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Contactless Payments Continue to Increase for Transport for London but Concessions Seen Limiting Growth

by Dan BalabanPosted on December 22, 2022 (December 23, 2022)Posted in Open LoopTagged Transport for London

Transport for London, in marking the 10th anniversary of its launch of open-loop payments on buses earlier this month, noted that seven in 10 pay-as-you-go transactions are now contactless on buses, with the rest using the closed-loop Oyster card. [...]

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Transport for London Launches Procurement of Major Fare-Collection Contract

by Dan BalabanPosted on November 15, 2022 (November 17, 2022)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Transport for London

Transport for London yesterday launched its much-anticipated call for tenders to find the next vendor to run its high-profile fare-collection system–with the so-called “Project Proteus” expected to be one of the most expensive and complex fare-system...

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Transport for London Signals Plans to Enable Concessionary Fare Discounts with Open-Loop Payments

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 2, 2022 (July 7, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Transport for London

Transport for London is working on a system to tie discounts for seniors, students, disabled persons and other concessions to open-loop cards and devices, the agency confirmed to Mobility Payments. [...]

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Transport for London Sees Open-Loop Revenue Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 14, 2022 (December 16, 2022)Posted in Open Loop

Contactless open-loop payments revenue has already returned to pre-pandemic levels in London, despite ridership on the London Underground still around one-third lower than in 2019 and bus ridership down by around 20%. [...]

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In-Depth: Contactless Transactions Soar, but Transport for London Affirms that Oyster Will Remain Payments Option

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 29, 2021 (September 29, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Contactless payments, Editor's Choice, Oyster card, Transport for London

Contactless open-loop payments have surged in recent months for Transport for London, returning to their steep growth trajectory before the pandemic, and now account for 70% of all pay-as-you-go, or PAYG, trips on the London Underground and two-thirds of PAYG...

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Transport for London to Offer Weekly Fare Capping with Oyster Cards; Move Expected to Drive Even More Riders to Pay as You Go

by Mobility Payments StaffPosted on September 24, 2021 (September 25, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Oyster card, Transport for London

In a move expected to make Transport for London’s pay-as-you-go model even more dominant and further erode support for season tickets and other period travel passes, the agency today said it will introduce weekly fare capping for PAYG transactions with its...

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In-Depth: 5 Years After Transport for London Launched Contactless Across Transit Network, Open Loop in UK Remains Uneven

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 1, 2021 (February 21, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged Arriva, Stagecoach, Transport for Greater Manchester, Transport for London

Five years ago next month (September 2019), Transport for London introduced open-loop contactless payments across its transit network, including metro, trams and commuter rail, following an earlier launch on buses. The service now accounts for more than half...

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Transport for London’s Lucrative Sponsorship Deal with Google Shows Value of ‘Point of Sale’ Real Estate at Fare Gates

by Dan BalabanPosted on December 8, 2020 (December 28, 2020)Posted in Open Loop

(This premium article was originally published March 4, 2020 in Mobility Payments’ sister publication NFC Times.) Transport for London’s recent deal with Google to put the Google Pay Logo on [...]

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Transport for London Prepares for Major New Fare-Collection System Contract

by Dan BalabanPosted on November 19, 2020 (November 20, 2020)Posted in Open LoopTagged Featured

Transport for London is preparing for a new revenue-collection contract that will be be worth £1.1 billion, including a revamp of its Oyster closed-loop card system. [...]

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Cubic Contends It was Low Bidder and should have Won London Contract; Claims Unfair Treatment, Possible Conflict of Interest as Details of Lawsuit Emerge

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 16, 2025 (November 7, 2025)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Transport for London

Cubic Transportation Systems contends that it submitted a lower bid than rival Indra Systems for Transport for London’s revenue-collection contract and says it should have won the contract but alleges it was treated unfairly in the competition for the...

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Contactless Payments Continue to Increase for Transport for London but Concessions Seen Limiting Growth

Transport for London Launches Procurement of Major Fare-Collection Contract

Transport for London Signals Plans to Enable Concessionary Fare Discounts with Open-Loop Payments

Transport for London Sees Open-Loop Revenue Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels

In-Depth: Contactless Transactions Soar, but Transport for London Affirms that Oyster Will Remain Payments Option

Transport for London to Offer Weekly Fare Capping with Oyster Cards; Move Expected to Drive Even More Riders to Pay as You Go

In-Depth: 5 Years After Transport for London Launched Contactless Across Transit Network, Open Loop in UK Remains Uneven

Transport for London’s Lucrative Sponsorship Deal with Google Shows Value of ‘Point of Sale’ Real Estate at Fare Gates

Transport for London Prepares for Major New Fare-Collection System Contract

Cubic Contends It was Low Bidder and should have Won London Contract; Claims Unfair Treatment, Possible Conflict of Interest as Details of Lawsuit Emerge

In Harsh Response to Cubic’s Lawsuit, Transport for London Contends It Could have Rejected Vendor on Several Grounds

Tip Sheet: Layoffs Expected at Cubic; Fare Vendor Discloses ‘New Operating Model,’ Though Releases Few Details

Vancouver Transit Authority Issues RFP for Major Fare-System Upgrade; Believed to Have Rejected Sole-Source Proposal

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

Update on Swedish Procurements, including Recent Validator Competition Attracting Nine Bidders

In Harsh Response to Cubic’s Lawsuit, Transport for London Contends It Could have Rejected Vendor on Several Grounds

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

Cubic Contends It was Low Bidder and should have Won London Contract; Claims Unfair Treatment, Possible Conflict of Interest as Details of Lawsuit Emerge

Review of New Zealand National Fare Project Predicts More ‘Significant Delays’ and Likely Cost Overruns; Government in ‘Commercial' Talks with Cubic, Others