Latest Mobilityasaservice Podcast Episodes

Chapter One: How do open-loop transit payments make mobility systems more sustainable and inclusive?

Flowbird - Let's Talk About Transport - September 27, 2023 11:00 - 9 minutes
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 ...

How do open-loop transit payments make mobility systems more sustainable and inclusive?

Flowbird - Let's Talk About Transport - September 27, 2023 11:00 - 25 minutes
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 Edinburgh Chapter Three - how open loop payments can be an enabler for Mobility as a Se...

Chapter Two: How do open-loop transit payments make mobility systems more sustainable and inclusive?

Flowbird - Let's Talk About Transport - September 27, 2023 10:00 - 8 minutes
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...

Chapter Three: How do open-loop transit payments make mobility systems more sustainable and inclusive?

Flowbird - Let's Talk About Transport - September 27, 2023 10:00 - 9 minutes
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 t...

Will transport payments drive a MaaS revolution?

Flowbird - Let's Talk About Transport - February 01, 2023 10:00 - 17 minutes
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 t...

Let’s Talk About…Open Payments

Flowbird - Let's Talk About Transport - March 23, 2022 12:00 - 13 minutes
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 pande...

MaaS, by its definition, should be a more inclusive service - we don’t want to detract from that inclusivity by hiding it behind a technical barrier

Flowbird - Let's Talk About Transport - August 09, 2021 10:00 - 20 minutes
Flowbird’s new podcast series - ‘Let’s Talk About Transport’ – engages with industry thought leaders on the big issues driving convergence between public and private transport modes. Will MaaS benefit every part of the community or is there a risk that the less tech savvy or the unbanked could ...

MaaS ecosystem must address issues of inclusivity to be truly successful

Flowbird - Let's Talk About Transport - August 09, 2021 10:00 - 20 minutes
Will MaaS benefit every part of the community or is there a risk that the less tech savvy or the unbanked could be left behind? In this podcast, Alastair McInroy, who is Chief Executive Officer of Technology Scotland, outlines how a MaaS ecosystem must address issues of inclusivity to be truly s...

Exploring the trends & technologies shaping the convergence of private and public transportation

Flowbird - Let's Talk About Transport - May 12, 2021 16:00 - 26 minutes
Flowbird’s new podcast series - ‘Let’s Talk About Transport’ – engages with industry thought leaders on the big issues driving convergence between public and private transport modes. In our first podcast, Aurelien Cottet, a Director of the *MaaS Alliance, talks about the need to think beyond si...