SKIDATA and Allianz Arena to launch Germany’s first contactless NFC stadium access with iPhone and Apple Watch 

Allianz Arena has become Germany’s first sport stadium to offer convenient and fast contactless access via iPhone and Apple Watch, eliminating the need to search in one’s pockets, wallets or even e-wallets for paper tickets. 

Visitors to the home stadium of well-known soccer club FC Bayern Munich, no longer have to search their pockets or mobile apps for their ticket, as access is enabled through contactless ticketing: visitors simply hold their iPhone or Apple Watch up to the SKIDATA NFC reader for lightning fast, hassle-free entry.

Hugo Rohner, SKIDATA’s CEO, said:

It’s our ambition always to be a step ahead of the market. Our ultimate strong point is our ability not just to deliver the necessary hardware but also to provide software, including secure ticket delivery, that’s specifically tailored to the needs of the customer. We provide the all-in-one package. Today, 85% of admission tickets are paper-based, with electronic tickets accounting for the remaining 15%. That’s going to change over the next few years.

With the SKIDATA solution, a stadium operator is now able to generate contactless tickets from their in-house system, enable customers to add them securely to iPhone or Apple Watch and admit visitors at the gate. In addition, classic paper-based tickets are still supported, as are all the other existing ticket formats.

Jürgen Muth, Managing Director of Allianz Arena München Stadion GmbH, said:

We are thrilled that Allianz Arena, home of FC Bayern Munich, in partnership with SKIDATA, is the first venue in Germany to offer contactless ticket access via the iPhone and Apple Watch.

SKIDATA’s open platform can verify tickets not just via NFC, but also by using barcode or RFID technology.

About SKIDATA

SKIDATA is an international leader in the field of access solutions and their management, boasting more than 10,000 installations worldwide, from ski resorts and stadiums, to airports, shopping malls, cities and amusement parks, providing secure and reliable access and entry control for people and vehicles. SKIDATA places great value in providing solutions that are intuitive, easy to use, and secure. The integrated concepts of SKIDATA solutions help clients optimise performance and maximise profits. SKIDATA Group (www.skidata.com) belongs to the publicly traded Swiss Kudelski Group (www.nagra.com), a leading provider of digital security solutions.

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Main image (top): MUNICH, GERMANY – DECEMBER 11: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge of FC Bayern Muenchen and Juergen Muth, Managing Director of Allianz Arena, introduce innovative systems at Allianz Arena on December 11, 2018 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images for FC Bayern)

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