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Report: Conduent and State Transport Officials in Melbourne at ‘Loggerheads’ Over Contract, but State Denies Problems

by Dan BalabanPosted on November 11, 2024 (November 12, 2024)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Melbourne

Transport officials in the Australian state of Victoria continue to deny there are any problems with the implementation of a new ticketing system by U.S.-based supplier Conduent Transportation, despite new local reports of discord between the vendor and...

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Tip Sheet: Will Conduent Put Its Transit Fare-Collection Business on Sale Again?

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 31, 2024 (February 17, 2025)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Conduent, Denmark, WMATA

Conduent, a major fare-system vendor, may again be shopping for a buyer for its fare-collection business, sources told Mobility Payments, though the company has not announced it is planning to sell the unit, and a spokesman did not respond to a request for...

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U.S. Transit Agency Releases Cost Analysis for ‘Emergency Procurement,’ Raising More Questions

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 31, 2024 (November 5, 2024)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged CapMetro

Texas transit agency Capital Metro stated in an “independent cost estimate” that the emergency fare-system replacement it is buying from Cubic Transportation Systems would cost it less than a similar system the agency could procure on the market. It does...

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U.S. Agency Releases First Details about Reasons for ‘Emergency Procurement’ to Replace Fare System; is It Enough?

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 16, 2024 (November 13, 2024)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged CapMetro, Cubic, Editor's Choice, Siemens Mobility

Texas transit agency Capital Metro said 1.25 million fare transactions went unprocessed during a 30-day period last spring by its incumbent vendor, Siemens Mobility, according to the agency in a newly released document that seeks to justify the “emergency...

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Tip Sheet: Montreal Authority Reissues RFP after Disappointing Results; Promises to be More Flexible This Time

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 16, 2024 (October 17, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Montreal, Netherland

Montreal-area transport authority, Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain, or ARTM, has reissued its call to tenders, as promised, for a new account-based ticketing system, after having cancelled the previous tender request in August because of...

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Tip Sheet: Washington, D.C., Short Lists Vendors for Open-Loop Payments Project

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 2, 2024 (December 4, 2024)Posted in Mobile Ticketing, Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, SEPTA, WMATA

The Washington (D.C.) Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, or WMATA, one of the largest subway operators in the U.S., has narrowed its procurement for an open-loop payments project to a short list containing as few as two vendors, Mobility Payments has...

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Unreachable Goal? Denmark Seeks Adoption Rate of 90% for Its National Mobile-Ticketing Services

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 14, 2024 (September 16, 2024)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Denmark

It’s difficult for an agency retire a long-established closed-loop card, even one with an aging technology and which is expensive to maintain. But that is precisely what transport officials in Denmark propose to do. And not with open-loop payments or other...

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Montreal Transport Authority to Issue New RFP after Disappointing Results from Previous Tender Request

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 5, 2024 (November 7, 2024)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Montreal

Montreal-area transport authority, Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain, or ARTM, plans to issue a new call for tenders in coming weeks for its planned account-based ticketing system after scrapping the previous tender request last month because...

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Open-Loop Payments: Are U.S. Transit Agencies Ready for the Costs?: A Discussion

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 2, 2024 (October 25, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice

A top official with Helsinki transport agency HSL made headlines over this past weekend, Aug. 31, when he was quoted as actually discouraging customers from using contactless open-loop payments when the agency launches the long-delayed service. That’s...

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California Open-Loop Procurement Program Has Another Disappointing Quarter, with Low Orders and Adoption

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 20, 2024 (September 21, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP

Vendors with master service agreements under the California Integrated Travel Project, or Cal-ITP, received orders for validators of just under $70,000 combined, with gateway and inspection fees accounting for another $11,200. The updated figures come from...

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Report: Conduent and State Transport Officials in Melbourne at ‘Loggerheads’ Over Contract, but State Denies Problems

Tip Sheet: Will Conduent Put Its Transit Fare-Collection Business on Sale Again?

U.S. Transit Agency Releases Cost Analysis for ‘Emergency Procurement,’ Raising More Questions

U.S. Agency Releases First Details about Reasons for ‘Emergency Procurement’ to Replace Fare System; is It Enough?

Tip Sheet: Montreal Authority Reissues RFP after Disappointing Results; Promises to be More Flexible This Time

Tip Sheet: Washington, D.C., Short Lists Vendors for Open-Loop Payments Project

Unreachable Goal? Denmark Seeks Adoption Rate of 90% for Its National Mobile-Ticketing Services

Montreal Transport Authority to Issue New RFP after Disappointing Results from Previous Tender Request

Open-Loop Payments: Are U.S. Transit Agencies Ready for the Costs?: A Discussion

California Open-Loop Procurement Program Has Another Disappointing Quarter, with Low Orders and Adoption

D.C. Transit Authority WMATA Releases Open-Payment Overlay Contract with Littlepay; Declines to Disclose Transaction Fees, including Interchange

Tip Sheet: Layoffs at Cubic–Vendor Says It Amounts to Only 2% of Workforce but Won’t Release Figures; Insiders Say Cuts Taking Toll on Engineers, Others

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

D.C. Transit Authority WMATA Releases Open-Payment Overlay Contract with Littlepay; Declines to Disclose Transaction Fees, including Interchange

Tip Sheet: Layoffs at Cubic–Vendor Says It Amounts to Only 2% of Workforce but Won’t Release Figures; Insiders Say Cuts Taking Toll on Engineers, Others

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