Transport for London Prepares for Major New Fare-Collection System Contract
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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UK Transit Agency Plans London-Style Multimodal Contactless System with Fare Capping
Transit officials serving the UK’s second largest city, Birmingham, and the surrounding West Midlands region are moving forward with a London-style multimodal fare-capping system for contactless credit and debit payments, working with the major bus operator in the region, National Express, and other commercial bus operators. […]
Conduent Transportation Chief on Company’s Spin-Off Issue: ‘Several Weeks Later, No One’s Talking About It’
In April, U.S.-based Conduent created considerable buzz in the fare-collection industry when it announced it would spin off or sell its transportation business. […]
UK Government Seeks to Bring London-Style Contactless Fare Payments System to Other Regions
The UK government’s plan to equip 700 rail stations over the next three years to accept contactless open-loop payments is a major initiative, as it seeks to replicate the success of London’s contactless pay-as-you go fare payments system elsewhere in the country–a goal that has proved elusive in the past. […]
Australia’s Transport for New South Wales Sees ‘Significant Increase’ in Use of Mobile Wallets by Riders
Mobile wallets now make up more than half of all contactless payments for Transport for New South Wales, Australia’s largest transit agency, the agency confirmed to Mobility Payments. […]
London Prepares for Major New Fare-Collection Contract
Transport for London, which runs the largest open-loop fare payments system in the world, is gearing for a major upgrade of its revenue-collection contract, giving the authority its first account-based ticketing system. […]
UK Public Transit Officials in Midlands Seek to Replicate London’s Success in Pay-as-You-Go Contactless
Transit officials in the Midlands in the UK are calling on the government to fund a London-style contactless fare-payments system across this large section of the country, which would enable riders to tap to pay for trips on rail, bus and tram networks with either closed- and open-loop cards and credentials on smartphones. […]
Apple Launches Express Transit in London; Mobility Service also Adds NFC Payments Feature in Apple Wallet
Apple has expanded its Express Transit service to another major market, enabling Apple Pay users to pay for fares on Transport for London-run trains and buses without first authenticating themselves on the NFC devices. […]
NFC Wallets Make Up Growing Share of Contactless Payments on London Transit
Use of NFC wallets continues to steadily increase as part of Transport for London’s landmark contactless payments service, with payments from NFC-enabled smartphones and smartwatches now accounting for 20% of all contactless payments, NFC Times has learned. […]
Oyster Card Here to Stay Despite Strong Growth of Contactless Fare Payments in London
As more and more transit authorities globally seek to emulate Transport for London’s success in gaining widespread adoption for contactless open-loop fare payments, they should take note that London’s closed-loop Oyster card remains popular, even among visitors to the city. […]
