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In-Depth: Cubic Gets Must-Win Contract in Philadelphia, Beating Accenture on Price; Incumbent Conduent Sent Packing

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 27, 2025 (March 3, 2025)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Philadelphia, SEPTA

Cubic Transportation Systems, as expected, won a major fare-system contract from the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority in Philadelphia, with the SEPTA board approving a $211 million deal Thursday. It was…

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Tip Sheet: Cubic Contract Award Back on Agenda for SEPTA Board Meeting in Philadelphia

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 16, 2025 (March 3, 2025)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, SEPTA

The proposed award of a $211 million fare-system contract for Cubic Transportation Systems is back on the agenda for a board meeting of Philadelphia transit agency SEPTA scheduled for next…

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U.S. Agency SEPTA was to Vote Today on Cubic Contract Award before Canceling Agenda Item–was Rival Vendor Conduent Involved?

by Dan BalabanPosted on December 19, 2024 (March 3, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged SEPTA

After months of delay, the board vote on a much-anticipated award of a contract for the Key 2.0 fare system by Philadelphia transit agency SEPTA was scheduled for today. The…

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Cubic Expected to Win Major Fare-System Contract in Philadelphia

by Dan BalabanPosted on December 12, 2024 (February 11, 2025)Posted in Open LoopTagged SEPTA

Cubic Transportation Systems is expected to win the major fare-system project from the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, or SEPTA, an up to $211 million deal to implement and operate the…

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Tip Sheet: Washington, D.C., Short Lists Vendors for Open-Loop Payments Project

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 2, 2024 (December 4, 2024)Posted in Mobile Ticketing, Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, SEPTA, WMATA

The Washington (D.C.) Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, or WMATA, one of the largest subway operators in the U.S., has narrowed its procurement for an open-loop payments project to a short…

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Tip Sheet: LA Metro Considers Open-Loop Payments, Sole-Source Contract for Cubic

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 22, 2024 (April 26, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged LA Metro, NTA, SEPTA

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is believed to be looking at introducing open-loop payments and is considering rehiring Cubic with a sole-source contract to implement the new payments…

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Tip Sheet: Cubic Lays Off More Employees; Contends It Needs to ‘Become Leaner’ and More Competitive

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 15, 2024 (May 15, 2025)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Cubic, Montreal, SEPTA

Cubic Transportation Systems is laying off more employees in an effort, it says, to “become leaner and more responsive” to the market, Mobility Payments has learned. The U.S.-based vendor, the…

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Tip Sheet: Why is EMV-Enabled Closed-Loop OMNY Card Failing to Take Off?

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 8, 2024 (May 22, 2024)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Editor's Choice, NTA, OMNY, SEPTA

As Mobility Payments reported late last month, New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority has been issuing a reloadable closed-loop OMNY card since October 2021, which uses white-label EMV technology. But the…

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Philadelphia Launches Much-Delayed Open-Loop Service, as It Procures New Fare System

by Dan BalabanPosted on October 2, 2023 (October 30, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Philadelphia, SEPTA

Philadelphia transit authority SEPTA launched its long-delayed open-loop payments service Friday under its existing contract with fare-system supplier Conduent, even as the authority pursues the procurement of a new fare…

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Philadelphia Transit Agency Seeks to Overhaul ‘Troubled’ Fare System

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 20, 2023 (August 11, 2023)Posted in Closed Loop, Open LoopTagged SEPTA

For years, Philadelphia transit authority SEPTA was supposed to be the next big agency in North America to support open-loop payments. Now it appears that a launch of open loop…

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In-Depth: Cubic Gets Must-Win Contract in Philadelphia, Beating Accenture on Price; Incumbent Conduent Sent Packing

Tip Sheet: Cubic Contract Award Back on Agenda for SEPTA Board Meeting in Philadelphia

U.S. Agency SEPTA was to Vote Today on Cubic Contract Award before Canceling Agenda Item–was Rival Vendor Conduent Involved?

Cubic Expected to Win Major Fare-System Contract in Philadelphia

Tip Sheet: Washington, D.C., Short Lists Vendors for Open-Loop Payments Project

Tip Sheet: LA Metro Considers Open-Loop Payments, Sole-Source Contract for Cubic

Tip Sheet: Cubic Lays Off More Employees; Contends It Needs to ‘Become Leaner’ and More Competitive

Tip Sheet: Why is EMV-Enabled Closed-Loop OMNY Card Failing to Take Off?

Philadelphia Launches Much-Delayed Open-Loop Service, as It Procures New Fare System

Philadelphia Transit Agency Seeks to Overhaul ‘Troubled’ Fare System

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.