transit

Meep and LISNR Partner on Contactless Authentications for Transit Operators
Meep and LISNR Partner on Contactless Authentications for Transit Operators
March 06, 2023  |  Transportation

Meep and LISNR have partnered on contactless authentications for bus, train and transit operators. This collaboration adds LISNR’s proximity verification technology to Meep’s mobility-as-a-service (MaaS)...

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Discover Expands Tap and Pay Amid Rise in Contactless Transit
Discover Expands Tap and Pay Amid Rise in Contactless Transit
January 18, 2023  |  Payment Methods

Discover is expanding its Tap and Pay solution to a series of global transit agencies. The company said the contactless payment solution is now available...

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Google Maps Enables Parking Payments With Passport
Google Maps Enables Parking Payments With Passport
September 02, 2020  |  Google

Passport has collaborated with Google to offer mobile parking payments in Austin, Texas through Google Maps. The function will begin launching on Wednesday (Sept. 2) and will...

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NY Transit Seeks Apple’s Help With iPhone Mask Problem
NY Transit Seeks Apple’s Help With iPhone Mask Problem
August 10, 2020  |  Apple

New York City’s public transportation system is asking Apple Inc.’s help for a better way for some iPhone owners to unlock their phones, the Associated...

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Leveraging Payments To Unify The Transit Experience
Leveraging Payments To Unify The Transit Experience
July 17, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

Countries around the world are reopening their borders, and consumers are eager to travel — but in a contactless, safe way. This can be a...

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Uber Buys Transit Software Provider Routematch
Uber Buys Transit Software Provider Routematch
July 16, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Uber Technologies Inc. said Thursday (July 16) it has acquired Routematch, a software company that collaborates with more than 500 transit systems worldwide. The companies...

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Can Mobile Solve A City’s Transit Payment Challenges?
Can Mobile Solve A City’s Transit Payment Challenges?
July 16, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

High transaction success rates can indicate an efficient payments operation, but keeping them high is no easy feat. False positives, payment gateway malfunctions and incorrect...

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Uber’s SaaS Push Shows Flexibility Of Platform Model
Uber’s SaaS Push Shows Flexibility Of Platform Model
June 18, 2020  |  Ridesharing

Pandemics and economic slumps put business models to the test — and the most flexible business models may stand the best chance of rebounding most...

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Why IoT’s Ball Bearings Need Improving To Keep The Digital Economy Humming
Why IoT’s Ball Bearings Need Improving To Keep The Digital Economy Humming
January 29, 2020  |  Internet of Things

After years of talk and theorizing, the Internet of Things — and that seems to be the label that will stick, at least for now...

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