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Newsby StaffDecember 11, 2019

MTA expands tap payment system to Penn Station

The agency reached one million taps within three months of its initial launch, with the number rapidly climbing toward the milestone of four million tap.

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Newsby StaffNovember 29, 2018

L.A. Metro, Salesforce unveil unified payment system

Adds cloud-based layer to the existing TAP Card System and enables one centralized place for program signup and payment.

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Newsby StaffJuly 16, 2018

L.A. Metro reduces bike-share fares, plans expansion

In reducing the walk-up price to just $1.75, Metro has now made the cost the same as a one-way fare for Metro’s Bus and Rail System.

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Newsby StaffJune 6, 2017

Toronto's Metrolinx has shared smart card user data with police

The agency said it has received 26 requests so far in 2017 from police forces for “tap history” from Presto cards and has granted 12 of the requests.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 18, 2015

26 Los Angeles County agencies now on TAP fare payment system

The historic milestone signifies that all municipal transit agencies in L.A. County accept TAP as a universal fare media and passengers can transfer to bus or train from any transit provider.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 2, 2015

Long Beach Transit to launch TAP payment card

As of Sunday, Long Beach Transit riders can no longer purchase most paper bus passes or use pennies to pay for fares.

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Newsby StaffOctober 10, 2012

Cubic, PATCO payment pilot to end

The company wanted to test its open payment account-based products and determine if people would use the same media as both their fare card and their retail spend card, and both objectives were successfully achieved.

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Newsby StaffAugust 23, 2012

Md. MTA launches student pass program

There are about 36,000 Baltimore City public school students eligible for the S-Pass. The MTA is providing city schools with the S-Pass, lanyards and pouches, MTA-issued student identification and brochures explaining how the S-Pass works.

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Articlesby Nicole SchlosserFebruary 22, 2012

Transit moves to open fare payment

While the technology is still evolving, transit systems are hoping to outsource collection activities, reduce risk, and refocus time and effort on meeting their core goal: transporting people.

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Newsby StaffOctober 19, 2011

NJ Transit partners with Google Wallet for contactless payment

Google’s new free app allows riders to use their smart phones to make “tap and pay” transactions to pay their fares.

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