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Lisbon Metro’s Open-Loop Project Gets Help from Visa, with Contribution from Payments Scheme

by Dan BalabanPosted on August 1, 2023 (October 30, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Visa
Lisbon Metro
Lisbon is latest European capital to launch open-loop payments, with the Lisbon Metro introducing the service recently. [...]Read More
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Open-Loop-Leaning Panel Sees Role for Closed-Loop Payments in Transit

by Dan BalabanPosted on May 12, 2023 (May 12, 2023)Posted in Closed LoopTagged Closed-loop, Visa
Oyster hand at terminal
Despite the growth of open-loop payments, closed loop will continue to play a necessary role for transit agencies, especially to accommodate the unbanked and underbanked and customers that don’t want…
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Special Report: Visa’s Marketing Message on Open-Loop Projects–Does It Add Up?

by Dan BalabanPosted on March 6, 2023 (December 27, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged Editor's Choice, Visa
Visa card at metro gate Genoa
Open-loop payments is perhaps the hottest fare-payments technology around today. But getting reliable estimates on just how large the open-loop footprint is has proved to be difficult. [...]Read More
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Visa Seeks to Boost Open-Loop Payments in Asia Pacific, Where Technology has So Far Lagged Behind

by Dan BalabanPosted on November 23, 2022 (November 24, 2022)Posted in Open LoopTagged Visa
Visa at terminal-Singapore
In a region that has lagged behind in open-loop payments rollouts, Visa Tuesday sought to showcase the two largest launches to date in Asia Pacific, in Sydney and Singapore, where…
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Greek Bus Operators to Launch Open-Loop Payments

by Mobility Payments StaffPosted on May 24, 2022 (May 24, 2022)Posted in Open LoopTagged Greece, Visa
Bus in Larissa, Greece
Bus operators in 33 small to mid-tier cities throughout Greece will launch open-loop payments–with the first bus agency to introduce the service next month, the main technology supplier on the…
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Fixed Interchange Fees Hit U.S. Transit Agencies Hard, While Other Merchants Can Soften Blow

by Dan BalabanPosted on May 2, 2022 (May 4, 2022)Posted in Open LoopTagged Visa
Visa card at OMNY terminal
A wide range of U.S. merchants pay the same fixed debit card fees based on interchange, including supermarkets, gasoline stations, restaurants and hotels. But transit agencies accepting open-loop payments appear…
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Visa Reports 50 Open-Loop Launches and Strong Growth in Transactions for First Half of Fiscal Year

by Dan BalabanPosted on April 27, 2022 (April 28, 2022)Posted in Open LoopTagged Visa
Visa card at metro gate Genoa
Visa said 50 more cities globally introduced open-loop payments that included acceptance of Visa-branded cards and NFC wallet credentials during the six months ending March 31, though the payments scheme…
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Italian Transit Operator and Visa Launch Open-Loop Pilot Enabling Multipassenger Fare Capping

by Mobility Payments StaffPosted on February 22, 2022 (April 2, 2024)Posted in Open LoopTagged AMT, Visa
Smart totem at bus stop-Genoa
Italian transit operator AMT along with Visa have launched a pilot of open-loop fares payments, enabling multipassenger fare capping for the first time in Italy–and probably for one of the…
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Open-Loop Technology May be ‘Interoperable,’ but Not for Transit Agencies; Trade Group Wants to Help Remedy That

by Dan BalabanPosted on January 5, 2022 (January 6, 2022)Posted in Open LoopTagged Transport for London, UITP, Visa
St.-Petersburg-trolleybus-bank-card-
One of the main selling points for open-loop payments is that it offers a form of interoperability that enables riders to use the same credit or debit card to pay…
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Visa Touts Growth in Contactless, Continues to Push Open-Loop Payments

by Mobility Payments StaffPosted on July 30, 2021 (July 31, 2021)Posted in Open LoopTagged Visa
Visa reported this week that contactless payments continued to climb as a percentage of all face-to-face transactions with its brand at retail, and among the uses the network is continuing…
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  • 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’

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