MTA Archives - Mobility Payments

Tip Sheet: Fare Officials from Major Transit Agencies, Including New York and London, Believed to be Discussing How to Deal with Payments Industry

by Dan BalabanPosted on November 27, 2024 (May 2, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged MTA, Transport for London

Fare payments representatives with major transit agencies in Europe, North America and Australia have been quietly meeting to discuss merchant fees and fraud around open-loop payments, Mobility Payments has learned.…

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MTA Official Asks Payments Networks for Lower Fees to Accept Open Loop with New Transit Interchange Rate

by Dan BalabanPosted on June 17, 2024 (August 7, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged MTA

New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority fare official Amy Linden today called on U.S. payments networks to set a uniform transit interchange rate that reduces high fixed fees most agencies must…

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In-Depth: New York’s MTA Takes Away Part of OMNY Project from Cubic; Seeks Completion of Rollout by Close of 2025

by Dan BalabanPosted on May 22, 2024 (August 31, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, MTA, OMNY

New York transit authority MTA today took a key part of its high-profile OMNY fare system away from its main technology vendor, Cubic Transportation Systems, as it seeks to complete…

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Tip Sheet: Italy’s National Rail Operator Launches Open-Loop Pilot with Fare Capping

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 11, 2024 (April 12, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Italy, MTA, RKRP, Sydney

taly’s national rail operator, Trenitalia, has launched an open-loop pilot with broad fare-capping options in the Veneto region of Northern Italy, on a rail line between the cities of Verona…

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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,…

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New York’s MTA Celebrates Billionth OMNY Transaction as It Seeks to Put Project Back on Track

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 1, 2023 (October 4, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged MTA

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority last week marked the billionth OMNY transaction, with MTA chairman and CEO Janno Lieber speaking at a press conference at the subway station where the…

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New York Transit Agency One of First to Link Concessionary Discounts to Open-Loop Cards and Wallets

by Dan BalabanPosted on November 1, 2022 (November 2, 2022)Posted in Open LoopTagged MTA

In what is believed to be the first major transit agency to roll out concessionary discounts linked to open-loop payments, New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority said more than a million…

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New York’s MTA Says OMNY Rollout Falls Further Behind Schedule; Cites Poor Vendor Quality Control, Other Issues

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 27, 2022 (November 1, 2022)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, MTA

Officials with New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority this week said the rollout of its OMNY fare-collection system has fallen further behind schedule and isn’t expected to see “substantial completion” until…

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New York City Transit Agency Sees Strong Usage of Open-Loop Payments on Subway

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 3, 2022 (October 5, 2022)Posted in Open LoopTagged Metropolitan Transportation Auhtority, MTA

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said it is seeing nearly 40% of trips taken on its New York City Subway paid for through the agency’s OMNY service, which is used mainly…

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Special Report: Interest Grows in ‘White-Label EMV’ for Closed-Loop Transit Cards

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 27, 2021 (December 27, 2024)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, MTA, Transport for London, Transport for NSW

Woman holds up new SL closed-loop card based on white-label EMV.

As more transit agencies introduce open-loop fare payments, interest is starting to grow in use of white-label EMV cards that agencies can issue in place of proprietary closed-loop cards for…

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Tip Sheet: Fare Officials from Major Transit Agencies, Including New York and London, Believed to be Discussing How to Deal with Payments Industry

MTA Official Asks Payments Networks for Lower Fees to Accept Open Loop with New Transit Interchange Rate

In-Depth: New York’s MTA Takes Away Part of OMNY Project from Cubic; Seeks Completion of Rollout by Close of 2025

Tip Sheet: Italy’s National Rail Operator Launches Open-Loop Pilot with Fare Capping

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

New York’s MTA Celebrates Billionth OMNY Transaction as It Seeks to Put Project Back on Track

New York Transit Agency One of First to Link Concessionary Discounts to Open-Loop Cards and Wallets

New York’s MTA Says OMNY Rollout Falls Further Behind Schedule; Cites Poor Vendor Quality Control, Other Issues

New York City Transit Agency Sees Strong Usage of Open-Loop Payments on Subway

Special Report: Interest Grows in ‘White-Label EMV’ for Closed-Loop Transit Cards

New Budget Estimates and ‘Program Reset’ in Victoria State Confirm Cost Overruns and Substantial Delays in Melbourne Project

Procurement Model in Poland Asked Vendors to Front Costs for CapEx in Exchange for Ticketing Revenue; Most Vendors Said, ‘No Thanks’

Changeover Underway to New Vendor for Switzerland’s Fast-Growing Mobile-Ticketing Service

Miami Transit Agency Prepares to Release Tender Request for Back Office for Its Fare-System Overhaul

Vix Technology Agrees to Pay $2.1 Million to Settle Covid Relief Loan Fraud Case; CEO Says Penalty Won’t Affect ‘Operations or Financial Position’

Vix Technology Agrees to Pay $2.1 Million to Settle Covid Relief Loan Fraud Case; CEO Says Penalty Won’t Affect ‘Operations or Financial Position’

Tip Sheet: Sydney’s Transport for NSW Says Procurement of Opal Next-Gen System Still on Track; Also, Why Kurt Brissett Likely Left the Agency

In-Depth: Projects to Watch in California for Concessionary Discounts with Open Loop; Will More Riders Tap Bank Cards to Get Their Reduced Fares?

Vendor for Denmark’s High-Profile Mobile-Ticketing Service Contends Contract Loss in Switzerland Won’t Compromise Company ‘Stability’ or ‘Strategy’

Exclusive: U.S. Tariffs Will Cause Pain for Fare Vendors and Agencies, Though They May Not Spur More Manufacturing in U.S.