Toronto’s Metrolinx Launches Virtual Closed-Loop Presto Cards for Apple Devices
Toronto-area transit agency Metrolinx today launched its closed-loop Presto card in the Apple Wallet for use with iPhones and Apple Watches.
The move comes nearly eight months after Metrolinx enabled customers to load Presto cards into Google Wallet. Since then, around 40,000 users have tapped their Android devices to take nearly 6
Incumbent Supplier Accenture Believed to have Won Toronto Contracts, Despite Efforts by Agency to Find New Vendors
Transit officials in Toronto are believed to have chosen to rehire their incumbent fare-system provider–IT services firm Accenture–to supply a new account-based system, sources told Mobility Payments.
Metrolinx Launches Open Loop in Toronto, though Not Yet with Largest Operators
Toronto transit agency Metrolinx Thursday launched acceptance of open-loop credit payments on its commuter service GO Transit, along with three suburban bus operators, while upgrading its UP Express airport rail line from a pilot to a full open-loop launch.
Special Report: More Agencies Taking Modular Approach to Build Their Fare Systems, Shunning Single-Supplier Model
Transit agencies planning to roll out new electronic fare-collection systems have typically hired automated fare-collection vendors to handle the entire projects, from supplying the validators and payments processing to building or procuring the back office and integrating the various parts into a complete system.
Toronto Area Transit Agency Expands Contactless Pilot, but Canada’s Largest City Slow to Roll Out Open Loop
Canada’s largest city, Toronto, is continuing its move to open-loop payments, though is taking a slow approach–with transit authority Metrolinx not calling an end yet to a more than six-month pilot and then committing to pursuing a rollout in a “phased manner.”