Contractor for Fast-Track Open-Loop Procurement in Barcelona Gets Pressure over Key Technology Supplier
The main contractor for Barcelona’s open-loop payments project has chosen a local company over Brazil-based Planeta Informática to implement a key technology for the rollout, after apparently receiving pressure to hire a local subcontractor, sources told Mobility Payments.
Bid Update: Comercia Global Payments Bid for Barcelona Open-Loop Project Comes in Under Tender Budget
The winning bid for the fast-tracked procurement of an open-loop payments system by Barcelona transit authority ATM came in at €3.28 million (US$3.25 million), Mobility Payments has learned. That is less than the €4 million Covid relief grant ATM is using for the project.
Barcelona Transit Authority Believed to Have Received Only One Bid For Fast-Tracked Open-Loop Project
Large Spanish processor and acquirer Comercia Global Payments is believed to be the only bidder for a fast-tracked project by Barcelona transit authority ATM to roll out an open-loop payments option for customers, Mobility Payments has learned.
Barcelona Transit Authority Seeks Quick Rollout of Open-Loop Payments Following Long Delays in Launch of Close-Loop Card
The Metropolitan Transport Authority, or ATM, in Barcelona has issued a request for proposal for technology to help it to quickly roll out open-loop payments across the metro, train, bus and tram networks in and around Spain’s second largest city.