HID and Kodaa, an Australian digital consultancy, has announced that Melbourne’s 101 Collins Street tower is incorporating HID’s mobile wallet access control system, removing the need for physical access cards.
The company said that the Collins Street building is setting a new benchmark for commercial buildings after deploying HID Mobile Access at scale across entry points, elevators, lockers and end-of-trip facilities.
Deployment
The deployment, delivered by Melbourne-based digital consultancy Kodaa with HID Mobile Access, has been live for nearly a year and is supporting thousands of active users across more than 35 tenancies.
Rather than introducing new hardware or layered systems, the integrated solution embeds access directly into the mobile wallet, with HID providing the trusted identity backbone through secure mobile credentials.
HID highlighted that what began as a flagship deployment at the iconic commercial towers, is now being viewed as a model for how HID and its partners can help modernise access control for the next generation of workplaces.
“A new benchmark”
Steve Katanas, Head of ANZ for HID Physical Access Control Solutions said the shift from plastic cards to mobile credentials is one of the most significant changes the industry has seen in decades.
“Through HID’s proven ecosystem of credentials and readers, we enable partners like Kodaa to deliver frictionless, mobile-first experiences at scale,” Katanas said.
“There’s often a perceived trade-off between security and convenience, but mobile access solutions remove that compromise entirely by combining strong identity and device-level security, which sets a new benchmark for workplace access control.”
“Overwhelmingly postive”
Kodaa founder, Seth Khouri, said the results confirmed the growing demand for mobile wallet access to secure buildings.
“A year on, we’re supporting thousands of active users, and the feedback is overwhelmingly positive. People don’t want to go back.
“Also, the project didn’t require a full infrastructure overhaul.
“The integrated solution is built to work with existing systems and HID ensures modernisation without disruption, making the transition low risk and the results immediate,” Khouri concluded.
“Smarter, more seamless experiences”
“As hybrid work continues to influence tenant expectations, office buildings are under increasing pressure to deliver smarter, more seamless experiences from the moment someone arrives.
“What 101 Collins has shown is that digital credentials can be deployed at scale without disrupting existing infrastructure,” Katanas added.
