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Queensland Government Pulls Regional Bus Operators out of ‘Smart Ticketing’ Fare Project–a Loss for Cubic
The Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads in Australia has confirmed to Mobility Payments…
Atlanta Transit Agency Wants to Introduce Open-Loop Payments in Time for World Cup Next Year; will Vendor INIT be Ready?
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, or MARTA, said it plans to launch open-loop payments…
Mobile Ticketing View All
Special Report: Ultra-Wideband Holds Much Promise to Power Hands-Free Ticketing; but Backers Must First Overcome Significant Challenges
Pitched as a technology to enable completely hands-free mobile ticketing at busy gated metro stations,…
Changeover Underway to New Vendor for Switzerland’s Fast-Growing Mobile-Ticketing Service
Swiss Federal Railways, or SBB, is preparing for a switch of vendors for its well-known…
Vendor for Denmark’s High-Profile Mobile-Ticketing Service Contends Contract Loss in Switzerland Won’t Compromise Company ‘Stability’ or ‘Strategy’
Fairtiq, the technology supplier behind Denmark’s much-watched national ticketing app, told Mobility Payments this week…
New Technologies (MaaS, EV Charging) View All
Making Payments for EV Charging Easy and Safe: Experts Weigh in on How to Overcome the Challenges
Electric vehicle charging networks are growing substantially in such countries as the UK, but there…
Small Dutch Start-Up that Bought MaaS Global Assets Says It Can Avoid ‘Pitfalls’ That Defeated Whim App
The small Dutch start-up that bought pioneering mobility-as-a-service start-up MaaS Global from a bankruptcy administrator…
Closed Loop View All
Indra Executive Says Vendor would Not have Relied Only on Price to Beat Cubic in London
Spain-based Indra Systems suggested that it beat out incumbent Cubic Transportation Systems for the award…
Cubic Execs Seek to Calm Worries among Agencies and Employees as Its Poor Showing in London and Lawsuit against TfL Sink in
Less than a week after the stunning disclosure by Cubic that it had filed a…
Industry Insight View All
Free Rides for All? Reflections on the Impact of Zero-Fare Policies
When we talk about public transit, we’re not just talking about buses and trains—we’re talking…
Avoiding the Interchange Squeeze
Open-loop payment systems are a simple and consumer-friendly option for public transit agencies. They are…