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Porto Launches Open-Loop Pilot on Metro Line and Bus Route, Targeting Tourists; Plans Call for Rollout by 2022

by Mobility Payments StaffPosted on July 27, 2021 (July 27, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged STCP, Transportes Intermodais do Porto, Visa

Porto aims to become one of the next cities in Europe to roll out contactless open-loop payments, launching a pilot on a Porto Metro line and a route of STCP, which runs the bus and tram service for Portugal’s second largest city. [...]

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MaaS Global CEO: Transit Agencies Should Not Control MaaS Platforms

by Dan BalabanPosted on July 26, 2021 (October 25, 2024)Posted in MaaSTagged Cubic, MaaS Global, Sampo Hietanen

Sampo Hietanen, founder and CEO of Finland-based MaaS Global agrees with most other industry experts that public transit should form the “core” of the mobility services on offer in any mobility-as-a-service app or platform. But he contends that it would...

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Cubic Makes Major Platform Play, Responding to New Competitors

by Mobility Payments StaffPosted on July 7, 2021 (July 7, 2021)Posted in New Takes-UmoTagged Cubic

U.S.-based Cubic Transportation Systems–known for building big bespoke fare-collection systems for such major cities as London, New York, Chicago and Sydney–has begun rolling out its Umo platform, targeting small to mid-tier transit agencies, in addition...

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More Major Transit Agencies Launch Virtual Closed-Loop Cards

by Mobility Payments StaffPosted on July 5, 2021 (July 4, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay

While the move to open-loop fare collection by transit agencies gets a lot of attention, some major agencies have been shunning the idea of accepting bank cards for fares while expanding ways their customers can pay with well-established closed-loop fare...

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Updated: Making the Move into Ticketing and Payments

by Dan BalabanPosted on July 5, 2021 (August 20, 2021)Posted in Cover Story, Mobile TicketingTagged Editor's Choice, Mobile Ticketing, Moovit, Transit

Such major trip-planning app providers as Moovit, Transit and Google Maps see ticketing and payments as an important new service and for some, it’s one of the last steps toward creating true MaaS platforms. [...]

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Washington, D.C.’s, SmarTrip Latest Closed-Loop Fare Card Added to Pays Wallet

by Dan BalabanPosted on June 9, 2021 (July 15, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Apple Pay, Google Pay, WMATA

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, or WMATA, as expected, has added its closed-loop fare card SmarTrip to Google Pay, following support by Apple Pay for the card last year. The launch Tuesday of SmarTrip for Google Pay is the latest move by...

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Cubic Announces Two More Small Transit Agencies Launching Umo, as Company Seeks to Broaden Market Reach

by Dan BalabanPosted on June 5, 2021 (June 12, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Cubic, Omaha Metro, Umo

U.S.-based Cubic Transportation Systems has announced contracts with two more small U.S. transit agencies to move to Cubic’s Umo ticketing platform, as the large automated fare-collection system vendor seeks to broaden its market reach. [...]

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Post-Lockdown, Transit Riders Want Agencies to Run Vehicles More Frequently, Provide Real-Time Arrival Information and Offer Contactless and Mobile Payments

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (February 21, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Covid-19, Moovit, Pandemic

Up to a third of transit riders in several cities say contactless payments and mobile ticketing would encourage them to return to using public transit following the Covid-19 lockdowns, according to a survey results released by Israel-based trip-planning app...

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New York’s OMNY Project Completes Major Milestone, as Transit Officials Point to Steady Growth in Adoption

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (July 5, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cubic, MTA, OMNY

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority's much-watched open-loop fare collection service, OMNY, has reached a milestone for acceptance in New York's premier borough, Manhattan. [...]

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Trip-Planning Giant Moovit Begins to Enable Ticketing and Payments, as Rivals Make Similar Moves

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (April 4, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Masabi, Moovit, NEORide

Moovit, which bills itself as the world's largest “urban mobility app,” has begun to enable public transit ticketing and payments from its platform, as it seeks to deliver what it says is a true mobility-as-a-service experience for users. [...]

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Porto Launches Open-Loop Pilot on Metro Line and Bus Route, Targeting Tourists; Plans Call for Rollout by 2022

MaaS Global CEO: Transit Agencies Should Not Control MaaS Platforms

Cubic Makes Major Platform Play, Responding to New Competitors

More Major Transit Agencies Launch Virtual Closed-Loop Cards

Updated: Making the Move into Ticketing and Payments

Washington, D.C.’s, SmarTrip Latest Closed-Loop Fare Card Added to Pays Wallet

Cubic Announces Two More Small Transit Agencies Launching Umo, as Company Seeks to Broaden Market Reach

Post-Lockdown, Transit Riders Want Agencies to Run Vehicles More Frequently, Provide Real-Time Arrival Information and Offer Contactless and Mobile Payments

New York’s OMNY Project Completes Major Milestone, as Transit Officials Point to Steady Growth in Adoption

Trip-Planning Giant Moovit Begins to Enable Ticketing and Payments, as Rivals Make Similar Moves

Las Vegas Transit Agency Thought Tourists would Use Open-Loop Payments More than Residents; It was Wrong

Major San Francisco Transit Operator BART to Launch Open-Loop Payments Tomorrow following Delays

Cubic Execs Seek to Calm Worries among Agencies and Employees as Its Poor Showing in London and Lawsuit against TfL Sink in

Breaking: Cubic Transportation Systems Files Legal Challenge to Transport for London Decision on Revenue-Collection Contract Award

Is Cubic Challenging London Decision? Sources Say Vendor Sent ‘Letter’ to TfL about Contract Award; CEO Today Said Contract ‘Still in a Standstill Period’

Major San Francisco Transit Operator BART to Launch Open-Loop Payments Tomorrow following Delays

Breaking: Cubic Transportation Systems Files Legal Challenge to Transport for London Decision on Revenue-Collection Contract Award

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

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