Public Transit

Cities Tap Contactless Payments to Transform Urban Mobility
Cities Tap Contactless Payments to Transform Urban Mobility
February 08, 2024  |  Digital Payments

In the past, urban travel often meant wrestling with cumbersome paper tickets or scrambling for exact change at transit stations. However, with the roll out...

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Google Aims to Turn Digital Wallets Into Transit Passes
Google Aims to Turn Digital Wallets Into Transit Passes
October 26, 2023  |  Mobile Wallets

Google will allow commuters in more locations to store transit passes in their digital wallets. The tech giant discussed its progress in marrying the Google...

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Mastercard Teams With Ubirider to Expand Mobility-as-a-Service
Mastercard Teams With Ubirider to Expand Mobility-as-a-Service
January 17, 2023  |  Partnerships

Mastercard is working with Portuguese mobility platform Ubirider to expand its transit services. The partnership, announced in a news release Tuesday (Jan. 17) will leverage...

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Public Transit Authorities Mull Adding Payment Options to Boost Ridership
Public Transit Authorities Mull Adding Payment Options to Boost Ridership
November 30, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

Public transit is still reeling from pandemic impacts that left trains and buses mostly empty in 2020 and 2021. Recently, there’s been a push by...

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PayU Lets Indian Rail Commuters Pay With WhatsApp
PayU Lets Indian Rail Commuters Pay With WhatsApp
November 03, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Dutch payment solutions firm PayU has teamed with the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) in India to offer payments via its new WhatsApp-based Chatbot...

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Gig Economy Work Gets Boost From Mobility Platforms in EMEA
Gig Economy Work Gets Boost From Mobility Platforms in EMEA
October 06, 2022  |  International

The rise of mobility platforms such as the ride-hailing app Uber has transformed the way people move around cities. To date, the model has been...

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Visa Tap-to-Pay Hits 1 Billion Transit Transactions as Systems Get Moving Again
Visa Tap-to-Pay Hits 1 Billion Transit Transactions as Systems Get Moving Again
September 21, 2022  |  Payment Methods

As people slowly reacquaint themselves with public transportation after more than two years of cratering usage during the COVID-19 outbreak, we find a new behavior...

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Exclusive: Mastercard Expands ‘Tap on Phone’ Payments To LA’s Flyaway Airport Bus Service
Exclusive: Mastercard Expands ‘Tap on Phone’ Payments To LA’s Flyaway Airport Bus Service
November 08, 2021  |  Payment Methods

The rise of contactless payments will be a marathon, not a sprint. The latest foray into new territory came at the New York City Marathon...

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Volocopter Partners with Urban Movement Labs
Volocopter Partners with Urban Movement Labs
September 16, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Urban air mobility pioneer Volocopter is teaming up with Urban Movement Labs (UML) in Los Angeles to explore air mobility in the LA area. Christian...

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