Fare Payments-as-a-Service Blog

10 Oct 2017, 19:40:16

APTA EXPO Day 1: Rain, Wind and Transit

Greetings from a wet and windy Atlanta, where the APTA Expo 2017 is currently in full swing with ...
9 Oct 2017, 15:06:33

Masabi Launches Account-Based Ticketing at APTA 2017

New Justride Capabilities Mean Passengers No Longer Need to Buy a Ticket Before Traveling. ATLANTA ...
9 Oct 2017, 14:52:48

Transit App Integrates Masabi’s Justride SDK to Offer Integrated Ticketing to Agencies in North America

Getting from a to b just got easier with best-of-breed mobile ticketing and journey planning in a ...
9 Oct 2017, 12:22:09

The 7 step 'Mobile First' approach to delivering Account-Based Ticketing and Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS)

In the past, transport providers either gave you old fashioned paper tickets, magnetic tickets or ...
6 Oct 2017, 17:23:22

Our New Brand: Using Public Transit is Easier With Masabi

Masabi Has A New Logo & Brand Identity! Masabi has grown and evolved considerably over the past ...
26 Sept 2017, 12:17:35

4 Things We’re Looking Forward to at the APTA Expo 2017

With 12,000 visitors, 800+ exhibitors, 55+ learning zone sessions and 3 days of exciting events, it ...
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, ...
6 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 – ...
6 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 ...
7 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 ...
2 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 ...
8 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 ...
7 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 ...
7 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 ...
1 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 ...
6 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 Sept 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 Sept 2016, 11:30:00

What is Account Based Ticketing?

Most traditional transport ticketing systems are ‘Card Centric.’ This means the travel information ...
6 Sept 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 ...