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CEO of Thales Fare Unit: Expect ‘Continuity’ of Operations When Hitachi Takes Over

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 13, 2024 (March 14, 2024)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Thales

The head of fare-systems supplier Thales RCS confirmed that there will be a “continuity” of operations for the vendor after Hitachi Rail completes its acquisition of Thales Ground Transportation Systems, of which RCS is a part. Jean-Marc Reynaud, CEO of...

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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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Denmark’s Much-Anticipated Mobile-Ticketing App Will Launch as Pilot This Year before Backers Seek to Scale It Up

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 8, 2024 (April 11, 2024)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Denmark

Danish fare-collection company Rejsekort & Rejseplan, or RKRP, plans to launch a pilot of its high-profile nationwide mobile-ticketing service sometime in 2024 and will offer open-loop payments to customers who cannot or will not use the new mobile service,...

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New Zealand’s Nationwide Open-Loop Project Running Late; Can Organizers Get It Back on Track?

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 27, 2024 (July 7, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged New Zealand

New Zealand’s much-anticipated nationwide open-loop fare system is believed to be running beyond schedule, with officials unlikely to hit project deadlines, including any substantive initial launch this year, Mobility Payments has learned. The project,...

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Two Years On, California’s Open-Loop ‘Mobility Marketplace’ has Failed to Take Off, though Deal May be Coming

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 21, 2024 (February 22, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP

The California Integrated Travel Project, or Cal-ITP, did not add any new transit agencies for the third quarter in a row, as of end of 2023, and open-loop transactions remained low two years after the program began, records obtained by Mobility Payments...

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Genfare Wins Tender in Miami to Replace Fare Boxes, Ticket-Vending Machines and Transit Gates

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 15, 2024 (February 16, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Miami-Dade Transit

U.S.-based Genfare appears set to receive an approximately $65 million contract from Miami-Dade County, Fla., after beating out three other vendors to supply new fare boxes, ticket-vending machines and transit gates for the county's fare-collection system,...

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Mikroelektronika Set to Unseat Incumbent Vix with Low Bid in Sweden’s No. 2 City; Can Vendor Deliver for Price?

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 14, 2024 (April 18, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Sweden

Czech Republic-based fare-system provider Mikroelektronika submitted the low bid to win the procurement of a new fare system in Sweden’s second-largest city, Gothenburg, besting a field of bidders that included nearly 20-year incumbent supplier Vix...

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TIP SHEET: Vix and Kuba Ready to Merge? Also: Czech Vendor Wins in Sweden; Overhaul in Miami; Singapore ABT Update; Masabi Contract Expected

by Dan BalabanPosted on February 12, 2024 (March 13, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, NEORide, Vix

For several industry observers, the naming earlier this month of Kuba CEO Aaron Ross to also lead Vix Technology–replacing former Vix chief David Maitland–looks at lot like the start of an unannounced Vix-Kuba merger. Vix and Kuba are already sister...

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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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CEO of Thales Fare Unit: Expect ‘Continuity’ of Operations When Hitachi Takes Over

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

Denmark’s Much-Anticipated Mobile-Ticketing App Will Launch as Pilot This Year before Backers Seek to Scale It Up

New Zealand’s Nationwide Open-Loop Project Running Late; Can Organizers Get It Back on Track?

Two Years On, California’s Open-Loop ‘Mobility Marketplace’ has Failed to Take Off, though Deal May be Coming

Genfare Wins Tender in Miami to Replace Fare Boxes, Ticket-Vending Machines and Transit Gates

Mikroelektronika Set to Unseat Incumbent Vix with Low Bid in Sweden’s No. 2 City; Can Vendor Deliver for Price?

TIP SHEET: Vix and Kuba Ready to Merge? Also: Czech Vendor Wins in Sweden; Overhaul in Miami; Singapore ABT Update; Masabi Contract Expected

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

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

Tip Sheet: Cubic Believed to be Sole Vendor in Running for Sydney Deal; TfL: Revenue-Collection Procurement Not Over Yet; Madrid Seeks ABT System

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

Transit Agency Serving California Capital Introduces SaaS-Based Fare System; Plans to Replace Existing Closed-Loop Card and App

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

One Year On: Denmark’s Bold Mobile-First Strategy has Reached Nearly 50% Adoption; Getting the Rest Could be More Difficult

Updated: Cubic Short-Listed for Must-Win Sydney Contract; Hitachi Rail, Others, Believed Out