While the access control market has typically been slow to embrace advanced mobile technologies, tech giant Apple inc could drive change in the market according to our latest research. Apple opened up its Wallet feature for third-party app developers which will have big implications for mobile access credentials. The move has triggered a range of new smartphone and smartwatch applications for mobile access control in buildings, campuses, and even vehicles, and this trend is set to grow in 2023 as the wider market begins to seize new opportunities. “In a move that looks set to shake up the mobile credentials market, Apple have now opened up their wallet technology to app developers, and now support various types of access from Apple Wallet, such as hospitality, corporate badges, student IDs, home keys and car keys,” reads our new physical security market study. “At the 2021 Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple first revealed its plans to update its […]