MWC Events Powered by Regula for Identity Verification for the Fourth Straight Year
2024年5月14日 - 4:00PM
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The GSMA, a global organization that conducts the world's
largest exhibition and conference for the mobile ecosystem across
different continents — the annual Mobile World Congress (MWC) — has
selected Regula as an identity verification provider for its event
in Barcelona. In 2024 alone, the company’s solutions provided
smooth and quick access for more than 100,000 attendees of the
congress.
MWC attracts tens of thousands of visitors, including
representatives of mobile operators, device manufacturers,
technology providers, vendors, and content owners. To ensure
everyone's safety, the GSMA has traditionally conducted thorough
registration and ID validation processes for each attendee.
For many years, the ID validation process was done on-site at
the venue, which caused queues and long wait times. With the advent
of the pandemic in 2020, and attendance now regularly exceeding
100,000, the GSMA had to find a contactless solution to remove the
need to have attendees wait in large numbers to collect badges and
have their ID validated. To address these issues and improve the
efficiency of the registration process, the GSMA decided to make it
totally remote and digital, so that all attendees could swiftly get
access to the venue through the entry gates. Any solution would
also need to enable quick and efficient international document
recognition, because attendees come from all over the world.
To achieve their goal, the GSMA ran an extensive competitive
tender process to find the best technology solution. Ultimately,
they chose a complete, single-vendor solution by Regula which
includes Regula Document Reader SDK and Regula Face SDK. Natively
integrated, these solutions facilitate a smooth customer journey
and rapid onboarding through seamless and secure identity
verification, eliminating the possibility of fraud.
Having successfully piloted Regula products during MWC Barcelona
2021, the GSMA fully transitioned to digital visitor registration
and ID validation. After several years of collaboration, this
long-term partnership led to a significant enhancement of the
visitor registration process, enabling a fast and convenient user
experience. Now, Regula Document Reader SDK and Regula Face SDK are
easily integrated into the MWC’s existing registration platform for
full-fledged production use.
Now, as part of the registration process, an MWC visitor simply
uploads their ID on the official website. The identity document is
automatically scanned by Regula Document Reader SDK. The solution
instantly recognizes the document type, reads its data, and
verifies its authenticity with multiple cross-checks. Not only does
it streamline the verification process (checks are completed in
seconds), but it also minimizes the chance of missing compromised
IDs.
Further, an MWC attendee has the opportunity to provide their
selfie, which is rapidly captured by Regula Face SDK for user
verification.
With the industry’s largest and most comprehensive identity
document template database, which contains over 13,600 templates
from 249 countries and territories, Regula supports the
verification of nearly any identity document from any part of the
world. Taking into account MWC attendees’ geographical spread, this
ability significantly facilitates the registration process.
With Regula’s complete IDV solution, the GSMA managed to create
a custom, smooth, and seamless registration experience for all MWC
attendees. During the Barcelona event in 2024, Regula solutions
helped to efficiently validate more than 100,000 visitors – all of
them registered online beforehand, so there was no need to queue at
the venue.
"Our collaboration with GSMA for MWC highlights the power of
digital transformation in handling large-scale international
events. By integrating our advanced ID verification technologies,
not only did we enhance the security and efficiency of the
registration process, but also ensured a seamless experience for
attendees," says Ihar Kliashchou, Chief Technology Officer at
Regula.
“The digital identity verification process has revolutionized
the visitor experience, allowing more than 100,000 individuals to
register and access the world’s leading connectivity event swiftly,
safely, and without interruption," states Xavi Casals, Director of
Technology, Innovation & Customer Experience at GSMA.
For more details on the business case, please visit the Regula
website.
About GSMA
The GSMA is a global organisation unifying the mobile ecosystem
to discover, develop and deliver innovation foundational to
positive business environments and societal change. Our vision is
to unlock the full power of connectivity so that people, industry
and society thrive. Representing mobile operators and organisations
across the mobile ecosystem and adjacent industries, the GSMA
delivers for its members across three broad pillars: Connectivity
for Good, Industry Solutions and Events.
Find out more at gsma.com.
About Regula
Regula is a global developer of forensic devices and identity
verification solutions. With our 30+ years of experience in
forensic research and the largest library of document templates in
the world, we create breakthrough technologies in document and
biometric verification. Our hardware and software solutions allow
over 1,000 organizations and 80 border control authorities globally
to provide top-notch client service without compromising safety,
security or speed. Regula was repeatedly named a Representative
Vendor in the Gartner® Market Guide for Identity Verification.
Learn more at www.regulaforensics.com
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