Facial Authenication

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J.P. Morgan takes first drive in stadium-based biometric payments at Miami F1 race

While calling its initial foray a "pilot" project, J.P. Morgan Payments said its deployment of facial-authentication payment verification systems at the recent F1 race in Miami is just the start of its planned presence at sports and entertainment venues. Prashant Sharma, the executive director for biometrics and identity solutions at the banking giant J.P. Morgan, said the company's recent deployment...

June 11, 2024 by Paul Kapustka

Centralized identity and the era of the automated fan experience

By Ashim Banerjee, IDmission Think about visiting a stadium. When you’re there to watch your favorite team, you are constantly asked to show things, like tickets, ID, credit cards, or access badges. Each one requires you to line up, because at halftime or between innings, thousands of others are trying to do the same. Meanwhile the team must pay someone...

June 10, 2024 by Paul Kapustka

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Axess adding Wicket’s facial authentication tech to its stadium ticketing pedestals

Axess, a provider of stadium ticketing and access management systems, is in the process of adding Wicket's facial-authentication software to its entry pedestals, which would allow venues to support the widest range of ticket authentication technologies in a single piece of hardware. Though the product doesn't yet have a formal name (UPDATE: Per a LinkedIn comment, Axess says it is...

June 7, 2024 by Paul Kapustka

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San Francisco Giants fans rapidly adopting facial-authentication ticketing tech at Oracle Park

As the longtime warden of all things technology for the San Francisco Giants, chief information officer Bill Schlough has seen (and sometimes deployed) many different types of tech. So when he tells you a new one really gets him jazzed, it makes sense to pay attention. The newest addition to Oracle Park's tech stack is the facial-authentication ticketing system provided...

April 24, 2024 by Paul Kapustka

Expanding on the success of Express Facial Authentication Solutions

By Jason Meeks, Wicket 2023 NFL Season in review: Cleveland Browns expand on success of Express Facial Authentication Solutions It’s been a few days since the 2023 NFL season officially ended, and everyone is already looking ahead to next season — including the MVP of the victorious Kansas City Chiefs, who set his vision on next year’s championship in a...

March 27, 2024 by Paul Kapustka

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MLB expands ‘Go-Ahead Entry’ facial-authentication ticketing program using NEC technology

Major League Baseball has expanded its "Go-Ahead Entry" facial-authentication ticketing program for the 2024 season, with the San Francisco Giants, the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals joining the Philadelphia Phillies in the MLB-program aimed at speeding up fan entry to ballparks. Using gate technology from NEC, the MLB program allows fans to verify ticket information by simply walking by...