Major League Baseball team Oakland Athletics is piloting a contactless ticket - scanning initiative allowing fans to enter games by scanning their smartphones at the gates . The trial is the first time near - field security technology - which is more secure than a barcode - has been used beyond gift or reward packages . It’s also a lot less error prone than scanning a barcode off a screen – which most of us have tried before and probably walked away frustrated with the experience. The six Oakland As ##sets selected for the trial were the first professional sports events to offer contactless tickets via the Apple Wallet .
Major League Baseball team Oakland Athletics is piloting a contactless ticket - scanning initiative allowing fans to enter games by scanning their smartphones at the gates . The trial is the first time near - field security technology - which is more secure than a barcode - has been used beyond gift or reward packages . The six Oakland As ##sets selected for the trial were the first professional sports events to offer contactless tickets via the Apple Wallet .