What Ubi Transport does

Matawan (formerly Ubi Transport) is a French software editor and integrator that provides a modular digital platform for the public passenger transportation sector. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Mâcon, France, the company operates across roughly 101–250 employees and serves more than 300 transport networks with an integrated offering built around four core modules: Wanfare for ticketing and mobility rights validation, Wanpay for banking-card-based open payment (monétique), WanReport for service quality reporting and passenger information, and Wandata for mobility intelligence and network analytics. The platform processes approximately 109 million ticket validations annually, covers 169,000 stop points, and transports 600,000 students per year, supporting intermodal travel across operators and modes.

The company's customer base spans tier-1 French transport operators — including Keolis, RATP dev, and Transdev — and major regional authorities such as Région Nouvelle Aquitaine, Région Bretagne, and Région Sud Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, alongside networks like Réseau TRéMA (Mâcon) and LE MET' (Euro-Métropole de Metz). Revenue is generated primarily through SaaS subscription licensing of the mobility platform to transport operators and collectivités, complemented by professional services delivered through the Matawan Services subsidiary and a Qualiopi-certified training organism. In 2019 the company raised approximately $49.7M led by Crédit Agricole Centre-Est and Essling Capital; in 2026 it received the French Tech 120 'souveraine' designation, reflecting government recognition of its role in national strategic infrastructure. The business sells primarily through direct enterprise field sales targeting public transport operators and regional governments in France, with multi-language website support (FR, EN, ES, IT, CA) indicating emerging international ambition.

Name

Ubi Transport

Legal name

Matawan

Website

https://ubitransport.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Matawan (formerly Ubi Transport) provides a modular SaaS platform for public passenger transport, covering ticketing, open payment, reporting, and mobility intelligence, serving 300+ transport networks and tier-1 French operators including Keolis, RATP dev, and Transdev.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mâcon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SaaS Platform Subscription: Annual or multi-year subscription-based licensing of the mobility platform to transport operators and local authorities. Platform includes ticketing, payment processing, reporting, and analytics modules.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Matawan (formerly Ubi Transport) provides a modular SaaS mobility platform for public transport operators and local authorities, comprising four integrated pillars: Wanfare for ticketing and fare validation, WanPay for payment processing with banking cards, WanReport for service quality reporting and passenger information, and WanData for mobility intelligence and analytics. The platform enables intermodal travel with a single mobility title, supports school transport management, and is deployed across 300+ transport networks in France.

Product overview

Matawan (formerly known as Ubi Transport) offers an integrated modular mobility platform for public transport networks. The platform is built around four core pillars: Wanfare for ticketing and fare management, WanReport for reporting and service quality, WanPay for monetics/payment processing, and WanData for mobility intelligence and analytics. These interconnected modules enable intermodal travel with unified mobility titles, supporting over 300 transport networks with 600,000 transported students and 109 million validations per year.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Wanfare: Ticketing solution for creating, validating and controlling mobility rights
• Wanreport
• Wanpay
• Wandata (Mobility Intelligence)

Products and services

• Wanfare - Solution billettique

Quantifiable outcome

• 109 million annual ticket validations processed
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• KeoliscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor French transport operator and customer of Matawan's ticketing and mobility platform. Part of Veolia Environnement group, operating rail, tram, and bus networks globally.
• RATP devcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational subsidiary of RATP Group operating public transport networks outside Paris. Customer of Matawan's mobility platform solutions.
• TransdevcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal transport operator and customer of Matawan's platform. Joint venture with Veolia, operating integrated transport networks worldwide.
• Région Nouvelle AquitainecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional authority in southwest France that funds and oversees regional transport networks, using Matawan's platform for network management.
• Région BretagnecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional authority in Brittany that manages transport networks using Matawan's mobility solutions platform.
• Région Sud Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional authority in southern France operating transport networks through Matawan's platform.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Masabi: Mobile ticketing and fare-payment-as-a-service platform for public transit operators. Directly competes with Matawan's Wanfare/WanPay, especially for open-loop contactless and account-based ticketing deployments.
• Scheidt & Bachmann: European provider of fare collection, parking, and signalling systems for transit. Competitor in Wanfare/WanPay categories with deep roots in German and broader European operator RFPs.
• INIT: German provider of integrated ITS and public transit software covering ticketing, planning, and real-time passenger information. Closely comparable modular platform approach to Matawan's four-pillar stack, with strong presence in DACH and growing in Europe.
• Cubic Transportation Systems: Global market leader in transit fare collection, ticketing, and traffic management systems. Directly competes with Matawan across Wanfare/WanPay equivalents, with a much larger international installed base across major metros.
• Littlepay: Payment infrastructure platform purpose-built for transit operators, enabling open-loop contactless acceptance. Closest direct overlap with Matawan's WanPay module and increasingly competing on account-based ticketing.
• Optibus: AI-powered transit operations platform for scheduling, rostering, and network optimization. Adjacent competitor in the analytics/WanData layer of the transit software stack.
• Instant System: French mobility platform provider offering MaaS apps, ticketing, and multimodal journey planning to transit operators and authorities. Closely comparable French-headquartered peer serving the same regional authority buyer segment.

Broad incumbents

• Conduent Transportation: Large North American incumbent offering fare collection, transit software, and mobility solutions as part of a broader BPO portfolio. Competes with Matawan in larger operator tenders but lacks Matawan's French regional-authority focus.
• Thales Ground Transportation Systems: Division of Thales providing fare collection, ticketing, and railway/transit solutions globally. Competes with Matawan in larger operator tenders as part of a broader transportation portfolio.

Emerging players

• Padam Mobility: French on-demand transit and MaaS software provider serving regional authorities and operators. Adjacent competitor — overlapping customer base (French régions) but focused on demand-responsive rather than fixed-route ticketing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/matawan/?originalSubdomain=fr
• Xx.com/ubitransport

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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