Category: News
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UrbanThings and Littlepay Partner to Reshape Fare Ticketing with Mobile Payments
UrbanThings and Littlepay Partner to Reshape Fare Ticketing with Mobile Payments in Passenger Apps Transport technology provider UrbanThings and transit payments processing specialist Littlepay, announce today the roll out of mobile payments on the Newport Bus and Ipswich Buses apps using Littlepay’s technologies. Transport operators are now able to offer Card Not Present (CNP) mobile…
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Paragon ID appoints Adam Toone Chief Executive Officer of UrbanThings
Paragon ID appoints Adam Toone Chief Executive Officer of UrbanThings Paragon ID has appointed former Arriva Digital Director Adam Toone Chief Executive Officer of subsidiary UrbanThings, with effect from 1 November 2023. Bringing over ten years of experience in commercial and general management positions, Adam was previously Digital Director at Arriva, one of Europe’s leading…
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UrbanThings returns to the Smart Transport Forum, TCF23 , in Liverpool
UrbanThings and Paragon ID will return to the Smart Transport Forum, TCF23, in Liverpool Join UrbanThings and Paragon ID at TCF23, organised by Smartex at the Liverpool Maritime Museum on 26th and 27th September 2023. Over two days, local authorities, transport operators and industry specialists will debate the current status, challenges and future plans affecting…
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Adam Toone joins UrbanThings from Arriva
Arriva Digital Director to join UrbanThings as Chief Operating Officer UrbanThings is pleased to announce that Adam Toone is joining the team as Chief Operating Officer. With over ten years of experience in commercial and general management positions, Adam was previously with Arriva, one of the UK’s leading providers of bus transport. Leading all of…
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UrbanThings and TravelMaster Launch a New Mobile App in South Yorkshire
UrbanThings and TravelMaster Launch a New Mobile App in South Yorkshire UrbanThings and TravelMaster have launched a brand new mobile app in South Yorkshire. TravelMaster retails multi-operator tickets using the ITSO smart card standard, this being the single common standard across the operators they serve. In response to passenger feedback, TravelMaster were seeking to improve…
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Meet Simon Franklin, Senior Product Manager
Get to know Simon Franklin, Senior Product Manager at UrbanThings New Urbling alert! We’re delighted to add Simon Franklin to the Product team. Big Manchester United fan, family man and keen runner, Simon is our new Senior Product Manager. With over 10 years of experience in SaaS products within a range of different industry sectors,…
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UrbanThings Launches a Brand New Mobile App in Guernsey
UrbanThings Launches a Brand New Mobile App in Guernsey UrbanThings and Tower Transit have launched a brand new passenger app as an important part of its effort to improve public transport access across Guernsey. Guernsey is the second largest island of the Channel Islands and a popular holiday destination. Locals and tourists needed to access…
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UrbanThings launched a brand new mobile app in Jersey
UrbanThings wins a new contract from Tower Transit to provide a brand new mobile app in Jersey UrbanThings has won a new contract from Tower Transit to provide a cutting-edge mobile application in Jersey. The new LibertyBus app is now available on the App Store and Google Play. Jersey is the largest island of the…
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UrbanThings and Littlepay harness the Power of Contactless Tap Data
UrbanThings and Littlepay harness the Power of Contactless Tap Data Transport operators will soon be able to do more with contactless bank card tap data, offering passengers App-based features such as journey and payment history and customer service enhancements. The partnership with payment provider Littlepay has seen the two companies working together to enable multi-operator…
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Busy calendar events for UrbanThings
The UrbanThings team is getting busy with an exciting events calendar Could we meet soon? With a lot of upcoming industry events, the UrbanThings team is excited to catch up face-to-face or online with transport professionals. Here is where and when you can expect to find us: ALBUM Conference (25 and 26 April, Edinburgh) The…