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Wicket Biometrics News
Biometrics in live event venues face pushback from privacy regulators
Sports leagues and live event venues continue to explore facial recognition for security and ticketing use cases. Biometric ticketing deployments…
| Jan 14, 2025 | Australian Open gets Wicket face biometrics for express entryFans attending this year’ Australian Open (AO) tennis tournament must agree to be monitored by facial recognition cameras, under a… |
| Dec 31, 2024 | Biometric ticketing for sports and live events set to explode in 20252024 was arguably the year in which sports finally became a major market for biometrics. While experiments with biometric ticketing… |
| Nov 26, 2024 | Biometrics a high priority for stadiums and live venues in 2025Stadiums, arenas and other venues for sports and live events are likely to follow airports as places that bring biometrics… |
| Oct 2, 2024 | Wicket follows through with stadium-wide express biometric concessions in ClevelandCleveland Browns fans no longer have to worry about missing a touchdown when they go to grab a sausage, with… |
| Sep 12, 2024 | As biometrics infiltrate the fan experience, will anyone challenge Wicket at the game?In terms of biometric use cases, security, privacy and fraud prevention are all good – but what if you just… |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Wicket signs multi-year deal to provide biometrics at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in AtlantaMercedes-Benz Stadium, home to the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons and the Atlanta United football club, is the latest major sports venue… |
| Aug 26, 2024 | Police pushback on NFL facial recognition policy could spread beyond VegasLas Vegas police continue to refuse to recognize the NFL’s new facial recognition-based access management policy, citing concerns about the… |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Alcohol sales policy catching up on age verification in the US, UKNew legislation in Pennsylvania puts new emphasis on age verification technology as a means of preventing alcohol sales to underage… |
| Aug 13, 2024 | Vegas police don’t want to submit face biometrics to work NFL gamesPolice in Las Vegas say the NFL has forgotten the golden Vegas rule about discretion, and are threatening to boycott… |
| Jul 30, 2024 | Wicket facial authentication rolling out at all NFL stadiums starting Aug 8If last year’s Express Entry facial authentication pilot at select NFL venues was a field goal for Wicket, the biometrics… |
| Jun 26, 2024 | Opt-in facial recognition transforming the NFL guest experienceNFL football continues to yield use cases for biometrics, as discussed in a recent webinar moderated by Paul Kapustka of… |
| Jun 19, 2024 | Biometrics cutting the line of in-person payments innovations: MastercardMastercard sees biometrics for in-store payments as a part of a broader shift towards seamless interactions of all kinds, as… |
| Mar 8, 2024 | Wicket enjoys successful first year of Cleveland Browns biometric beer sales programIf you are a Cleveland Browns fan and 17 seconds seems like a long time to wait for a beer,… |
| Feb 23, 2024 | Wicket picked up for NFL-wide biometric scanning this yearSatisfied with IAM systems after a six-team trial last season, the U.S. National Football League appears ready to go league-wide… |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Face-as-a-ticket gets small try during Australian Open with Wicket biometricsLimited facial recognition ticketing is underway as part of a technology trial at the Australian Open. Event ticketer and promoter… |
| Dec 26, 2023 | Demystifying the relationship between commercial biometrics and privacyEach day, biometric payment systems and computer vision-based shopping experiences are popping up at more establishments throughout the world. But… |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Carolina Panthers draft Verizon and Wicket for entry with face biometricsTwo new deployments of biometrics for different applications at professional sports venues have been unveiled, along with a new platform… |
| Oct 18, 2023 | Beer lines and retail theft spur biometrics, computer vision launchesBiometrics are appearing in more retail settings as businesses attempt to cut staff and fraud costs, but so are adjacent… |
| Aug 29, 2023 | NFL’s Tennessee Titans and Verizon to use face biometrics for fan access controlThe National Football League’s Tennessee Titans and Verizon have announced they are partnering to verify guest identities using facial authentication… |
