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Florence Launches Open-Loop Payments for Single Rides with Help from Visa

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 2, 2024 (January 1, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Italy, Milan, Naples, Rome

The bus and tram operator in Florence and the surrounding Tuscany region in Italy launched open-loop payments for single rides last week, with help from Visa. Transport operator Autolinee Toscane, owned by France-based RATP Group, introduced the technology,...

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Growth of Open-Loop Payments Plateaus in Netherlands, but Dutch Operators Plan to Broaden Reach of Technology

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 28, 2024 (April 2, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Netherlands

Dutch transport officials are reporting that growth of open-loop payments as part of the nationwide OVpay service has leveled off during the first three months of this year after climbing in 2023. Growth may begin to accelerate again later this year,...

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Large Fare-Collection Company in Korea Seeks to Roll Out Hands-Free Ticketing at Busy Metro Stations

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 25, 2024 (March 26, 2024)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Hands-Free Ticketing, Ultra-wideband

South Korean fare-collection and e-purse scheme Tmoney has implemented hands-free mobile ticketing on one gated light-rail line in Seoul. Can it win over other transit operators and, more importantly, riders who have been tapping its contactless cards for...

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Three Big Agencies Say Devices Starting to Dominate Cards for Open-Loop Payments

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 25, 2024 (April 17, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, MTA, Sydney, Transport for London

Figures from three of the largest transit agencies accepting open-loop payments show that NFC wallets are becoming the most common way customers tap their credit and debit cards to pay, Mobility Payments has learned. New York’s Metropolitan Transportation...

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Tip Sheet: Vix Chief Ross Dismisses Talk of Merger with Kuba

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 13, 2024 (March 24, 2024)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Tmoney, Transport for London, Vix Technology

Vix Technology CEO Aaron Ross told Mobility Payments that even though he will continue to head up both Vix and Kuba and that the two fare vendors share a private equity owner and have a close working relationship, there are no plans for the companies to...

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Fee Waiver Helps Virtual Clipper Card Soar in San Francisco, though Growth Comes with Added Costs

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 7, 2024 (March 26, 2024)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, MTC

San Francisco Bay Area transit operators have seen strong growth in the number of virtual closed-loop Clipper cards issued and the share of active users tapping these cards with Apple Pay and Google Wallet over the past 18 months or so, Mobility Payments has...

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In-Depth: Denmark’s Quest to Replace Its Closed-Loop Card with Mobile Ticketing–It Won’t be Easy

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 5, 2024 (February 5, 2024)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Denmark

Among the most anticipated fare projects globally is a nationwide mobile-ticketing service planned by Danish government officials, who hope to greatly reduce or even eliminate use of the country’s much-used physical closed-loop card, Rejsekort. The...

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TIP SHEET: Cubic Hires VP of Innovation; More Virtual Cards for Google Wallet; Cal-ITP Disappoints Again

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 17, 2024 (January 17, 2024)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Google Wallet

New Cubic Hire Hails from Firm Providing Info to Local Officials on Best Practices Cubic Transportation Systems has made another key appointment from outside the organization and beyond the fare industry, hiring the co-founder of an organization that...

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Florida Transit Agency to Link Concessionary Discounts to Open-Loop Payments

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 7, 2024 (January 14, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Concessions

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The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority in Florida plans to enable eligible riders to receive their concessionary discounts when using open-loop payments, one of the few transit agencies anywhere to do so, Mobility Payments has learned. The authority, PSTA,...

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Hong Kong’s Metro Operator to Launch Open-Loop Payments Before End of 2023

by Dan BalabanPosted on December 14, 2023 (January 6, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Hong Kong

The operator of the large Hong Kong metro system announced it will launch open-loop payments Dec. 23, initially restricting card and mobile wallet acceptance to Visa-branded cards under an apparent exclusivity and marketing deal with the payments scheme....

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Florence Launches Open-Loop Payments for Single Rides with Help from Visa

Growth of Open-Loop Payments Plateaus in Netherlands, but Dutch Operators Plan to Broaden Reach of Technology

Large Fare-Collection Company in Korea Seeks to Roll Out Hands-Free Ticketing at Busy Metro Stations

Three Big Agencies Say Devices Starting to Dominate Cards for Open-Loop Payments

Tip Sheet: Vix Chief Ross Dismisses Talk of Merger with Kuba

Fee Waiver Helps Virtual Clipper Card Soar in San Francisco, though Growth Comes with Added Costs

In-Depth: Denmark’s Quest to Replace Its Closed-Loop Card with Mobile Ticketing–It Won’t be Easy

TIP SHEET: Cubic Hires VP of Innovation; More Virtual Cards for Google Wallet; Cal-ITP Disappoints Again

Florida Transit Agency to Link Concessionary Discounts to Open-Loop Payments

Hong Kong’s Metro Operator to Launch Open-Loop Payments Before End of 2023

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