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Transit App Introduces First-of-Its-Kind Feature Telling Users Where They Can Pay with Open Loop
The Transit trip-planning app has introduced a feature that tells users whether the transit agency…
Exclusive
Cubic Wins Lawsuit Against LA Metro Seeking to Prevent Agency from Releasing ‘Confidential’ Pricing Information
A Los Angeles County superior court judge has ruled in favor of Cubic Transportation Systems…
Mobile Ticketing View All
Insight
EasyPark Buys Flowbird to Grow Bigger in Parking Payments; Company Says It will also Invest in Flowbird Fare Business
EasyPark Group’s recent acquisition of competing parking-payments provider Flowbird of France seeks to help EasyPark…
Insight
Danish Transport Officials Hire Vendor to Supply Validators for Customers Who Cannot or Will Not Use National Ticketing Apps
Denmark transport-ticketing agency Rejsekort & Rejseplan today announced it had hired a vendor to supply…
Special Report
Special Report: Masabi and Cubic Seek to Sign Up Transit Agencies in North America with Group Contracts; In-Depth Look at NEORide Deal
The largest group fare contract of its kind in the U.S. will become at least…
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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…
Insight
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…
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Scheidt & Bachmann Believed to have Lost U.S. Contract, though Few Details Leak about Likely Termination of Deal
Vendor Scheidt & Bachmann is believed to have lost a major contract it was awarded…
In-Depth
Ratings Agency Warns of ‘Onerous Debt Burden’ for Cubic, but Says Vendor’s Transit Clients Shouldn’t Worry
S&P Global, a major ratings agency, has downgraded Cubic Corp.’s credit rating to CCC+ from…
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Industry Insight
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…
Industry Insight
Avoiding the Interchange Squeeze
Open-loop payment systems are a simple and consumer-friendly option for public transit agencies. They are…
