Intellitix acquires majority stake in “mobile-first” event platform, CrowdBlink

TORONTO, Ontario - Intellitix Technologies Inc., the company behind RFID access control and cashless payments technology used at Tomorrowland, BlizzCon, San Diego Comic-Con, and others, announced a majority-stake acquisition in CrowdBlink, a next generation event management platform.

The move comes as part of Intellitix’s effort to meet amarket demand for lightweight event technology. CrowdBlink is alreadyaddressing this need with their all-in-one mobile platform, offering Ticketing,Access Control, and Cashless Payments. But it’s what CrowdBlink has in theworks for their next phase of development that attracted the attention ofIntellitix CEO Carlo Chiarello.

"I was very impressed with CrowdBlink,” said CarloChiarello. “They have an innovative product already, but once I saw what theyhad in their product roadmap I knew they were going to truly disrupt theindustry.”

“We will now be benefiting from a proven team and a globalinfrastructure that powers thousands of events, which means CrowdBlink can nowscale very rapidly,” Jeff Jessamine, President of CrowdBlink commented.“CrowdBlink will be taking full advantage of these resources and expertise aswe develop the platform and pave the way for the next generation of eventtechnology.” Jeff Jessamine will continue in his role as President ofCrowdBlink.

About Intellitix:

Intellitix is the leading global provider of RFID accesscontrol, cashless payments, and experiential solutions for the world’s largestevents. The Intellitix platform increases event revenue, secures events, andstreamlines guest experiences. Intellitix has processed over $1 billion incashless payments and improved the experience of over 40 million eventattendees.

About CrowdBlink:

CrowdBlink is an all-in-one event ticketing, access control,cashless payments, and guest engagement technology. It’s deployed using mobilephones, RFID or NFC wristbands, or a combination.