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Stadium Tech Report

December 26th, 2024

IDmission

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Zippin adds more walk-up stores to NFL stadiums, and will test facial authentication system in Denver

Checkout-free technology provider Zippin extended its lead in the sports stadium-specific market with the announcement of four new stores using its new walk-up store format, plus one new drink lane store and a trial of using facial authentication systems for age verification and payment at a store at Denver's Empower Field at Mile High. The entrance to the Zippin walk-up...

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Editorial

What stadium tech might proliferate in 2023?

Looking back at 2022, it's easy to proclaim it as a banner year for stadium technology. Innovation on multiple fronts arrived, not just as ideas but actual products and services that brought immediate improvement to stadium business areas like concessions, ticketing, security and infrastructure. Will 2023 bring more acceleration of new ideas and technology deployments as venues continue to try...

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Editorial

IDmission brings online ID verification to stadium concessions

BOULDER, Colo. -- IDmission is on a mission. A mission to help bring faster and more secure ID and age verification and payments verification to stadium concession operations. To be clear, it's not the company's only mission. In fact, it's currently only a very small part of IDmission's overall business, in which it serves more than 100 large financial institutions...

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Facial authentication looking like a winner for stadium applications

Facial authentication technology may be the next new thing to start multiplying soon at stadiums, as initial deployments are drawing rave reviews from both fans and venues for their ability to speed up identification-based transactions. For uses including stadium entry, security checks and concessions-based age verification, facial authentication systems at stadiums like First Energy Stadium in Cleveland, Citi Field in...

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News

Browns, Aramark speed up beer-ordering process with facial authentication technology from Wicket

The Cleveland Browns, along with caterers Aramark Sports + Entertainment, are officially launching a new beer-purchasing process at First Energy Stadium that will use facial authentication technology to speed up the age-verification and transaction process. Called "Cleveland Cold Ones," the offering is an extension of the Browns' Express Access facial authentication program, which has been using Wicket technology for ticket...

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