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In chapter one of Flowbird’s latest 'Let’s Talk About Transport’ podcast, Thea Fisher from VISA talks about how contactless open-loop transit payments are transforming the passenger experience and encouraging a modal shift from private to public transport. She reflects on Visa’s recent survey of 75 transit agencies and 3,000 passengers, which showed the ease of tap-to-pay with EMV cards and devices is a key factor in motivating public transport use, with 80 percent of transit agencies se...

Chapter options:Chapter One - how contactless open-loop transit payments transform the passenger experience Chapter Two - the inside story on the incredible success of contactless open loop payments in EdinburghChapter Three - how open loop payments can be an enabler for Mobility as a ServiceCities around the world are driven by a need to make urban mobility ecosystems sustainable and inclusive. In our latest ‘Let’s Talk About Transport’ podcast, Thea Fisher, VISA’s Seni...

In chapter three of Flowbird's podcast featuring VISA’s Thea Fisher, we hear how open loop payment schemes are not only helping to reimagine the ridership experience for passengers but also contributing to a more sustainable transport ecosystem. One such stand-out example is in Monaco, where the Monapass app developed by Flowbird provides single sign on access to multimodal travel, bike hire, parking services and combined leisure and travel ticketing and payments…listen in to get the ins...

In chapter two of the Flowbird podcast featuring Thea Fisher from VISA, we hear about the incredible success of contactless open loop payments in Edinburgh, where Lothian Buses is using the Flowbird Account Based Ticketing solution for its ‘tap, tap, cap’ system. This example demonstrates the popularity of EMV transit payments, with Lothian experiencing one of the fastest adoption rates ever after launching open loop payments in 2019. Four years later, one in two journeys usin...

In this episode, Mike Sussman, Flowbird's Head of UK Product Strategy, explores the transport payments landscape and the opportunities and challenges for open payments and Account Based Ticketing. He explains how these differ dramatically from region to region, influenced by factors including the numbers of unbanked and underbanked and the momentum behind contactless card issuance. He highlights the mutually beneficial relationship between ABT and open payments and unpicks buzzword...

In this latest Flowbird ‘Let’s Talk About Transport’ podcast, Andrea Soehnchen from UITP - the International Association of Public Transport – talks about the rise of Open Payments in transit environments. Andrea, who heads up the UITP Urban Mobility Open Payments Forum, assesses how the pandemic focused attention on contactless technologies – and explores the value of this payment system to operators and passengers in Account Based Ticketing schemes. At the same time, she believes ...