The modernization of transportation isn’t just about the shiny new buses or autonomous pilot. The transformation of public systems that ferry millions of individuals across towns and cities lies with the plumbing that fuses digital scheduling with fare payments, letting agencies knit together subsidies, eligibility...
Uber is inviting consumers to give up their personal car for five weeks and adopt a “car-light lifestyle.” The ride-hailing company will select up to 175 people in seven cities across the United States and Canada to participate in its One Less Car trial, Uber...
The concept of the connected commuter is gaining momentum, driven by the increasing reliance on digital solutions for travel and commuting needs. PYMNTS Intelligence research highlighted this trend, revealing an increase in the prevalence of apps and platforms to streamline everyday commuting journeys. This growing shift has...
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 of smart city payment systems, such as contactless card payments across public transport networks, this landscape is rapidly changing. Now,...
February 23, 2026
Transit systems around the world are moving away from cash and paper tickets. Instead, they are moving toward modernized payments tied to bank-issued contactless cards and digital payments that let riders tap and pay with what they already carry. Bank-issued contactless cards and digital devices such as smartphones and wearables are becoming the way people […]
May 14, 2024
The concept of the connected commuter is gaining momentum, driven by the increasing reliance on digital solutions for travel and commuting needs. PYMNTS Intelligence research highlighted this trend, revealing an...
November 30, 2022
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 transit authorities to consider open-loop...
November 08, 2021
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 Sunday (Nov. 7), where Mastercard...
June 27, 2024
Uber is inviting consumers to give up their personal car for five weeks and adopt a “car-light lifestyle.” The ride-hailing company will select up to 175 people in seven cities across the United States and Canada to participate in its One Less Car trial, Uber said in a Thursday (June 27) press release. After receiving […]
October 26, 2023
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 Wallet with transit payments in...
January 17, 2023
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 Ubirider’s Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform Pick,...
November 03, 2022
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 solution. According to a Thursday...
