UbiRider Wins 2025 Pinnacle Platinum Award for Mobility and Public Transportation

Prestigious honor recognizes UbiRider's transformative platform for smarter, more accessible urban transit

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PORTO, Portugal – 11 June 2025 – UbiRider, UbiRider, the innovator behind the UbiRider Platform, the only solution that seamlessly integrates transportation management, payment processing, and data analytics into a single system, has been awarded the 2025 Pinnacle Award for Mobility and Public Transportation, recognizing the company’s groundbreaking contributions to smarter, more sustainable mobility solutions.

Presented annually, the Pinnacle Awards celebrate organizations leading the way in automotive and transportation innovation. Winners are selected based on demonstrated impact, scalability, and potential to transform how people move through the world. UbiRider was honored for its unified platform that digitizes fare collection, streamlines operations, and enhances rider experience through seamless, contactless technology.

“This award is a powerful validation of the work our team has been doing alongside transit agencies and operators around the world,” said Paulo Ferreira dos Santos, CEO of UbiRider. “We believe public transportation should be simple, inclusive, and digital-first. The Pinnacle Award affirms that the future of mobility isn’t just about vehicles - it’s about creating systems that work for everyone.”

UbiRider’s modular platform enables account-based ticketing, real-time operations management, and customer engagement tools - all from affordable hardware and intuitive software. From small towns to major metro areas, UbiRider is helping public transit systems increase ridership, reduce complexity, and serve communities more effectively.

The company’s selection for this year’s Pinnacle Award highlights the growing importance of digital infrastructure in public mobility - and positions UbiRider as a category-defining leader in transit innovation.

For more information about UbiRider and its award-winning solutions, visit www.ubirider.com.

About UbiRider

UbiRider was founded with the mission to transform the utilization and management of transportation operations to be simple, elegant and more accessible. The UbiRider Platform is the most complete mobility-as-a-service platform that includes mobile and web components that serve the interests and needs of travelers, commuters and mobility operators. PICK is a mobility-as-a-service app which helps travelers determine the best option for every journey, combining traditional and modern modes of transportation from buses and ferries to carsharing and micro-mobility. UbiRider is based in Porto, Portugal and is funded by  1520 Innovation Fund, an investment vehicle from CTT and managed by Iberis Capital and Cedrus R&D III, an investment vehicle managed by Cedrus Capital, Grupo Barraqueiro as well as angel investors. UbiRider is a strategic partner of Mastercard, Deloitte, PayShop and Viva.com. For more information, visit www.ubirider.com.

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