Masabi secures cooperative purchasing contract for transit fare collection technology in the US and Canada

Masabi has been awarded a Sourcewell cooperative purchasing contract, enabling more than 50,000 public agencies across the US and Canada to procure its fare collection technology through a pre-competed purchasing framework.

Masabi has announced that its Justride fare collection platform is now available through the Sourcewell cooperative purchasing program following the award of a contract under the “Transportation Services Payment Solutions” category. According to the company, the agreement provides transit agencies, municipalities, counties, tribal governments and other public organizations with a procurement route that complies with public purchasing requirements while reducing the need for individual competitive solicitations.

The announcement, released by Masabi on 16 June 2026, expands access to the company’s fare payment technologies across North America through a purchasing mechanism already used by public agencies in both the United States and Canada.

Sourcewell contract opens procurement pathway

Sourcewell conducts nationally competitive solicitation processes on behalf of public agencies and awards cooperative purchasing contracts that meet public procurement standards. Through the newly awarded agreement, agencies can directly procure Masabi’s Justride platform and a range of associated hardware solutions.

The contract covers the company’s enterprise software platform for public transport fare collection. Agencies can adopt the full platform or implement individual modules according to operational requirements and available budgets.

According to information released by Masabi, the cooperative purchasing structure provides procurement documentation and audit trails required by public bodies while allowing organizations to access pre-negotiated pricing established through Sourcewell’s purchasing framework. The company states that the contract is available across both the US and Canada.

Masabi’s Justride platform is designed as an open SaaS fare collection system supporting multiple payment technologies. The platform includes mobile ticketing, account-based ticketing (ABT) and open payments functionality.

In brief

• What contract has Masabi been awarded? A Sourcewell cooperative purchasing contract under the “Transportation Services Payment Solutions” category.
• Who can use the contract? More than 50,000 public agencies across the United States and Canada, including transit authorities and municipalities.
• What technologies are covered by the agreement? Mobile ticketing, account-based ticketing, open payments and related fare collection hardware options.
• How many agencies currently use Masabi’s platform? Masabi states that more than 300 transit agencies worldwide use its Justride fare collection platform.

The company states that agencies may deploy individual modules and subsequently expand their fare collection systems over time. Masabi also notes that the platform has been developed to support a broad range of riders, including unbanked and underbanked passengers.

Over 300 transit agencies using Masabi fare collection worldwide

Masabi reports that its fare collection technology is currently used by more than 300 transit agencies worldwide. The company states that the Justride platform processes more than $1 billion in fare transactions annually across transit networks of varying sizes.

The Sourcewell contract announcement was issued by Masabi, which stated that the agreement provides a procurement option for agencies seeking to implement fare payment technologies through an existing cooperative purchasing framework. Masabi further noted in its announcement that public organizations throughout the US and Canada can now access the Justride platform through the Sourcewell program.

“Public agencies want to deliver better journeys for their riders, but procurement can slow that ambition down,” said Brian Zanghi, CEO at Masabi. “This contract removes that friction, giving agencies a fast, low-risk path to modern fare payments. We are delighted to partner with Sourcewell to put enterprise-grade fare technology within easy reach of communities of all sizes.”