More Cities in Finland Expected to Move to Open-Loop Fare Payments

By:

Dan Balaban

A fourth city in Finland is beginning to roll out contactless open-loop payments, with “more in the pipeline,” according to one supplier on the project, making the Nordic country one of the latest hotspots for the technology.

Related stories, automatically selected:

Special Report: Interest Grows in ‘White-Label EMV’ for Closed-Loop Transit Cards

Swedish Transit Agency Launches Express Mode Feature for Apple Pay, though Most Ticketing Still with Barcode-Based App

Exclusive: NFC Wallets Grow as Share of Contactless Fare Payments and Not Only Because of Covid

Contactless EMV Card Rollout in U.S. to Pick Up Speed in 2020, but Shape of Adoption Remains Unclear

Miami Latest U.S. City to Introduce Open-Loop Transit Payments

Melbourne Transit Agency Touts Successful Launch of Closed-Loop Payments with Google Pay; Plans to Add Support with Apple Pay

In North America, Many Cities Not Ready for Open-Loop Payments

Visa and Chase Seize on Launch of New York City Transit Payments Service to Try to Build ‘Momentum’ for Contactless

Singapore’s Land Transport Authority to Accept Visa Cards for Fares in June

Samsung’s Deal with Taiwan’s EasyCard is Latest in Global Push by Pays Wallets to Support Transit Payments