mbta & masabi on untether.tv Our announcement with the MBTA made it onto Untether.tv! Click the link below and skip to 9:20 to watch the video discussion about the new mTicketing system: http://untether.tv/2012/this-week-in-location-based-marketing-75-the-hunt-for-revenue/
MBTA and Masabi to Launch First Smartphone Rail Ticketing System in the U.S. Apps will allow Commuter Rail customers to purchase and display tickets on iPhone, Android and Blackberry BOSTON, MA – 23rd April 2012 – Today, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and Masabi US Ltd, the transit mobile ticketing pioneer, jointly announce that [...]
masabi video interview – mTicketing revolution on track A video interview with Masabi CPO, Giacomo Biggiero, was recently published on airrail NEWS. Appearing alongside Jonathan Williams from Cubic Transportation Systems, Giacomo talks about Masabi’s successes in launching our mTicketing technology in the UK, as well as how mobile innovations such as NFC could transform the [...]
masabi developer team invades mobile world congress It’s always nice to get out of the office from time to time, and what better way to do it than by going to Barcelona! Masabi’s development team flew out to Barcelona in February to attend Mobile World Congress 2012. The visit was designed to offer the Masabi [...]
chiltern railways mticketing app by masabi one of ‘best of british’ To celebrate Mobile World Congress 2012, which kicks off on Monday in Barcelona, The Appside have published a free report called Best of British Apps, in association with UKTI and the ICT Knowledge Transfer Network. The report highlights 50 innovative apps developed and/or [...]
masabi, chiltern railways & atos scoop rail business award A concerted effort from Chiltern Railways, Atos and Masabi saw the companies claim victory at the recent Rail Business Awards 2012 in the Information Technology Excellence category. The accolade was awarded for the trio’s work in delivering the first ever live mTicketing system for [...]
masabi ceo named as top transport innovator Masabi CEO Ben Whitaker was named by New Transit Magazine as one of the transport industry’s most influential innovators in their Power List 2012: Innovators & Pioneers, published on Tuesday 7th February. The list honours certain individuals across the transport sector who are introducing new ideas from [...]
Redspottedhanky.com and Masabi Launch UK Rail Mobile Phone Ticketing Service Text REDSPOT to 86688 to get free UK ticket retailing application on both smartphones and everyday handsets LONDON, UK – 20th February 2012 – redspottedhanky.com, the award winning online travel retailer, today announced it is using Masabi, a developer of mTicketing technology for the transport sector, [...]
masabi’s role in open source and the wider community At Masabi, we use open source software as a key part of our app production toolchain. One of the great things about open source is that you can inspect the source code to see exactly how the software works. And if it doesn’t do quite what [...]
how to make a windows phone 7 app in 5 minutes With a future release of the UK rail ticketing app for Windows Phone 7 (WP7) coming up, we wanted to familiarise ourselves with how to provide pre-release versions to clients for feedback. In addition, we wanted to find out in advance how to submit [...]
a guide to mTicketing – transport ticketing webinar Masabi’s CEO Ben Whitaker presented a live webinar about mTicketing technology on Wednesday last week (11th Jan) to hundreds of transport industry leaders. If you missed it live, you can still catch Ben and the rest of the presenters by clicking on the link below. Click here [...]
Virtual Ticket is a Reality A local train company is providing customers with a virtual ticket to make travelling by train that bit easier. First TransPennine Express (FTPE) has updated its mobile app so that customers travelling to and from Manchester Airport can use their phone as a ticket. FTPE introduced a mobile app in [...]
mticketing takes centre stage at flagship event Transport Ticketing 2012 kicks off the New Year as the first major event in the Masabi calendar and it really is a ‘must attend’ for those interested in mTicketing. This year, Masabi is exhibiting, speaking and sponsoring, and we’re looking forward to meeting some of the transport industry’s [...]
masabi’s 2011 roundup The past twelve months have been great for Masabi and the adoption of Transport mTicketing. As 2011 draws to a close we would like to take the opportunity to reflect some of our achievements and how our technology is helping make life easier for everyday transport users! mTicketing goes live 2011 was [...]
ScotRail Press Release: Free app with ‘real time’ train information Train operator ScotRail has launched a new – free – mobile phone app that provides ‘real time’ train running information throughout the UK combined with an easy ticket purchase option. The ScotRail app is the only one in the UK to offer this combined functionality [...]
mobile marketing magazine celebrates mticketing on chiltern railways The mTicketing solution pioneered by Masabi, Chiltern Railways & Atos appears in the December 2011 issue of Mobile Marketing Magazine. The feature follows our success at the Effective Mobile Marketing awards, which took place in November. You can read the article below: Open publication – Free publishing [...]
Redspottedhanky.com Launches Free Mobile App redspottedhanky.com, the award winning online travel retailer, has launched a mobile app, enabling customers to book train tickets on the move, whilst benefitting from all the great features that come with booking through the innovative website. The new free app from redspottedhanky.com offers consumers the best value of any independent [...]
top mobile travel tip from first transpennine express First TransPennine Express have just released a new video showcasing their various way in which passengers can get information about train journeys. The first top piece of advice they give is to download the FTExpress mobile app to get train times and buy tickets on your phone. [...]
Masabi Appoints Owen Day as Director of Engineering London, UK. 8th December, 2011 – Masabi, the developer of mobile ticketing technology for the transport sector, today announced the appointment of Owen Day as Director of Engineering. Owen will manage a team of software developers and will be responsible for building the team as the company [...]
Travel 2020 recently published their exhibitor talks from their brilliant 2011 show. Among them was CEO Ben Whitaker, presenting an illuminating argument for mTicketing as a way of solving many of the most pressing problems facing the UK rail industry. Keep listening to the end for a thought-provoking final point from Ben. Click on the [...]