Italy continues to be a leader in the rollout of open-loop fare payments with even mid-tier cities now introducing the technology to riders.
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Another Italian City Launches Open-Loop Fare Payments

Italy continues to be a leader in the rollout of open-loop fare payments with even mid-tier cities now introducing the technology to riders.
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The CIO of Italy’s largest public transit operator, ATAC SpA, said the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated demand for open-loop contactless and mobile payments, but added that old habits are hard to break for customers and use of cash and paper tickets are still popular. […]