Originally Posted by
RedLight2015
https://www.mobility-payments.com/20...banked-riders/
LA Metro is enabling Open-Loop payments by the 2028 Olympics. Yikes, thats quite a ways out, at least they offer Apple Pay/Google Pay Tap card at the moment. Also, there is this talk about them going fareless, I happened to sit in those meetings, and fareless isn't going to happen, ultimately, they will just be providing free TAP passes to those who need them. (which you can load into G Pay or Apple Pay by scanning the card into your mobile wallet)
I mean, open loop is a much harder sell when a significant number of residents won't be able to take advantage even if they wanted to, so I get why they're going with the approach they seem to be going with (pilot rollout combined with an expansion of their prepaid debit card program).
The more annoying thing IMO is the TVMs here in San Diego launching with...just magstripe, apparently. Though I haven't checked recently, so they could very well have enabled EMV and/or contactless by now.