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Open Loop Worked ‘Flawlessly’ during World Cup, but Seattle Fare Official Says No Plans to Try to Move Regular Riders to Credit and Debit Cards

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 27, 2026 (September 8, 2026)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Seattle, World Cup

Open-loop payments for transit agencies serving the Seattle area now make up around 10% of trips six months after launch, and the technology performed “flawlessly” during the recent World Cup. But transit officials still want to convert open-loop riders...

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Sydney Open-Loop Concession System Will be Available to Nearly a Million Riders, as Interest Grows in Technology

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 30, 2026 (May 29, 2026)Posted in Open LoopTagged Concessions, Sydney

Transport for New South Wales in Sydney, one of the largest users of open-loop payments globally, plans to enable nearly a million riders get their concessionary discounts while tapping credit and debit cards and open-loop credentials in digital wallets. The...

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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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Toronto’s Metrolinx Launches Virtual Closed-Loop Presto Cards for Apple Devices

by Dan BalabanPosted on July 16, 2024 (October 25, 2024)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Metrolinx, Presto

Toronto-area transit agency Metrolinx today launched its closed-loop Presto card in the Apple Wallet for use with iPhones and Apple Watches. The move comes nearly eight months after Metrolinx enabled customers to load Presto cards into Google Wallet. Since...

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Florence Launches Open-Loop Payments for Single Rides with Help from Visa

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 2, 2024 (January 1, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Italy, Milan, Naples, Rome

The bus and tram operator in Florence and the surrounding Tuscany region in Italy launched open-loop payments for single rides last week, with help from Visa. Transport operator Autolinee Toscane, owned by France-based RATP Group, introduced the technology,...

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Large Fare-Collection Company in Korea Seeks to Roll Out Hands-Free Ticketing at Busy Metro Stations

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 25, 2024 (March 26, 2024)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Hands-Free Ticketing, Ultra-wideband

South Korean fare-collection and e-purse scheme Tmoney has implemented hands-free mobile ticketing on one gated light-rail line in Seoul. Can it win over other transit operators and, more importantly, riders who have been tapping its contactless cards for...

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Three Big Agencies Say Devices Starting to Dominate Cards for Open-Loop Payments

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 25, 2024 (April 17, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, MTA, Sydney, Transport for London

Figures from three of the largest transit agencies accepting open-loop payments show that NFC wallets are becoming the most common way customers tap their credit and debit cards to pay, Mobility Payments has learned. New York’s Metropolitan Transportation...

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Fee Waiver Helps Virtual Clipper Card Soar in San Francisco, though Growth Comes with Added Costs

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 7, 2024 (March 26, 2024)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, MTC

San Francisco Bay Area transit operators have seen strong growth in the number of virtual closed-loop Clipper cards issued and the share of active users tapping these cards with Apple Pay and Google Wallet over the past 18 months or so, Mobility Payments has...

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Hong Kong’s Metro Operator to Launch Open-Loop Payments Before End of 2023

by Dan BalabanPosted on December 14, 2023 (January 6, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Hong Kong

The operator of the large Hong Kong metro system announced it will launch open-loop payments Dec. 23, initially restricting card and mobile wallet acceptance to Visa-branded cards under an apparent exclusivity and marketing deal with the payments scheme....

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Philadelphia Launches Much-Delayed Open-Loop Service, as It Procures New Fare System

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 2, 2023 (October 30, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Philadelphia, SEPTA

Philadelphia transit authority SEPTA launched its long-delayed open-loop payments service Friday under its existing contract with fare-system supplier Conduent, even as the authority pursues the procurement of a new fare system that could end up replacing the...

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Open Loop Worked ‘Flawlessly’ during World Cup, but Seattle Fare Official Says No Plans to Try to Move Regular Riders to Credit and Debit Cards

Sydney Open-Loop Concession System Will be Available to Nearly a Million Riders, as Interest Grows in Technology

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

Toronto’s Metrolinx Launches Virtual Closed-Loop Presto Cards for Apple Devices

Florence Launches Open-Loop Payments for Single Rides with Help from Visa

Large Fare-Collection Company in Korea Seeks to Roll Out Hands-Free Ticketing at Busy Metro Stations

Three Big Agencies Say Devices Starting to Dominate Cards for Open-Loop Payments

Fee Waiver Helps Virtual Clipper Card Soar in San Francisco, though Growth Comes with Added Costs

Hong Kong’s Metro Operator to Launch Open-Loop Payments Before End of 2023

Philadelphia Launches Much-Delayed Open-Loop Service, as It Procures New Fare System

U.S. Transit Agency Aims to Go Cashless and also Launch Open Loop; Plans to Surcharge Riders to Cover Bank Card Fees

Barcelona Transport Authority Sets Date for Launch of Open-Loop Payments…Again; Can It Make It This Time?

Miami-Dade County Recommends Masabi for Back Office Deal; If Approved by Board, Debt-Strapped Cubic Would Lose Another Contract as Incumbent

Open Loop Worked ‘Flawlessly’ during World Cup, but Seattle Fare Official Says No Plans to Try to Move Regular Riders to Credit and Debit Cards

In-Depth: UK Department for Transport One of Latest Agencies to Take on Fare Evasion

Barcelona Transport Authority Sets Date for Launch of Open-Loop Payments…Again; Can It Make It This Time?

Miami-Dade County Recommends Masabi for Back Office Deal; If Approved by Board, Debt-Strapped Cubic Would Lose Another Contract as Incumbent

Open Loop Worked ‘Flawlessly’ during World Cup, but Seattle Fare Official Says No Plans to Try to Move Regular Riders to Credit and Debit Cards

Miami in Contract Negotiations with Masabi; Cubic Calls for ‘Immediate’ Suspension of Talks

Special Report: Open Loop Performs during World Cup, but Transit Agencies Report Some Other Fare Issues