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Paris Transit Authority Moves Closer to Rolling Out Mobile Ticketing on Range of Android Phones

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 8, 2021 (July 20, 2022)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Calypso, Calypso Networks Association, Editor's Choice, Île-de-France Mobilités

Large Paris regional transit authority Île-de-France Mobilités is moving closer to supporting mobile ticketing on a range of Android phones using host-card emulation technology from Google, after the vendor trade…

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Exclusive: Share of Contactless Rides Paid for with Apple Pay and other Pays Wallets in Manchester More than Doubles in Two Years

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 7, 2021 (October 8, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Transport for Greater Manchester

Transport for Greater Manchester in the UK is the latest transit agency seeing substantial growth of contactless open-loop fare payments from NFC mobile wallets–with the percentage of its contactless tram…

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U.S. Transit Agency Introduces Scanning of Mobile Tickets, but Overall Move to Electronic Payments Progressing Slowly

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 5, 2021 (October 5, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Editor's Choice, Masabi, SORTA

Most mid-tier transit agencies in the U.S., like the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority, or SORTA, in Cincinnati, still have to deal with high usage of cash and paper tickets…

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In-Depth: Contactless Transactions Soar, but Transport for London Affirms that Oyster Will Remain Payments Option

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 29, 2021 (September 29, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Contactless payments, Editor's Choice, Oyster card, Transport for London

Contactless open-loop payments have surged in recent months for Transport for London, returning to their steep growth trajectory before the pandemic, and now account for 70% of all pay-as-you-go, or…

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Debate: Is the Industry–and Technology–Ready for Hands-Free, Be-In/Be-Out Fare Payments?

by Dan Balaban and Kiona SmithPosted on September 22, 2021 (May 15, 2025)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Be-in/Be-out, Editor's Choice, Fairtiq, Stadtwerke Osnabrück

It’s no secret that interest is growing in “touchless transit” in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. So technologies that enable fully hands-free fare payments, letting passengers be-in/be-out, or BIBO,…

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Panel: Closed-Loop Payments Expected to Remain an Option for Years to Come Despite Growth of Open Loop

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 20, 2021 (September 29, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, FEIG Electronic, HID Global, Infineon Technologies, Transport for London

While the trend today is for more transit agencies to introduce open-loop fare payments, closed-loop cards, either in physical form or dematerialized on smartphones and wearables, will be with us…

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‘No Way We were Going to Ask for Half a Billion Dollars…’

by Dan BalabanPosted on September 1, 2021 (October 1, 2021)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Metro, Robin O'Hara

Unlike other major transit agencies in the U.S., which have spent hundreds of millions of dollars replacing or upgrading their fare-collection systems, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has…

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Masabi Seeks to Expand Beyond Mobile Ticketing and to Sign Up Large Agencies, Stoking More Competition with Suppliers Like Cubic

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 19, 2021 (August 20, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Editor's Choice, Masabi, SaaS Ticketing

UK-based software-as-a-service ticketing provider Masabi said it is targeting large transit agencies in the U.S. and beyond, seeking to sell the agencies on plugging into its SaaS platform rather than…

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Cubic’s MaaS Point Man: Control of MaaS Apps by VC-Funded Start-Ups Coming to an End; Whim App Chief: Not So Fast

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 4, 2021 (May 14, 2025)Posted in MaaSTagged Cubic, Editor's Choice, MaaS Global

Andy Taylor, senior director, global strategy for Cubic Transportation Systems contended that the MaaS market is at a crossroads and could fail if it doesn’t change course, including putting cities…

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Moscow Metro Launches Test of Facial Recognition Fare Payments Ahead of Rollout; Agency Says Masks Can Slow Verification

by Kiona SmithPosted on August 4, 2021 (August 4, 2021)Posted in Mobile TicketingTagged Editor's Choice, Facial Recognition, Moscow Metro

Moscow Metro announced that it is officially testing facial recognition-based fare payments at turnstiles, with plans to roll out the technology by the end of the year. [...]Read More

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Paris Transit Authority Moves Closer to Rolling Out Mobile Ticketing on Range of Android Phones

Exclusive: Share of Contactless Rides Paid for with Apple Pay and other Pays Wallets in Manchester More than Doubles in Two Years

U.S. Transit Agency Introduces Scanning of Mobile Tickets, but Overall Move to Electronic Payments Progressing Slowly

In-Depth: Contactless Transactions Soar, but Transport for London Affirms that Oyster Will Remain Payments Option

Debate: Is the Industry–and Technology–Ready for Hands-Free, Be-In/Be-Out Fare Payments?

Panel: Closed-Loop Payments Expected to Remain an Option for Years to Come Despite Growth of Open Loop

‘No Way We were Going to Ask for Half a Billion Dollars…’

Masabi Seeks to Expand Beyond Mobile Ticketing and to Sign Up Large Agencies, Stoking More Competition with Suppliers Like Cubic

Cubic’s MaaS Point Man: Control of MaaS Apps by VC-Funded Start-Ups Coming to an End; Whim App Chief: Not So Fast

Moscow Metro Launches Test of Facial Recognition Fare Payments Ahead of Rollout; Agency Says Masks Can Slow Verification

Miami Hearing Officer Rejects Protests by Cubic, Moovel; Vendors Vow to Weigh ‘All Available Options’

Tip Sheet: Chicago’s Ventra 3.0 Flies Under Radar; Vancouver may be in Talks with Vendors

Exclusive: Cubic, Moovel and Masabi Make Arguments to Protest Hearing Officer in Miami

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?

Miami Hearing Officer Rejects Protests by Cubic, Moovel; Vendors Vow to Weigh ‘All Available Options’

Exclusive: Cubic, Moovel and Masabi Make Arguments to Protest Hearing Officer in Miami

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

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

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