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LOS ANGELES<\/strong> \u2014 AXS, a global leader in ticketing, today announced the acquisition of majority stake in WRSTBND, a leading provider of access control, credentialing, and point-of-sale solutions for live events and venues. This investment expands AXS\u2019 commitment to enhancing the onsite fan experience, streamlining entry and exit procedures, making payments more frictionless, and creating unforgettable, personalized experiences for attendees.<\/p>\n A provider for major events across the country, WRSTBND will utilize the investment to significantly grow their capabilities and offerings to clients. Integrating AXS Mobile ID technology with WRSTBND\u2019s ecosystem will allow AXS clients and partners to reap the benefits of rapid iteration and the release of new features, further integrating point-of-sale, credentialing, sponsorship, and loyalty programs.<\/p>\n Conway Solomon, Co-founder, and CEO, along with Jonathan Foucheaux, Co-founder, and CTO, expressed excitement about the partnership’s potential, reaffirming their commitment to leading WRSTBND and continuing to grow the brand. “From the very beginning, the AXS team shared our vision for how WRSTBND could be integrated and utilized for festivals and events all across the world. Together, with the help of their resources and our technology, we will continue to push boundaries to develop and implement unparalleled solutions for our clients and their patrons.”<\/p>\n \u201cWRSTBND has established itself as one of the rising stars within the live event access control and credential management business, solving some of the most high-profile and complicated problems for the Super Bowl, US Open, and the NFL Draft,\u201d continued Marc Ruxin, AXS Chief Strategy Officer. \u201cTheir hardware and software technology combined with the scale of AXS\u2019 premier festivals and live event clients, including Coachella, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fest, and [American Express presents] BST Hyde Park will create the most seamless and cutting-edge access and payment solutions available anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" AXS supercharges its global platform by acquiring a majority stake in event-technology company, WRSTBND, making it easier than ever to enjoy festivals and events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1497,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13,40,39],"tags":[17,71,70,65,69],"class_list":["post-1496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-release","category-announcement","category-news","tag-axs","tag-entry","tag-event","tag-ticketing","tag-wrstbnd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/solutions.axs.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/solutions.axs.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/solutions.axs.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solutions.axs.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solutions.axs.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1496"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/solutions.axs.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1496\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solutions.axs.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/solutions.axs.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solutions.axs.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solutions.axs.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}