Australian City Plans to Expand Open Loop to Entire Transport Network
Adelaide Metro, which serves Australia’s fifth largest city, plans to roll out open-loop payments throughout its transport network, including on its most-used mode, buses.
The agency is now installing around 1,300 validators on board buses for the rollout of the open-loop service by the end of this year. It’s following that with installation of another 1,100 validators on trains,
San Francisco Plans to Launch Open-Loop Payments Next Year; Will Maintain Strong Closed-Loop Clipper Card
San Francisco Bay Area transit officials are standing by their estimate for a launch of open-loop payments in 2024, as part of their account-based ticketing rollout, featuring a next-generation closed-loop Clipper card.
Cubic Appoints New President for Fare Business Division, as It Prepares for Possible Sale
Cubic Corp., the largest supplier of fare-collection systems globally, has hired a new top executive for its Transportation Systems division, appointing an executive from U.S.-based defense and infrastructure technology company Parsons Corp.
Cubic named Peter Torrellas, president of the connected communities business unit at Parsons, as Cubic’s private equity owners prepare
Hong Kong Tramways Launches Open-Loop Payments, with Busy Metro System to Come
Hong Kong Tramways recently became the latest–and still one of the few–transit operators in Hong Kong to support open-loop payments. But more are coming.
Most notably, that will include Hong Kong’s metro, operated by the Mass Transit Railway, or MTR. The metro is rolling out contactless payments acceptance at gates across the 10-line metro.
Canada’s Largest Transit Agency Launches Open-Loop Payments Today
Canada’s largest public transit agency, the Toronto Transit Commission, or TTC, launched open-loop payments today on its buses, streetcars (trams) and four-line metro, after years of delays.
California Open-Loop Procurement Program Didn’t Add New Transit Agencies During Q2, as Orange County Balks
The Orange County Transportation Authority, or OCTA, in Southern California, would seem to be exactly the type of transit agency that the state’s open-loop procurement program, Cal-ITP, is targeting.
Lisbon Metro’s Open-Loop Project Gets Help from Visa, with Contribution from Payments Scheme
Lisbon is latest European capital to launch open-loop payments, with the Lisbon Metro introducing the service recently.
New York’s MTA Celebrates Billionth OMNY Transaction as It Seeks to Put Project Back on Track
New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority last week marked the billionth OMNY transaction, with MTA chairman and CEO Janno Lieber speaking at a press conference at the subway station where the landmark tap occurred. He touted the OMNY contactless open-loop payments program as an “amazing success.”
Thales and Cubic Must Work Together on Major Piece of National Open-Loop Project in New Zealand; Will It Cause Delays?
Auckland Transport, New Zealand’s largest transit authority, plans to roll out open-loop payments for all of its buses, trains and ferries next year using validators and other technology supplied by its incumbent vendor, Thales.
Can Transit Agencies Save Money with Open-Loop Payments?
Transit agencies often offer open-loop payments mainly for convenience–that is, to enable their customers to tap to pay for fares with their credit and debit cards and NFC wallets without having to buy a ticket or top-up a closed loop card.