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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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Athens Transport Operator Seeks to Roll Out Open Loop Throughout Greek Capital by Retrofitting Thousands of Validators

by Dan BalabanPosted on May 7, 2024 (May 8, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Greece, Planeta

Transport operator OASA is set to make Athens the latest European capital to roll out open-loop payments, joining London, Rome, Madrid, Amsterdam and Stockholm, along with a number of other major cities in Europe–but with a difference. OASA is not...

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Torrellas Takes Over as President of Cubic Transportation Systems; Can He Get Vendor Back on Track?

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 19, 2023 (January 6, 2024)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Cubic, Editor's Choice

Peter Torrellas this week officially took over as president of Cubic Transportation Systems, the largest fare-system supplier globally, but one that is facing major challenges in the market. Torrellas replaces Jeffrey Lowinger, whose more than three-year...

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UK Transit Agency Plans London-Style Multimodal Contactless System with Fare Capping

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 12, 2022 (September 13, 2022)Posted in Open LoopTagged Transport for West Midlands

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...

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Conduent Transportation Chief on Company’s Spin-Off Issue: ‘Several Weeks Later, No One’s Talking About It’

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 1, 2022 (September 2, 2022)Posted in Open LoopTagged Conduent

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. [...]

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UK Government Seeks to Bring London-Style Contactless Fare Payments System to Other Regions

by Dan BalabanPosted on November 23, 2021 (November 25, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged Network Rail, Transport for London

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...

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Australia’s Transport for New South Wales Sees ‘Significant Increase’ in Use of Mobile Wallets by Riders

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 13, 2021 (December 2, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged Mobile wallets, Sydney Metro, Transport for New South Wales

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. [...]

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London Prepares for Major New Fare-Collection Contract

by Mobility Payments StaffPosted on July 5, 2021 (September 29, 2021)Posted in New Takes-London 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. [...]

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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

Athens Transport Operator Seeks to Roll Out Open Loop Throughout Greek Capital by Retrofitting Thousands of Validators

Torrellas Takes Over as President of Cubic Transportation Systems; Can He Get Vendor Back on Track?

UK Transit Agency Plans London-Style Multimodal Contactless System with Fare Capping

Conduent Transportation Chief on Company’s Spin-Off Issue: ‘Several Weeks Later, No One’s Talking About It’

UK Government Seeks to Bring London-Style Contactless Fare Payments System to Other Regions

Australia’s Transport for New South Wales Sees ‘Significant Increase’ in Use of Mobile Wallets by Riders

London Prepares for Major New Fare-Collection Contract

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