Fare Payments-as-a-Service Blog

11 Aug 2020, 09:05:49

EMT Valencia Launches Cashless Mobile Ticketing Solution with Partners Masabi, Mastercard and BBVA

This partnership will improve public transport safety and accessibility and see Valencia become ...
3 Aug 2020, 09:14:01

Uber Boat by Thames Clippers Launches in London

London, August, 3, 2020 – The first branded Uber Boat by Thames Clippers set sail on the River ...
22 Jul 2020, 09:10:34

Masabi and Kyyti Partner to Deliver Best-of-Breed Mobility-as-a-Service Apps

London & Helsinki - July, 22nd 2020 - Masabi, the company bringing Fare Payments-as-a-Service ...
15 Jul 2020, 14:06:18

EZfare Ticketing Launching with Journey Planning in Uber App for Riders Across Ohio and Kentucky

Customers can buy tickets, plan journeys and ride with 13 transit agencies – all from within the ...
6 Jul 2020, 09:32:29

Calgary Transit Launch ‘My Fare’ Mobile Ticketing System in Partnership with Masabi

Masabi, the company bringing Fare Payments-as-a-Service to public transit, today announced the ...
22 Jun 2020, 19:05:00

St. Louis Metro Transit fares now available for purchase with official mobile app Transit in partnership with Masabi

Metro Transit riders are now able to purchase MetroBus and MetroLink fares directly from their ...
15 Jun 2020, 11:40:10

SARTA and NEORide are awarded $1.9 Million from the FTA IMI Program for Innovative Regional Fare Payments Project

The grant will fund the purchase and installation of validators to use with the EZfare mobile ...
8 Jun 2020, 09:30:06

Masabi and Littlepay Unveil ‘Contactless EMV in a Box’ Transport Ticketing Solution

Companies Partner on Simple, Scalable Solution for All Sizes of Transport Operator, Everywhere ...
1 Jun 2020, 14:15:16

Dayton RTA teams up with Masabi and Transit to launch Tapp Pay mobile fare payment option

During and after the COVID-19 crisis, RTA users will have a safe way to plan and pay for their trip ...
27 May 2020, 11:27:30

Metro Magazine Webinar - Fare Payments-as-a-Service: A Better Way to Modernize Your Fare Collection System Post COVID-19

Will the new fare payments world post-pandemic be different to the one we left behind? We can ...
11 May 2020, 08:47:32

Intelligent Transport Webinar. A New Fare Payments Reality: Ticketless, Cashless and ‘as a service’ (on-demand)

The fare payments industry is being dramatically affected by COVID-19. Although we don’t know how ...
6 May 2020, 07:16:49

Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART)’s Ticketing Success Story: From Train to Ferry and straight into Central San Francisco

Number of tickets sold via mobile app increases by 146% in one year and now connects with ferry ...
23 Apr 2020, 14:51:24

Trapeze and Masabi join forces to make transit payments simpler, faster and more convenient for riders

Powerful new collaboration delivers integrated, modern fare payment solution critical to ...
15 Apr 2020, 14:02:58

Public Transportation Survey Finds Riders Rank Convenience as Their Highest Priority When Choosing Mass Transit

Today we are publishing findings from our latest survey report, Public Transit Research Report ...
1 Apr 2020, 16:04:10

Coronavirus (Covid-19): useful resources for transit agencies and operators

We are living through challenging times as the world comes to terms with the global spread of ...
26 Mar 2020, 12:43:41

Mobile Ticketing Live in Just 16 days for Nikko Kotsu Bus in Japan

It’s a new (world) record! Ok, so we couldn’t actually work out if it is a world record, but it is ...
19 Feb 2020, 12:40:30

So Far So Good For Ticketing in Multiple MaaS Apps in Denver

RTD is the innovative transit agency serving Denver’s 3 million residents with a ridership of over ...
13 Feb 2020, 09:20:55

Masabi Gets THREE Gongs at Transport Ticketing Global 2020 and Wins Ticketing Technology of the Year (again)

OK, let’s face it, outside of the fare payments industry the Transport Ticketing Global Awards are ...
6 Feb 2020, 09:09:57

Shell Invests in Masabi to Help Make Public Transport Easier to Choose and Use

Global leader in mobile ticketing and Mobility-as-a-Service enabler for public transport announces ...
28 Jan 2020, 10:57:07

Masabi, Mastercard and UniCredit Bank Deliver City-Wide Mobile Ticketing to Bucharest STB

Global Leader in Mobile Ticketing Partnering with Mastercard, UniCredit Bank and STB to Simplify ...
21 Jan 2020, 17:00:27

What Not to Miss at Transport Ticketing Global 2020

We’re just a couple of days away from one of the biggest events in the ticketing calendar, ...
6 Jan 2020, 17:38:36

Starting Today: Buy RTC Passes With Transit, the App With the Most Mobility Options in Las Vegas

RTC joins more than a dozen cities offering multimodal payments with Transit, already used more ...
6 Jan 2020, 17:36:24

RTC Transit, Now Available on Uber for Riders in Las Vegas

Starting in time for CES, Uber users can buy RTC passes and ride public transit in Southern Nevada ...
16 Dec 2019, 13:24:36

Masabi, Uber and RTD Win TRANStech Award

And the TRANStech Traveller Experience award goes to… Masabi, Uber and RTD, for enabling ticketing ...
12 Dec 2019, 11:13:40

St Catharines Transit Commission Win Canadian Urban Transit Association Leadership Award for “Innovation”

We are over the moon that the St Catharines Transit Commission has been recognised at the CUTA ...
28 Nov 2019, 14:14:58

Everything You Need to Know About Account-Based Ticketing

What is Account-Based Ticketing? Account-Based Ticketing (ABT) is a ‘ticketless’ way of allowing ...
19 Nov 2019, 11:20:42

The Future of Fare Payments: Account-Based Ticketing and MaaS

There are two hot topics at the forefront of every transport ticketing event in the industry at the ...
18 Nov 2019, 09:36:19

70 Transit Agencies and Transport Operators in 5 Countries Deploy Practical Mobility as a Service (MaaS)

Mobility as a Service (MaaS) is the integration of different modes of transport and transit tools ...
7 Nov 2019, 13:35:10

Placing Public Transport at the Center of Mobility as a Service (MaaS)

Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) is the movement towards the integration of services that allows a ...
30 Oct 2019, 10:52:15

Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road Introduce Mail&Ride eTix Delivery

Customers Can Now Receive Monthly Tickets Delivered via MTA eTix app The MTA’s Metro-North Railroad ...
9 Oct 2019, 15:31:02

NEORide, Masabi and Transit Get People Moving with Multi-Agency Mobile Ticketing App

13 transit agencies to go live with EZfare app and Ticketing in Transit Ohio and New York – October ...
7 Oct 2019, 10:03:41

Masabi and Jorudan Launch Mobile Ticketing in two MaaS apps for Oita Bus in Japan

Daily bus passes now available in Jorudan’s trip planning app in both English and Japanese London, ...
1 Oct 2019, 13:23:57

Top 4 Problems with Design and Build Bespoke Fare Collection Systems

The “Core” Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) system used by transit agencies are still dominated by ...
24 Sept 2019, 13:55:25

What is Fare Payments-as-a-Service?

Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions have been in use in other sectors for decades. Where would ...
18 Sept 2019, 09:33:18

Masabi and Japanese Partner Jorudan Launch Mobile Ticketing in Toyota City

Daily bus passes now available in Jorudan’s trip planning app in both English and Japanese London ...
17 Sept 2019, 14:04:41

Mass Transit Survey Reveals Bespoke AFC Systems are Holding Agencies Back with 43% over a Decade Old and 59% ‘Hard’ or ‘Very Hard’ to Update

64% of agencies looking to implement Account-Based Ticketing, but struggling with bespoke ...
9 Sept 2019, 17:09:30

RTD, Transit and Masabi today launch Transit in-app ticketing in Denver metro region

Transit accounts also debuts, enabling riders to purchase transit tickets and bikeshare passes in ...
21 Aug 2019, 16:14:42

The Benefits of Buying on G-Cloud 11

In case you haven’t heard the news or read our previous blog post just yet, Masabi has been ...
1 Aug 2019, 17:01:17

Transfort Launches Mobile and Account-Based Fare Collection System for Fort Collins’ Riders

In addition to mobile ticketing new service allows students to use their existing ID card to tap ...
31 Jul 2019, 10:05:05

Why an 'Open API Centric' Approach to Fare Payments Matters

Upgrading your fare collection system in order to keep up with the pace of new ticketing ...
23 Jul 2019, 14:24:33

How to buy using G-Cloud 11 - 5 Steps to Buying Mobile Ticketing for Public Transport

The procurement problem and the G-cloud 11 solution If you are a public sector IT buyer and have ...
9 Jul 2019, 17:10:32

Uber Reveals Strong Initial Performance of Uber Transit in Denver

DENVER (July 9, 2019) – With Uber Transit ticketing now available to all riders in Denver, Uber is ...
3 Jul 2019, 09:09:24

Jorudan and Masabi Launch Mobile Ticketing in Japan

Justride SDK Integration allows Jorudan users to access transport tickets for the Syoei Express Bus ...
25 Jun 2019, 14:02:49

NEORide and Masabi Launch EZfare an Innovative Multi-Agency Cashless Mobile Ticketing App Making Riding Public Transit Easier than Ever Before

Justride Powers Journeys Across Multiple Transit Agencies Available via New EZFare App and ...
19 Jun 2019, 16:00:43

Top 10 Fare Collection Trends (you need to be aware of!)

While the transport ticketing industry has seen rapid technological evolution in recent years, most ...
10 Jun 2019, 08:16:27

Masabi Brings Contactless Tap and Ride Ticketing to Cities of Any Size and Budget with New Multi-Format Scanning Device

Justride Validator changes the economics of account-based ticketing for transport operators around ...
2 May 2019, 16:02:53

RTD, Uber and Masabi Launch First-Ever Uber Transit Ticketing for Riders in Denver

Starting today, Uber users can buy RTD bus and train tickets in the Uber app DENVER (May 2, 2019) – ...
30 Apr 2019, 14:00:34

Masabi Secures $20M to Accelerate Global Growth and Put Public Transit Ticketing into Leading Ride Hailing, Journey Planning and Mobility-as-a-Service Apps

Investment from Smedvig Capital and MMC Ventures to fuel expansion of Masabi’s ticketing and ...
22 Apr 2019, 19:53:03

Westmoreland Transit Launches New Mobile Ticketing App Powered by Masabi’s Justride Ticketing Platform

The new ‘WestMore Tix’ app allows passengers to purchase tickets anytime, anywhere Westmoreland and ...
11 Apr 2019, 17:34:59

Transit launches mobile ticketing with Masabi

One-stop trip planning and payment available in Transit, starting with St. Catharines Transit ...