TransLink has pushed back the schedule for the roll out Compass, the transport’s electronic fare card that would eventually replace all current passes and tickets, including West Coast Express products, according to missioncityrecord.com. Mike Madill, the TransLink vice-president in charge of the $194-million project, said the decision to delay stems from what he called “areas […]

A scam targeting New York MTA train commuters who used debit or credit cards at ticket vending machines has prompted the New Jersey Transit Corporation to examine its own machines for foreign devices, according to NJ.com. So far, four people, including a husband and wife, have been arrested in connection with the technological scam that […]

Deutsche Telekom, one of the world’s leading integrated telecommunications companies with 140 million mobile customers, has joined the OSPT Alliance as an Associate Member. The Group is the first mobile network operator to join the alliance, and will work with the other members to help broaden support for the CIPURSE open security standard by the […]

i-Free, a developer in mobile and NFC technology, has produced mobile wallet app for use in Russia with new added functionality that enables users to load contactless transport cards, according to mobilepaymentstoday.com. The i-Free mobile “Wallet” app enables public transit customers in 13 regions pay fares by touching their mobile phone to a validator device. […]

The Chicago Transit Authority’s legacy fare-payment system, the Chicago Card, will work past the original November 15 deadline, according to NBC Chicago. The new Ventra system has had a bumpy rollout, plagued with reports of poor customer service, activation issues, card-reading problems and overcharged cards. CTA said that more than 50% of riders have transitioned […]

Transit Police in Vancouver have shut down a major counterfeiting operation that allegedly produced and sold thousands of fake IDs to young people across Canada and the United States, according to The Vancouver Sun. Three men, so far, have been charged in connection with the manufacture, possession, and trafficking of thousands of forged identification over […]

Merseyrail, a British train operating company in Merseyside, England, will soon launch contactless payment technology at its rails stations to ease congestion for its passengers, according The Liverpool Daily Post. The network has worked with MasterCard and Global Payments to introduce the system, which will be unveiled beginning in November and will enable commuters to […]