Event Credential Mobile Verification Market Report 2026

The event credential mobile verification market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $1.48 billion in 2025 to $1.76 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.9%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to increase in large-scale event attendance, growing adoption of digital ticketing solutions, rising security concerns at events, expansion of smart venue infrastructure, increased use of mobile devices for access control.

The event credential mobile verification market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $3.49 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.6%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing deployment of biometric verification technologies, growing demand for real-time attendee analytics, expansion of hybrid and virtual events, rising investments in secure event technology platforms, increasing focus on seamless attendee experience. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing adoption of mobile-based access control systems, rising use of qr and nfc credentialing, growing integration of cloud-based verification platforms, expansion of contactless event entry solutions, enhanced focus on fraud prevention and access security.

The growing emphasis on security and fraud prevention is expected to drive the growth of the event credential mobile verification market in the coming years. Security and fraud prevention involve implementing measures that protect individuals and organizations from identity misuse, unauthorized access, and digital or transactional scams. The focus on security and fraud prevention is increasing due to rising scam victimization, which causes significant financial losses and compromises personal or organizational data. Event credential mobile verification enhances security and fraud prevention at events by providing real-time attendee authentication and contactless access. It reduces unauthorized entry and ticket fraud through digital verification methods such as QR codes and biometric integration, improving overall event safety and operational efficiency. For instance, in April 2025, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), an Australia-based government statistical agency, scam victimization among Australians aged 15 and over increased from 2.5% in 2022-23 to 3.1% in 2023-24. Therefore, the growing emphasis on security and fraud prevention is driving the growth of the event credential mobile verification market.

Major companies operating in the event credential mobile verification market are focusing on developing technologically advanced solutions, such as non-fungible token (NFT)-backed digital tickets, to enhance fraud prevention, identity assurance, and secure ticket lifecycle management. NFT-backed digital tickets are blockchain-based, unique digital tickets representing ownership or access to a specific event, experience, or asset. For instance, in September 2023, TOTM Technologies Limited, a Singapore-based digital identity and biometric solutions provider, launched a digital ID-based ticketing platform that uses NFT-backed digital tickets bound to verified user biometrics to combat ticket fraud and bot-driven scalping. The platform features identity-verified digital token issuance, palm-vein biometrics integration, and smart business rules for ticket resales and transfers. This solution improves venue security, ensures the authenticity of ticket holders, and enhances transparency across the ticket lifecycle.

In June 2023, Blackstone Inc., a US-based investment firm, acquired Cvent Holding Corp. for $4.6 billion. This acquisition enables Blackstone to strengthen its presence in the event technology space by gaining access to Cvent’s mobile check-in, QR-code and NFC verification, and real-time attendee authentication tools, enhancing its event credential mobile verification capabilities and global market reach. Cvent Holding Corp. is a US-based event management technology company that provides solutions for event credential mobile verification.

Major companies operating in the event credential mobile verification market report are Cisco Systems Inc, Cvent, Zebra Technologies Corporation, Clear Secure Inc, RainFocus Inc, Stova Inc, vFairs LLC, Swoogo LLC, Whova Inc, Bizzabo Ltd, EventMobi, Accelevents Inc, Swapcard Corporation, Accredit Solutions Ltd, Access Event Solutions LLC, Lennd Inc, Jolly Technologies Inc, Eventdex, Boomset, Attendify.

North America was the largest region in the event credential mobile verification market in 2025. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the event credential mobile verification market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the event credential mobile verification market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The event credential mobile verification market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as mobile ticket lifecycle management, remote credential activation, database synchronization services, lost-credential recovery assistance, visitor flow analytics services, and data encryption and security audits. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The event credential mobile verification market also includes sales of mobile ticket wallets, holographic security wristbands, tamper-evident badge holders, portable turnstile units, and digital hologram badges. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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