Wednesday, May 22, 2024
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GAINESVILLE, FLA — The Gators Ticket Office and ID.me, the market-leading secure digital identity network, are teaming up to ensure tickets for the upcoming Florida Gators football season are sold to verified Gators fans. This association will allow Gators fans to become "Swamp Certified," earning exclusive, early access to Gators tickets.
The Gators Ticket Office is launching this initiative with ID.me to integrate secure identity verification software into the event-ticketing platform. ID.me works across ticketing, entertainment, and hospitality to streamline login, remove friction, and improve the user experience while stopping fraud. ID.me’s secure platform will protect against bot purchases and other fraudulent practices while providing a seamless user experience. By verifying their identity with ID.me, Gators fans will get the first chance to buy home tickets for the upcoming football season, ensuring The Swamp is full of true fans.
"Integrating ID.me into our football ticket presale is a game-changer," said Mike Castle, Associate Athletic Director, Ticket Office. "With ID.me's seamless verification process, we're prioritizing fans and safeguarding their access to tickets by reducing fraudulent practices and deterring bot purchases. Our ultimate goal is to get tickets into the hands of people who genuinely intend to attend games, and ID.me's technology provides the solution to help us identify fans who are Swamp Certified."
"ID.me is excited to work with University of Florida Athletics to prevent ticket fraud while improving the ticketing experience for Gator fans," said Taylor Liggett, Chief Growth Officer.
"For too long, fraudulent ticket purchases have led to higher prices and reduced access for fans. Together, we will provide fans with greater access to Gators football tickets and a better experience."
Fans who are Swamp Certified will receive a personalized promo code granting access to a single-game presale beginning June 13 at 10:00 AM ET until June 24, when tickets are made available to the general public.
About University of Florida Athletics
Originally incorporated in 1929, the University Athletic Association’s strategic purpose is to provide a championship experience with integrity on and off the field for student-athletes and the Gator Nation. The Gator athletic program supports 21 teams and more than 500 student athletes, giving them the opportunity to compete at the highest levels of collegiate athletics, while receiving an education from a top-five public university. Florida is the only school in the nation to finish in the top-10 nationally in all-sports rankings in each of the last 39 years and has posted 14 consecutive top-five finishes. Florida has won a national championship in each of the last 14 seasons and boasts 47 championships overall. Florida leads all Southeastern Conference schools with 265 league championships and overall has 277 conference titles to its credit. The UAA commits nearly $17 million to fund scholarships for student-athletes, who posted a recent graduation success rate of 95 percent and a 3.33 GPA in the Spring of 2024
About ID.me
ID.me is the next-generation digital identity network that simplifies how individuals securely prove their identity online. Consumers can verify their identity with ID.me once and seamlessly login across websites without having to create a new login and verifying their identity again. 129 million users experience streamlined login and identity verification with ID.me at 16 federal agencies, 30 states, and 56 healthcare organizations. More than 600 consumer brands use ID.me to verify communities and user segments to honor service and build more authentic relationships. ID.me's technology meets the federal standards for consumer authentication set by the Commerce Department and is approved as a NIST 800-63-3 IAL2 / AAL2 credential service provider by the Kantara Initiative. ID.me is committed to "No Identity Left Behind" to enable all people to have a secure digital identity. To learn more, visit https://network.id.me/.
