Fare Payments-as-a-Service Blog

30-Aug-2017 13:30:00

Masabi Launches Mobile Ticketing in San Francisco Bay Area with Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART)

New Californian commuter rail service launches using market-leading ticketing technology New York, ...
24-Aug-2017 10:34:19

Improving Rochester's Public Transit Starts with Better Access and Innovation

With its population of 1.5 million sprawling across nine different counties and high rates of ...
13-Jul-2017 15:11:12

RTC surpasses 100,000 mobile bus passes sold on its rideRTC app

Mobile ticketing and free Wi-Fi add efficiency and productivity for riders New York and Las Vegas, ...
06-Jul-2017 09:30:00

Masabi Continues Global Expansion Bringing Mobile Ticketing to The Hague, The Netherlands

Company Adds Another Major City, Building on Successes in Athens, Boston, London, Los Angeles, New ...
27-Jun-2017 13:00:00

Three Steps Columbus Can Take to Realize its Smart City Aspirations

When Columbus, OH won the US Department of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge in 2015, the city ...
26-Jun-2017 09:00:00

Two French Cities Go Live with Mobile Ticketing using Masabi’s JustRide SDK

First Launches in Orleans and Montargis with “Plan-Book-Ticket” Apps, Developed by Strategic ...
14-Jun-2017 14:04:12

Masabi Launches Justride Mobile Ticketing with Fire Island Ferries in New York State

Global leader in mobile ticketing deploys system in just three weeks New York and Fire Island, NY – ...
06-Jun-2017 14:33:23

Keolis confirms its leading position in connected mobility with the launch of an “all-in-one” digital app to plan travel, book and validate tickets

Keolis successfully launched its all-in-all digital solution which allows users to plan their ...
31-May-2017 12:27:37

Mastercard Set to Transform Cyberjaya’s Smart City into A Cashless Hub

Enhancing the technology hub’s payments and smart city ecosystem with industry partners, Cyberview, ...
10-May-2017 10:00:00

What is Mobility as a Service (MaaS)?

If you are involved in the mobility or public transport industry, it will not be long before you ...
11-Apr-2017 17:00:00

Why Transit Infrastructure Must Come First

When the first phase of the long-anticipated Second Avenue subway expansion in New York City opened ...
10-Apr-2017 08:00:00

How to Bring Mobile Ticketing to Metro – Mobile Ticketing 2.0

Metro rail operators seeking to reduce station congestion and maximise passenger throughput can ...
07-Apr-2017 07:51:15

The Winner of Public Transport App of the Year 2017 is... Masabi's JustRide!

On Wednesday the 5th of April at the prestigious SmartRail Innovation Awards during SmartRail ...
15-Mar-2017 14:00:00

Mobile ticketing's payoff: Win-win-win

Local governments and public agencies are faced with a particular challenge when it comes to ...
13-Mar-2017 13:00:00

Ticketing Tips: The ‘Mobile First’ Approach to Delivering Infrastructure for Smart Cities

In this video Masabi Co-Founder and Head of Innovation, explains the 'Mobile First' approach to ...
27-Feb-2017 10:25:32

Why Mobile Tickets MUST Work Offline

Mobile Tickets That Only Work When Online Infuriate Passengers and Reduce Uptake Bad coverage has ...
16-Feb-2017 09:05:23

How the Mobile Phone is Cutting Bus Dwell Times in Half

Mobile ticketing, in which the mobile phone replaces the long-established paper ticket, is now a ...
13-Feb-2017 11:35:45

Masabi and Mastercard Shortlisted for Global Mobile Award at Mobile World Congress 2017

Later this month the great and the good of the mobile industry will be gathering in Barcelona for ...
02-Feb-2017 13:20:35

How to progress from visual bus mobile tickets to barcode – Mobile Ticketing 2.0

Mobile ticketing within the bus market has been commonly deployed using a visual ticket, which is ...
31-Jan-2017 15:00:00

Smart Cities Don’t Need to Take Cash

It’s printed on all the bills produced by the United States Department of Treasury: “This note is ...
27-Jan-2017 11:11:40

Masabi Wins Smart City Prize at Transport Ticketing Global Awards

Masabi has again been recognised at the transport ticketing industry’s top awards ceremony for its ...
17-Jan-2017 09:00:00

4 Key Principles for Smart City Solutions

Selecting the right smart city solutions is difficult. There are a lot of new, innovative and ...
14-Dec-2016 09:00:00

Masabi Announces JustRide SDK Bringing Mobile Ticketing to Existing Transport, Mapping, Messaging and Payment Apps

First Strategic Partner Keolis to Launch in Montargis, France Using Software Development Kit that ...
13-Dec-2016 11:27:08

Mobile Ticketing and Amazon Go: People Want To Show Up, Not Line Up

There’s an old joke that queueing is the British national pastime. But you’d be hard pressed to ...
08-Dec-2016 21:49:14

Governor Cuomo Announces MTA eTix Milestone With Over $47 Million in Ticket Sales

Percentage of Monthly MTA eTix Pass Purchases Triples and Percentage of Weekly MTA eTix Pass ...
30-Nov-2016 13:00:00

Cash - The Fare Collection Headache

According to recent surveys from The Transit Wire and Mass Transit, cash and cash handling costs ...
23-Nov-2016 15:00:00

Top Challenges Facing Fare Collection Teams Across North America

To better understand the current fare collection challenges transit agencies are facing, we ...
22-Nov-2016 11:26:00

Smart Cities Should Fill Our Downtowns With People, Not Cars

When you peruse rankings of the best downtowns in the United States, you'll find they share many ...
21-Nov-2016 13:00:00

87% of North American Transit Agencies Plan to Implement Mobile Ticketing

According to a recent survey conducted by Mass Transit, passengers using their mobile phone to use ...
16-Nov-2016 18:01:00

Riding Transit in Las Vegas Just Got Easier With Mobile Ticketing

RTC partners with industry leader Masabi to develop smartphone app rideRTC Las Vegas, 16th ...
14-Nov-2016 14:00:00

The Death of the Paper Ticket - Mobile Predicted to be Leading Ticket Media by 2021

According to a recent survey conducted by Mass Transit, passengers using paper tickets to use and ...
07-Nov-2016 15:00:00

Mass Transit Research Reveals that 87% of US Transit Agencies Will Implement Mobile Ticketing

Boston, MA, November 7, 2016 -- Mass Transit today released the “Future of Fare Collection in ...
07-Nov-2016 10:00:00

Bus passengers in Preston can now use their phone as their ticket

Preston, 5th November 2016 - We are excited to announce that the Preston Bus m-Tickets app is now ...
01-Nov-2016 09:30:00

Preston Bus and Masabi Launch Mobile Ticketing to Speed Up Boarding by 9 Seconds Per Passenger

Operator chose global leader in mobile ticketing with aim of reducing congestion and improving ...
31-Oct-2016 11:53:15

National Express Bus and Masabi Bring Mobile Ticketing to Students in the West Midlands

Passengers from 10 Universities Can Now Buy Monthly Travel Passes on their Phones London, 31st ...
26-Oct-2016 19:07:53

JustRide Named Transit App of the Year at SmartTransit Innovation Awards

Masabi is pleased to announce that the JustRide Platform, which has brought mobile ticketing to ...
14-Oct-2016 15:50:14

Masabi Wins Smart City Industry Award

Masabi's JustRide has been recognised for its impact on sustainable mobility by winning a ...
12-Oct-2016 23:08:18

Masabi Named a Finalist For Transit App of the Year

Masabi's JustRide App has been shortlisted for the 2016 SmartTransit Innovation Awards Transit App ...
06-Oct-2016 09:56:41

Masabi Brings Masterpass and Apple Pay to New York MTA’s Mobile Ticketing

New Payment Options Offering Easy, Secure, & Fast Ways to Pay New York and London – October 6th ...
19-Sep-2016 10:00:10

Smart Transit Makes the Invisible Visible

When the futurist author Arthur C. Clarke declared in 1973 that "any sufficiently advanced ...
15-Sep-2016 11:30:00

What is Account Based Ticketing?

Most traditional transport ticketing systems are ‘Card Centric.’ This means the travel information ...
06-Sep-2016 13:00:00

Bringing City Data Out From Behind the Curtain

Smart city solutions can only happen in an ecosystem built upon open data. More than a century ago, ...
30-Aug-2016 09:30:00

Smart Transit Is Not One-Size-Fits-All

The best solution will meet the unique needs of the city. The end goal of smart transit is the ...
26-Aug-2016 15:30:00

An Introduction to Mobile Ticketing for Transportation

Transit technology has come a long way over the last few decades and the way people plan their ...
22-Aug-2016 11:00:00

How Cloud Computing, Open Standards & Commodity Hardware Are Changing Transit

This post explores how new technology, open standards, cloud computing and commodity hardware are ...
17-Aug-2016 09:00:00

What is ‘Open Loop’ ticketing?

The term ‘Open Loop’ references the fact that the ticketing system leverages existing open ‘tokens’ ...
05-Aug-2016 10:00:00

A Guide to Transport Three Letter Acronyms (TTLAs)

Switching industries and learning the new ‘language’ industry professionals use to communicate can ...
19-Jul-2016 08:30:00

Public Transit Vs Uber & Lyft - Friend or Foe?

Urban mobility applications have sprung up around the needs of cities and their inhabitants, ...
18-Jul-2016 08:30:00

Masabi and MBNA Thames Clippers Announce Mobile Ticketing Enhancements

Passengers on London’s River Bus to get latest version of Masabi’s JustRide solution boasting brand ...
06-Jul-2016 15:34:59

New York Governor Announces Launch of the MTA eTix Mobile Ticketing

We are very excited to announce that yesterday New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo confirmed the ...