Passport

Passport - Cloud-based Urban Mobility Solutions

Passport is the industry-leading mobile payments company specializing in integrated urban mobility solutions. Passport provides feature rich software platforms that offer transit and parking agencies a more effective and efficient way to manage their operations and serve their customers. Passport’s mobile payment systems are deployed in over 1,000 locations in 46 states and provinces across the US and Canada, with clients such as Chicago, Toronto and Boston.

Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Passport is backed by a highly respected group of investors, including Grotech Ventures and Relevance Capital. For more information, please visit http://www.passportinc.com

Solutions

• Management Systems
• Mass Transit Passenger Information Systems
• Mass Transit Safety Systems
• Mass Transit Ticketing
• Mobile Ticketing
• Monitoring
• Payment
• Services
• Transport IT - Transport management / Data processing/ Information / Communication

Mobile ticketing

Passport’s enterprise platform provides transit agencies with mobile technology that improves the rider experience, allowing commuters to plan, track, and pay for their trip in one simple, secure app. This cost-friendly technology allows agencies to gain deep insights into rider patterns with data analytics from our back-end system. Transit agencies can choose between visual inspection of rider’s tickets, or we can easily integrate with a variety of hardware partners.

List of key features / benefits:

• Plan trips in real-time and see real-time progress
• See the best route options, delays, or important news
• Purchase, store, and manage types of tickets through a mobile device
• Proven hardware validation and fraud protection
• Secure enterprise back office management
• System-wide reports with insights and analytics

• 11/12 Passport raises $65M in Series D funding
• 22/11 Passport named 2019 Software Company of the Year at NC Tech Awards
• 07/11 Passport ranks #214 on the Deloitte 2019 Technology Fast 500™
• 22/10 Passport named one of Charlotte’s best places to work for fifth time
• 14/08 Passport again named one of America’s fastest-growing companies
• 05/04 FinTech Breakthrough awards Passport’s transport payments platform
• 21/01 Passport adds seasoned payments executive to board of directors
• 29/11 Passport recognized as one of Charlotte’s best places to work
• 16/11 Passport leads mobility industry on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500
• 10/10 Passport advances mobility platform with NuPark acquisition
• 31/08 Passport named fastest growing mobility company on Inc. 5000 list
• 27/08 The GoTucson Transit app makes getting around the city easy
• 12/06 Passport hires new executive to lead M&A and partnership efforts
• 23/05 Passport, Amazon to present “Demystifying Smart Cities"
• 21/12 Passport Receives a $43 Million USD Investment from Bain Capital Ventures
• 27/11 Passport Launches Mobile Ticketing App for the City of Albuquerque
• 30/10 Passport Launches Mobile Ticketing App QLINE Detroit for M-1 RAIL
• 24/10 Top Trends in Transit: What’s On the Cutting Edge?
• 28/09 Utah Transit Authority digitizes transit with mobile app powered by Passport
• 01/08 CATSPass mobile app introduces payment solution for Charlotte Lynx riders powered by Passport
• 21/07 Passport splits GoTucson Transit and Parking Apps to improve usability
• 31/05 Keith Chen joins Passport’s Board of Advisors
• 27/02 Akshay Pottathil joins Passport’s Board of Advisors
• 27/02 RTA locks in mobile app for three more years
• 17/02 Stephen Goldsmith joins Passport’s Board of Advisors
• 15/02 Michael Scully joins Passport as Chief Product Officer
• 27/10 MTA Offers BaltimoreLink Trip Planner Web App
• 26/10 Passport hires Rob Luke as Head of Design
• 07/09 Mobile Ticketing App Now Available for Metro Cincinnati Riders
• 03/08 Cubic Awarded $33 Million to Take Miami Transit’s EASY Card System to the Cloud, Enabling Mobile and Open Payment
• 27/07 Mobile Ticketing: How It’s Really Reducing Costs
• 20/07 History of the Transit Industry
• 08/07 GCRTA Launches RTA CLE Mobile Fare App
• 06/07 Is Your Transit System Olympic Ready?
• 16/06 The Future of Transit Funding: Are You Ready?
• 07/06 Why Public Transportation Shouldn’t Make You Nervous
• 19/05 SORTA approves contract for mobile ticketing app
• 04/05 Passport Raises $8 Million Series B Funding to Accelerate Growth
• 29/04 Travel Made Easy With Passport’s Mobile Transit App
• 09/03 Passport Awarded ‘Business of the Year’ by Sacramento Regional Transit District
• 20/01 Passport Expands in Transit Market with Back-to-Back App Launches
• 14/12 Sacramento Regional Transit to Debut RideSacRT Mobile App
• 09/12 MyJTA App Introduces Mobile Solution to Jacksonville Transit Riders