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By:  Kiona Smith NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – Eight U.S. states will soon allow residents to store a digital version of their driver’s license or state identification card in the Apple Wallet, the tech giant announced, noting that theTransportation Security Administration, or TSA, will accept the digital ID at airport security checkpoints and lanes.  Related stories, automatically selected:  Open-Loop […]

By:  Dan Balaban The Go-Ahead Group, one of the big five privately owned public bus operators in the UK, said today it has seen cash usage on board the nearly 3,000 buses it runs in England outside of London fall to 23% of transactions, down from 53% three years ago. Related stories, automatically selected:  WMATA

By:  Dan Balaban Arriva, one of the largest private transit operators in Europe, has launched a mobility-as-a-service app in the Netherlands, using white-label software from Israel-based trip-planning app provider Related stories, automatically selected:  Cubic: Recent MaaS Company Failures among Signs Pointing to Need for ‘MaaS 2.0’ Insight: MaaS Backers Believe New Mobility Platforms Could Help

By:  Dan Balaban UK-based software-as-a-service ticketing provider Masabi said it is targeting large transit agencies in the U.S. and beyond, seeking to sell the agencies on plugging into its SaaS platform rather than building what Masabi contends are expensive and often delayed bespoke fare-collection systems, the vendor told Mobility Payments. Related stories, automatically selected:  In-Depth: Boston

By:  Dan Balaban The California Integrated Travel Project, or Cal-ITP, is “on track to have at least several more” open-loop pilots or demonstration projects, a spokeswoman for the program told Mobility Payments. Related stories, automatically selected:  State of California Seeks to Change Way Transit Agencies Procure Fare Systems Contactless EMV Card Rollout in U.S. to Pick

By:  Dan Balaban Mobile wallets now make up more than half of all contactless payments for Transport for New South Wales, Australia’s largest transit agency, the agency confirmed to Mobility Payments. Related stories, automatically selected:  Sydney Transit Authority Gives Users of Contactless Bank Cards Nearly All Discounts They Get with Closed-Loop Opal Cards In-Depth: Australian Transit

By:  Dan Balaban A Turkish start-up hopes to entice more taxi drivers to accept contactless credit and debit cards using SoftPOS terminals on Android smartphones, under a scheme being rolled out by the local fintec Related stories, automatically selected:  Penetration Rates for Contactless Payments Saw Strong Growth in 2020, including in U.S., Say Networks In-Depth:

By:  Dan Balaban Andy Taylor, senior director, global strategy for Cubic Transportation Systems contended that the MaaS market is at a crossroads and could fail if it doesn’t change course, including putting cities and public agencies firmly in the “driving seat” of MaaS apps. Related Content:  MaaS Global CEO: Transit Agencies Should Not Control MaaS

By:  Kiona Smith Moscow Metro announced that it is officially testing facial recognition-based fare payments at turnstiles, with plans to roll out the technology by the end of the year. Related stories, automatically selected:  Moscow Metro Plans Rollout of ‘Face Pay’ Technology for Fare Collection Major Transit Agency to Test Virtual Closed-Loop Cards with Google

Aug 8 2021 By:  Dan Balaban Moscow Metro is launching a trial of a virtual version of its closed-loop Troika card that will be added to the Google Pay wallet, the agency announced Wednesday. Related stories, automatically selected:  Smaller Slovakian Bus Agencies Support Virtual Cards in Google Pay Google Launches Ticketing in Maps after Delays;