A light, app-less solution, CheckVax™ will solve the issues that venues and organizations are having with vaccine mandates, and improve the experience for millions of customers and fans worldwide by shortening lineups.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, August 27, 2021 - Fobi AI Inc. (FOBI:TSXV) (FOBIF:OTCQB) (the "Company" or "Fobi"), a global leader in providing real-time data analytics through artificial intelligence to drive customer activation and engagement is pleased to announce the release of their new Digital Proof of Vaccination service, CheckVax™, that will help venues and organizations follow vaccine mandates and improve the speed and ease of verification of vaccination status at venues, events, movie theaters, schools, hotels, gyms, etc. CheckVax™ is based on Fobi’s Wallet pass technology and provides a secure and contactless method for people to store their digital vaccination status and enable check-in at events and businesses based on that vaccination status.
The CheckVax™ digital vaccination verification pass also enables all of the other benefits of Fobi’s Wallet pass capabilities for user engagement, including personalized messaging, a central location for all information related to their vaccination status, commerce, and stored value functionality, sponsorship monetization capabilities, and much more. With the world now turning to vaccine mandates and proof of vaccination becoming a key part of the fight against Delta and other variants, CheckVax™ is perfectly placed to help organizations provide a safe and contactless experience.
NEW SERVICE DRAWS ON FOBI’S EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AND PROVEN SUCCESS AS A LEADER IN THE VENUE MANAGEMENT SPACE
Drawing on Fobi’s extensive experience in Venue Management and Venue Tracing at the NCAA Bubble Events through the first waves of Covid, this new packaged system is a sophisticated, end-to-end mobile-first and contactless solution that digitizes and automates the entire Proof of Vaccination and check-in process. The CheckVax™ user journey is incredibly simple and easy:
- Register: Users register in our Portal to enter basic information such as their ID, and other information.
- Verify: Once users submit their information, their credentials are verified by Fobi.
- Download: Upon approval, users are sent a link to download their CheckVax™ Wallet pass onto their smartphones.
- Validate: Vaccine passes can be validated and checked at a venue or location using Fobi’s Smart Tap NFC device, Fobi’s Smart Scan Pass Validation App, or visual validation. Additionally, passes can be validated via state registries through one of our partners like Carespace and CampusPass.
Tamer Shafik, Fobi CTO stated, “This is an exciting product launch for us. It brings together our simple to use Wallet pass technology and our powerful integration platform to solve an immediate problem faced by millions of people today. We believe we’ve built the easiest to use proof of vaccine solution on the market today.”
FOBI’S CHECKVAX™ PRODUCT FINDS ITSELF IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME
With vaccine mandates becoming the norm, Fobi’s CheckVax™ product launch is well-positioned as the need for digital and contactless proof of vaccination becomes front and center. There are other solutions on the market, however many of these app-based products are quite cumbersome and difficult for customers to use, as they must fumble with their phones, search for the right app, then show Photo ID that corresponds with the information in the app, all of which causes significant delays for people entering the venue or location. Fobi’s solution on the other hand is based on our Wallet pass technology which is much lighter than an app, contains all the information necessary for verification in the Wallet pass itself, and in fact can use location technology to actually pull the Wallet pass up to the user’s iPhone lock screen when they approach the entrance to the venue. All of which smooths entry procedures, meaning more revenue for venues and companies and a better user experience.
On top of the proof of vaccination verification, however, all of Fobi’s other Wallet pass features can also be utilized, including user notifications to their phone lock screens, for example alerting people to the fact that Entrance 5 of the stadium has no wait times, or that their fitness class is about to begin, or that the facility will need to be evacuated due to unforeseen circumstances. Fobi’s Wallet passes can also enable commerce or stored value applications. They can also be utilized to push sponsor messaging and coupons to the Wallet pass, opening up sponsor monetization opportunities for venues and organizations.
CHECKVAX WORKS BY ITSELF OR PLUGS INTO ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT OR CORPORATE DIGITAL VACCINATION VERIFICATION PROGRAM
Fobi’s CheckVax™ digital proof of vaccination service is a stand-alone service that can be implemented by venues or organizations worldwide, however, it can also plug into any other digital proof of vaccination verification program. CheckVax™ can support any other existing or future government or corporate digital vaccination verification services in the market. CheckVax™ has great flexibility and utility as it is both a turnkey solution that can be used independently or it can be bolted on to any other digital vaccination verification system or program.
BENEFITS OF FOBI’S CHECKVAX™ SOLUTION
CheckVax™ is an app-less Wallet pass solution that helps venues and organizations and anyone scrambling to comply with the various vaccination mandates that are being implemented by governments and companies worldwide. It helps support the return to school, conferences and events, workplaces reopening, travel, hospitality, and sports leagues faced with newly imposed regulations. CheckVax™ also saves customers time and money by providing a paperless and easy-to-store solution through Fobi’s Wallet pass that digitizes the vaccine verification and validation process.
CheckVax™ can speed up queues with instant access to digital vaccine passes. By moving vaccine records to Wallet passes, Fobi enables businesses and venues to shorten lines. Customers and fans prove their vaccination status before they even arrive at your entry point to speed up queue times. CheckVax's geofenced passes pull the vaccination pass right to the front of iPhone lock screens, so they're always ready to check-in.
CheckVax™ enables contactless validation, whether it's our Smart Scan app, Smart Tap IoT device, your own barcode scanner, or simply visually validating, there's a contactless validation method that suits every business need. Smart Scan enables you to use a smartphone or tablet camera to validate CheckVax™ Wallet passes, while Smart Tap's Near Field Communication (NFC) reader redeems passes with a simple tap.
Fobi CEO Rob Anson stated “Our latest product offering drives up the value of Fobi immensely for operators facing continuously evolving public health orders while their guests try to prove their vaccinations. We are excited to be able to support existing businesses with app-less, digital vaccine passes. CheckVax’s digital activation couples safe vaccine verification with customer engagement, commerce, and sponsorships to give businesses a powerful, end-to-end product. As always, Fobi is ahead of the curve in anticipating the market needs and we’ve shown it again by getting CheckVax™ into the market at the right time.”
For more information on Fobi’s Proof of Vaccination solution CheckVax™, please visit the CheckVax™ page on the Fobi.ai website at https://www.fobi.ai/checkvax.
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About Fobi
Fobi is a cutting-edge data intelligence company that helps our clients turn real-time data into actionable insights and personalized customer engagement to generate increased profits. Fobi's unique IoT device has the ability to integrate seamlessly into existing infrastructure to enable data connectivity across online and on-premise platforms creating highly scalable solutions for our global clients. Fobi partners with some of the largest companies in the world to deliver best-in-class solutions and operates globally in the retail, telecom, sports & entertainment, casino gaming, and hospitality & tourism industries
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