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U.S. Federal Rules Surface Again as Issue for Transit Agencies Outside California Buying Open-Loop Technology through Cal-ITP

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 25, 2026 (October 14, 2026)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP
The CEO for a transit agency in the U.S. state of Illinois Wednesday told Mobility Payments that the agency did not violate federal procurement rules in hiring three vendors to…
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In-Depth: Cal-ITP Open-Loop Procurement Program Records Biggest Year in 2025 but Several Challenges Remain

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 2, 2026 (April 12, 2026)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP, Editor's Choice
The California Integrated Travel Project, the state-backed “Mobility Marketplace” for open-loop technology, completed its fourth year of operation in 2025, with vendors bringing in a little more than $2.6 million…
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Three Years on, Results are Mixed for California’s Bold Move into Modularity for Open-Loop Procurements

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 5, 2025 (March 6, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP
After three years of operations, the California Integrated Travel Project, or Cal-ITP­, the state’s program that in part seeks to help mostly small transit agencies in California and elsewhere in…
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Updated: Small U.S. Transit Agency Decides Not to Save Much-Used Closed-Loop Card; Replaces It with Open Loop

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 7, 2025 (January 31, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP
A small U.S. transit agency in northeastern Pennsylvania has launched open-loop payments, with plans to shut down its closed-loop card program, which is used for more than half of its…
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Small Transit Agency Buying Through Cal-ITP Sees Open-Loop Transaction Value Climb

by Dan BalabanPosted on December 9, 2024 (December 10, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP
Humboldt bus
Open-loop transaction value doubled for a small California bus agency last month, although credit and debit card payments still represented a small share of total fare revenue, Mobility Payments has…
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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
Anaheim bus
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…
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California Open-Loop Procurement Program Notches Second Out-of-State Project, but Overall Take-Up Remains Low

by Dan BalabanPosted on May 23, 2024 (May 24, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP
Capitol Corridor
After more than two years, the California Integrated Travel Project, or Cal-ITP, is still seeing low orders from transit agencies and minimal open-loop transactions, but the program did notch its…
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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
Cal-ITP card at terminal
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…
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California Open-Loop Procurement Program Didn’t Add New Transit Agencies During Q2, as Orange County Balks

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 14, 2023 (January 17, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP
OCTA bus
The Orange County Transportation Authority, or OCTA, in Southern California, would seem to be exactly the type of transit agency that the state’s open-loop procurement program, Cal-ITP, is targeting. [...]Read…
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California’s ‘Mobility Marketplace’ Completes First Full Year with Few Agencies Ordering Open-Loop Technology So Far

by Dan BalabanPosted on May 18, 2023 (July 8, 2023)Posted in Open LoopTagged Cal-ITP, Capitol Corridor
Capitol Corridor
In its first full year of operation, a state-backed program in California targeted at small to mid-sized transit agencies– encouraging them to buy open-loop payments technology–has attracted orders from just…
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Vendors Prepare to Compete for Business, as New York’s MTA Requests First Bids for Large Fare-Evasion Project

Oct 20, 2026

Tip Sheet: Could Cubic Lose Another Big Contract in Vancouver?

Oct 14, 2026

Cubic Corp. Hires Transportation Industry Veteran to Turn Around Its Troubled Fare-System Vendor

Oct 05, 2026

Updated: Modaxo Completes Acquisition of Conduent Transit Unit; Renames Fare Business ‘Novvan’

Oct 01, 2026

Cubic and Moovel Intend to Protest Recommendation in Miami for $42 Million Contract Award to Masabi

Sep 30, 2026

Cubic Corp. Hires Transportation Industry Veteran to Turn Around Its Troubled Fare-System Vendor

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Tip Sheet: Could Cubic Lose Another Big Contract in Vancouver?

Oct 14, 2026

Updated: Modaxo Completes Acquisition of Conduent Transit Unit; Renames Fare Business ‘Novvan’

Oct 01, 2026

Cubic and Moovel Intend to Protest Recommendation in Miami for $42 Million Contract Award to Masabi

Sep 30, 2026

U.S. Transit Agency Aims to Go Cashless and also Launch Open Loop; Plans to Surcharge Riders to Cover Bank Card Fees

Sep 16, 2026

Tip Sheet: Could Cubic Lose Another Big Contract in Vancouver?

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Cubic Corp. Hires Transportation Industry Veteran to Turn Around Its Troubled Fare-System Vendor

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Cubic and Moovel Intend to Protest Recommendation in Miami for $42 Million Contract Award to Masabi

Sep 30, 2026

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Miami-Dade County Recommends Masabi for Back Office Deal; If Approved by Board, Debt-Strapped Cubic Would Lose Another Contract as Incumbent

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  • Vendors Prepare to Compete for Business, as New York’s MTA Requests First Bids for Large Fare-Evasion Project
  • Tip Sheet: Could Cubic Lose Another Big Contract in Vancouver?
  • Cubic Corp. Hires Transportation Industry Veteran to Turn Around Its Troubled Fare-System Vendor
  • Updated: Modaxo Completes Acquisition of Conduent Transit Unit; Renames Fare Business ‘Novvan’
  • Cubic and Moovel Intend to Protest Recommendation in Miami for $42 Million Contract Award to Masabi

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