Fortress has returned to the annual SEAT conference held in Dallas for 2018. Come check out our booth!

Fortress is happy to announce we are now working with three new UK Soccer Clubs – Blackburn Rovers, Preston North End, and Bristol City.

Another new addition to Google Pay is the support for mobile tickets and airline boarding passes that Google initially revealed last week, allowing users to store them in their Google Pay account so they’re accessible from the app, providing them with one less thing to have to carry around or worry about losing. Google says that it’s testing this new feature in a pilot with just a few different services, those being Ticketmaster, Southwest Airlines, and Fortress GB.

Stadium partners with Apple and Fortress GB to launch innovative contactless mobile ticketing platform – The first in European professional sports. “This was truly a first-of-its-kind project,” said Dor Vago, Senior Product Manager for Fortress GB.

Churchill Downs has a new multiyear agreement with Fortress US that sees the customer management outfit implementing and overseeing a new access control system at the track.
The system, nearly two years in development, is tied to an enhanced analytics system that will be able to track fan flow into and around the facility.

Google recently revealed at its I/O developer conference in Mountain View that Google Pay systems would now support event tickets and boarding passes. While Google had previously announced a couple months back that support for prepaid tickets on public transit systems in Portland and Las Vegas would be arriving, this is a significant step forward. Now, Google Pay can be used on Southwest Airlines, Singapore Airlines, FortressGB, and Eventbrite.

The technology will allow fans a new way to seamlessly and securely enter live events with contactless tickets added to Apple Wallet on their iPhone and Apple Watch. The integration of contactless tickets in Apple Wallet will simplify customers’ experience while enhancing security and fostering more personalized engagement with fans.

Fortress GB, whose card base is currently 7.5 million, have partnered with Wirecard to launch this first integrated contactless stadium season ticket. As one of the leading providers of digital financial technology, Wirecard is chosen as issuer for The One Card, an all in one season ticket and member card with contactless payment functionality. Season ticket holders and members can use The One Card to gain entry to the stadium whilst using the same card for purchases at selected merchants at the point of sale or online.

Aston Villa confirmed as first club in the world to integrate pre-paid contactless and chip and pin payment technology into season and member cards. The technology behind the new integrated payment and stadium access card is being provided by FortressGB, one of the world’s leading providers of loyalty, payment and access solutions to the sports and entertainment industry.

In December, the team began testing contactless entry into the stadium for season ticket holders through Apple Wallet. At a time when demand for new technologies that improve the fan experience are at an all-time high, the New York Jets have worked hard to maintain an edge over other teams.