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Comic Con Controversy Highlights Digital ID Opportunity for Banks | American Banker

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o discourage ticket scalping, event organizers ReedPOP required fans to authenticate themselves online before ticket sales began. Would-be buyers were asked to put down a number of credentials — including phone numbers, addresses, and credit card information — in what was dubbed the "fan verification process."

From Comic Con Controversy Highlights Digital ID Opportunity for Banks | American Banker

This is precisely the sort of nonsense that perpetuates in the absence of a working digital infrastructure.

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