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Newsby StaffApril 24, 2014

Cubic receives Calif. Clipper card add-on contract

The $7.5 million contract from Metropolitan Transportation Commission to expand the fare payment system to more than a dozen suburban transit agencies in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Newsby StaffMarch 27, 2014

TriMet taps INIT for $30M electronic fare system

Will provide a variety of payment options: transit-only smart card, contactless bank card and a smartphone with Near Field Communications. The transit agency expects the new system to begin serving the Portland metropolitan area in 2017.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffMarch 18, 2014

Fare Collection Photo Gallery

Check out images of different mobile payment apps and new payment tech products.

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Newsby StaffDecember 18, 2013

Calif. agency upgrades smart card connectivity

The advanced Allied Telesis network at the heart of the Clipper card system has created a solid foundation that will enable Santa Clara VTA to expand its offerings to include additional card readers, passenger Wi-Fi and more.

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Newsby StaffNovember 21, 2013

AC Transit removes youth fare card hurdle

Riders may now apply for a Youth Clipper card by mail, email or fax, and then receive a registered card in the mail, instead of having to apply in person with a photo ID.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 17, 2013

Cubic unveils mobile site for Calif. Clipper Card

Gives Clipper Card customers the convenience of checking their card balance, adding fare products to their cards, registering their cards and ordering new cards, all using a mobile phone.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 16, 2013

OC Transpo's paratransit service to use unique smart card system

Para Transpo uses a zoned fare system that’s different from OC Transpo’s and uses many different vehicles, including taxis that are only on duty some of the time, making it difficult to use the agency's Presto system.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 5, 2013

Cubic wins $1.5M Calif. smart card contract

Will provide preventative and corrective maintenance for the ticketing machines, platform validators and ticket office terminals for Oceanside, Calif.'s North County Transit District.

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Newsby StaffAugust 28, 2013

3-D printed ring works like smartcard on MBTA system

The Sesame Ring, designed by two MIT students, is currently part of a Kickstarter campaign.

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Newsby StaffAugust 26, 2013

Chicago RTA to Send Ventra Cards to Paratransit Customers

In June, the RTA mailed more than 550,000 reduced fare, ride free and ADA paratransit customers mailers about the transition to Ventra.

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