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Open-Loop Payments Trial at Small California Transit Agency Could Lead to More Rollouts in Giant State

by Dan BalabanPosted on June 5, 2021 (July 25, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged Caltrans, Littlepay, Monterey-Salinas Transit

California public bus agency Monterey-Salinas Transit last month officially launched a six-month “demonstration” project to pilot contactless open-loop payments. While the agency is very small, providing only around 3,500 rides per day last year, the...

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

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 23, 2025 (May 25, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, SacRT

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...

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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 (March 2, 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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Three Years on, Results are Mixed for California’s Bold Move into Modularity for Open-Loop Procurements

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 5, 2025 (March 6, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP

After three years of operations, the California Integrated Travel Project, or Cal-ITP, the state’s program that in part seeks to help mostly small transit agencies in California and elsewhere in the U.S. to purchase open-loop technology–has shown mixed...

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California Open-Loop Procurement Program Has Another Disappointing Quarter, with Low Orders and Adoption

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 20, 2024 (September 21, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP

Vendors with master service agreements under the California Integrated Travel Project, or Cal-ITP, received orders for validators of just under $70,000 combined, with gateway and inspection fees accounting for another $11,200. The updated figures come from...

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U.S. Intercity Train Service Faces Challenges with Open Loop, but Says ‘Contactless Payment Works on Rail’

by Dan BalabanPosted on July 15, 2024 (July 16, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Capitol Corridor, Editor's Choice

Capitol Corridor, believed to be the first intercity passenger rail service to pilot open-loop payments in the U.S., plans to expand the trial soon and is installing contactless readers on all of its trains for an eventual rollout. But the Northern...

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California Open-Loop Procurement Program Notches Second Out-of-State Project, but Overall Take-Up Remains Low

by Dan BalabanPosted on May 23, 2024 (May 24, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP

After more than two years, the California Integrated Travel Project, or Cal-ITP, is still seeing low orders from transit agencies and minimal open-loop transactions, but the program did notch its second project outside of California, Mobility Payments has...

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Tip Sheet: LA Metro Considers Open-Loop Payments, Sole-Source Contract for Cubic

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 22, 2024 (April 26, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged LA Metro, NTA, SEPTA

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is believed to be looking at introducing open-loop payments and is considering rehiring Cubic with a sole-source contract to implement the new payments service, along with other account-based...

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Tip Sheet: Transport for London Criticizes Payments Industry for Rising Fees and Higher Fraud Losses

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 5, 2024 (March 19, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Transport for London

Transport for London contactless payments

Complaining of rising transaction fees and higher fraud, Transport or London today suggested that actions by banks and payments schemes threatened to kill the “golden goose” of contactless fare payments for the agency. Andrew Anderson, the agency’s...

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

by Dan BalabanPosted on May 18, 2023 (July 8, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP, 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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Open-Loop Payments Trial at Small California Transit Agency Could Lead to More Rollouts in Giant State

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

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

Three Years on, Results are Mixed for California’s Bold Move into Modularity for Open-Loop Procurements

California Open-Loop Procurement Program Has Another Disappointing Quarter, with Low Orders and Adoption

U.S. Intercity Train Service Faces Challenges with Open Loop, but Says ‘Contactless Payment Works on Rail’

California Open-Loop Procurement Program Notches Second Out-of-State Project, but Overall Take-Up Remains Low

Tip Sheet: LA Metro Considers Open-Loop Payments, Sole-Source Contract for Cubic

Tip Sheet: Transport for London Criticizes Payments Industry for Rising Fees and Higher Fraud Losses

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

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

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

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