We spoke to SECUTIX chief executive Frédéric Longatte, on the successes of this year and looking forward to what’s in store for the ticketing technology provider in 2023. TheTicketingBusiness: In 2022, SECUTIX’s mobile ticketing technology was used for a number of high-profile events, including the UEFA Women’s European Championships, Wimbledon and concerts from artist Ed Sheeran in …
PDC launches mobile ticketing for World Darts Championship
The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) has launched mobile ticketing for the 2022-23 Cazoo World Darts Championship. Tickets will be available through the new PDC Tickets App, in a bid to improve fan experience, security and sustainability across darts events. The app will offer fans the ability to access mobile tickets through their smartphone. The PDC …
Ed Sheeran’s Stade de France shows benefit from TixNGo solution
Ed Sheeran’s sold-out performances at the Stade de France, as part of his ‘+-=÷x’ world tour, saw the successful roll-out of the Tixngo solution on a large scale. Over 176,000 fans enjoyed the performances from the British singer last weekend, with Sheeran and his management team making sure ticketing was as safe and secure as …
Switzerland’s Paléo Festival debuts mobile ticketing with Tixngo
Switzerland’s Paléo Festival is offering digital tickets for the first time in 2022 after teaming up with mobile ticketing solution Tixngo. The partnership will see the biggest open-air festival in Switzerland securely deliver 189,000 digital tickets through a new Paléo-branded ticket wallet, powered by Tixngo, a division of Secutix. The solution helps tackle fraud by …
Mobile tickets introduced at Leeds United’s Elland Road
Premier League club Leeds United has said that the upgrade of its new ticketing system has been completed, and that fans will now receive mobile tickets on their smartphones for the 2022-23 season. The club also said that all 92 turnstiles at its home ground Elland Road have been upgraded to facilitate mobile ticket entry …
Leicester City increases season ticket prices following price freeze
Premier League club Leicester City has announced a 5% increase for season ticket holders, after an eight-year price freeze. The club had applied an eight-year freeze following its promotion to the Premier League in 2014, but there will now be an increase for the 2022-23 season. For an adult season ticket-holder in the Kop section …
Everton not ready to scrap ticketing cards
English Premier League football club Everton is not ready to dispense with established ticketing methods despite the broader shift towards mobile access across the industry. Georgia Bekyra, Everton’s senior manager of ticketing, told TheTicketingBusiness.com that the club had not seen persuasive evidence that fans are ready for physical cards to be scrapped, even though the …