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Use of Contactless EMV to Pay Transit Fares Accelerating, According to Two Agencies

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (August 13, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged MTA, OMNY

Two transit agencies, one large and one small, that began accepting contactless bank cards and NFC wallets to pay fares in recent months are reporting that use of the new payments services is accelerating among their customers. [...]

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UK Tram Riders Take to Tapping with NFC phones to Pay for Fares, According to Early Results

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (January 6, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged Transport for Greater Manchester

Transport for Greater Manchester, which last month launched open-loop payments on its large Metrolink tram network, said Thursday that contactless credit and debit cards and NFC wallets accounted for a combined 170,000 rides during the first four weeks of the...

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Contactless Payments of Fares Gets Slow Start in Miami, According to Figures

by Dan BalabanPosted on December 8, 2020 (December 29, 2020)Posted in Open LoopTagged Miami-Dade Transit, Transport for Greater Manchester

(This premium article was originally published Jan. 9, 2020, in Mobility Payments’ sister publication NFC Times.) Take-up of open-loop contactless payment of fares in Miami-Dade County, Fla., has been slow [...]

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Despite Nationwide Open-Loop Rollout, Netherlands Predicts Closed-Loop Card will Remain Most-Used Payments Method

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 14, 2025 (July 3, 2025)Posted in Closed Loop, Open LoopTagged Netherlands

Dutch transport operators and their national ticketing agency have disclosed updated details for rolling out a new white-label closed-loop card, while adding two months to the date when they plan to finally retire the country’s 20-year-old, Mifare-based...

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Cubic to Launch Open-Payment Overlay Product, Introduces New Pricing Strategy, as It Seeks to Revamp Umo Offer

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 26, 2025 (May 2, 2025)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Cubic, Editor's Choice

Cubic Transportation Systems plans to launch its “open-payment overlay” product within 90 days, seeking to give transit agencies the potential to launch open-loop payments with low upfront costs, like the Washington (D.C.) Metropolitan Area Transit...

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In-Depth: Cubic Gets Must-Win Contract in Philadelphia, Beating Accenture on Price; Incumbent Conduent Sent Packing

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 27, 2025 (March 3, 2025)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Philadelphia, SEPTA

Cubic Transportation Systems, as expected, won a major fare-system contract from the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority in Philadelphia, with the SEPTA board approving a $211 million deal Thursday. It was considered a must-win contract for...

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Another Report Surfaces of Problems for Conduent Project in Melbourne

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 21, 2025 (February 22, 2025)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Melbourne

A local report that hit over the weekend is pointing to more problems for Melbourne’s AU$1.7 billion (US$1.1 billion) fare-system overhaul, with a key subcontractor reported to have walked away from the project. There has also been a separate rumor that...

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Special Report: Japan Sees Movement on Open Loop, but Rollout is Fragmented and Largest Operator Continues to Balk

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 15, 2025 (February 17, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Japan

Japan has been perhaps the most notable holdout among developed countries in resisting the move to open-loop fare payments. There are some signs that this is beginning to change, however. Three major subway operators plan to at least trial open-loop payments...

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Updated: Small U.S. Transit Agency Decides Not to Save Much-Used Closed-Loop Card; Replaces It with Open Loop

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 7, 2025 (January 31, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP

A small U.S. transit agency in northeastern Pennsylvania has launched open-loop payments, with plans to shut down its closed-loop card program, which is used for more than half of its rides but which would have required a major overhaul. The agency, the...

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In-Depth: Agencies See Opportunities–as well as Challenges–in Rolling Out Account-Based Ticketing

by Dan BalabanPosted on December 5, 2024 (February 11, 2025)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Account-Based Ticketing, NEORide, NTA

Account-based ticketing offers big potential for transit agencies, but also poses challenges, a panel of representatives from agencies in Europe, the Middle East and North America that have rolled out the technology or are in the process of doing so said...

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Use of Contactless EMV to Pay Transit Fares Accelerating, According to Two Agencies

UK Tram Riders Take to Tapping with NFC phones to Pay for Fares, According to Early Results

Contactless Payments of Fares Gets Slow Start in Miami, According to Figures

Despite Nationwide Open-Loop Rollout, Netherlands Predicts Closed-Loop Card will Remain Most-Used Payments Method

Cubic to Launch Open-Payment Overlay Product, Introduces New Pricing Strategy, as It Seeks to Revamp Umo Offer

In-Depth: Cubic Gets Must-Win Contract in Philadelphia, Beating Accenture on Price; Incumbent Conduent Sent Packing

Another Report Surfaces of Problems for Conduent Project in Melbourne

Special Report: Japan Sees Movement on Open Loop, but Rollout is Fragmented and Largest Operator Continues to Balk

Updated: Small U.S. Transit Agency Decides Not to Save Much-Used Closed-Loop Card; Replaces It with Open Loop

In-Depth: Agencies See Opportunities–as well as Challenges–in Rolling Out Account-Based Ticketing

‘Standstill’ Period Could End as Soon as Tomorrow; Will Transport for London Sign Revenue-Collection Contract Soon?

Tip Sheet: Speculation Aside on Contract Winner, Losing London would be ‘Big Blow’ to Cubic

Transport for London Committee Approves New Revenue-Collection Contract, but Agency Stays Mum on Winner; Speculation Grows

London Contract Award Decision Imminent; Cubic Faces Challenge from Spain’s Indra

Masabi wasn't Low Bidder for Montreal Fare-System Contract; Vendor was Likely Helped by Special Pricing Clause in RFP

Tip Sheet: Speculation Aside on Contract Winner, Losing London would be ‘Big Blow’ to Cubic

Transport for London Committee Approves New Revenue-Collection Contract, but Agency Stays Mum on Winner; Speculation Grows

London Contract Award Decision Imminent; Cubic Faces Challenge from Spain’s Indra

Masabi wasn't Low Bidder for Montreal Fare-System Contract; Vendor was Likely Helped by Special Pricing Clause in RFP

Paris Transport Authority Still Insists Costs Too High to Support Open Loop, but Resistance Appears to be Falling