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Transportation
Conduent Launches Real-Time Payments Solutions for Transportation Sector
April 28, 2023

Conduent is now using real-time payments over the RTP Network in the transportation sector. With new digital solutions offered through the company’s Digital Integrated Payments Hub, transportation agencies can bill, and toll road users can pay, tolls more quickly, easily and securely, Conduent said in...

Transportation
T3 Tech Launches Software to Support Small Fleets’ Order-to-Cash Lifecycle
April 03, 2023

T3 Tech has launched software that supports the order-to-cash lifecycle of freight transactions. Designed for small fleets operating 20 or fewer trucks, the new TrueTMS transportation management system features a cloud-native design, user-friendly interface and structured workflows, T3 Tech said in a Monday (April 3)...

Transportation
Paris to Ban eScooter Rentals After Being Pioneer in Micromobility
April 03, 2023

Paris will ban electric scooter rental services effective Sept. 1. The move follows a Sunday (April 2) referendum in which 89% of those who voted favored the ban, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday. The French capital had been a pioneer in the urban...

Transportation
Visa Says Adoption of Open-Loop Transit Payments Is at a Tipping Point Worldwide
March 17, 2023

As transit systems move away from legacy payment methods like pay-as-you-go passes and toward contactless open-loop payments, it’s creating new commerce possibilities that not only benefit ridership and relieve urban congestion, but also promise greater financial inclusion. A study from the Visa Economic Empowerment Institute...

Transportation
Meep and LISNR Partner on Contactless Authentications for Transit Operators
March 06, 2023

Meep and LISNR have partnered on contactless authentications for bus, train and transit operators. This collaboration adds LISNR’s proximity verification technology to Meep’s mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) mobile app and platform capabilities, the companies said in a Monday (March 6) press release. “LISNR’s technology enhances the mobility...

Transportation
inDrive Global Mobility Platform Raises $150M to Challenge Uber
February 20, 2023

Global mobility and urban services platform inDrive has raised $150 million for its continued expansion. The firm, which was formerly known as inDriver, said in a Monday (Feb. 20) press release that it would use the new capital to acquire and retain customers and support...

Transportation
Mastercard, Network International Team on Transport Payment System in Jordan
February 08, 2023

Mastercard and Network International have partnered to create a public transport payment system in Jordan. In a Wednesday (Feb. 7) press release, Mastercard announced that it has teamed up with the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) and Network International to roll out a new system that...

Transportation
Geely Backs Electrification of London’s Black Cabs
January 23, 2023

The company that manufactures London’s black cabs plans to turn the capital’s taxis all-electric. Geely, the Chinese auto manufacturing group that owns the London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) is planning a big investment in LEVC to turn it into an all-electric brand, Reuters reported on...

Transportation
United CEO Says Airline Industry Short on People, Planes and Planning
January 18, 2023

Despite a better-than-expected year-end 2022 performance, United Airlines sees structural changes to the industry remaking air travel. On its fourth-quarter 2022 earnings call Wednesday (Jan. 18), United CEO Scott Kirby said, “For a host of reasons, we believe the industry capacity aspirations for 2023 and...