. The vendor does not plan to hire a replacement. Cubic in internal...

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Cubic’s Recently Installed Head of Europe Departs Abruptly; Maitland Under Pressure

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 17, 2025 (November 25, 2025)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Cubic Transportation Systems, Editor's Choice

William Wilson, who took over Cubic Transportation Systems’ EMEA region only six months ago, has left the company abruptly, Mobility Payments has learned. It’s not clear whether he quit or was fired. Wilson, former CEO of Siemens Mobility’s UK...

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Evaluations Detail How Masabi Outscored Cubic and Kuba to Win Sacramento Contract

Tip Sheet: Vix Chief Ross Dismisses Talk of Merger with Kuba

TIP SHEET: Vix and Kuba Ready to Merge? Also: Czech Vendor Wins in Sweden; Overhaul in Miami; Singapore ABT Update; Masabi Contract Expected

Officials Plan First Statewide Open-Loop Rollout in U.S.; but Say Federal Rules Bar them from Buying Through Cal-ITP

Tip Sheet: Paris Could Soon Decide to Expand Open Loop, with an Even Larger Ticketing System Upgrade Possible

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

Cubic Jumps from Fourth to First in Rank for Miami Back-Office Contract, as Competing Vendors Weigh Protests

Maitland Out at Cubic; CTS President Montgomery-Torrellas to Take Over ‘Growth’ Position Himself

Cubic’s Recently Installed Head of Europe Departs Abruptly; Maitland Under Pressure

In-Depth: LA Metro Launches Open Loop in Time for World Cup; Last Top 10 U.S. Transit Agency to Support Technology

Montgomery-Torrellas Resigns as Cubic Transportation Systems President; Cubic Corp. CEO to Take Over as Interim Chief

Ex-Cubic Executives Worked on Winning Bid for INIT in Sydney, Helping Smaller Cubic Rival Score Major Upset

Conduent Agrees to Sell Transit Fare Business to Modaxo, Retaining Its Road Tolling Unit

SaaS-Ticketing Vendors Begin to Bring Open-Loop Payments to Small and Mid-Tier Transit Agencies in North America

In-Depth: LA Metro Launches Open Loop in Time for World Cup; Last Top 10 U.S. Transit Agency to Support Technology

Montgomery-Torrellas Resigns as Cubic Transportation Systems President; Cubic Corp. CEO to Take Over as Interim Chief

Ex-Cubic Executives Worked on Winning Bid for INIT in Sydney, Helping Smaller Cubic Rival Score Major Upset

U.S. Transit Agency Plans to End Free Fares, Go Cashless and Launch Open Loop–All under Tight Deadline

Final Prep by Transit Agencies for World Cup: Will Promise of Open Loop Compel Spectators to Take Buses and Trains?