HID and SwiftConnect provide mobile access to BNY offices
Victoria Hanscomb
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HID has revealed that, in partnership with SwiftConnect, it has provided mobile access credentials to BNY, a 241-year-old financial services company.
According to HID, the mobile access provides a modern experience that allows BNY employees worldwide to conveniently access their building spaces with an iPhone or Apple Watch.
“The whole idea of people navigating around our facilities globally – it just brings a smile to your face,” said Ken Damstrom, Global Head of Corporate Security at BNY.
“But it really brings a smile to their face because when they come to work they come with their iPhone they don’t necessarily need to come with their [physical] ID badge and how powerful of a concept is that?”
The technologies deployed by these solutions providers included employee badge in Apple Wallet alongside HID’s mobile-enabled Signo readers and the reliability of the SwiftConnect connected access network.
Corporate security
HID highlights that users can simply hold their device near a reader to access doors, turnstiles, elevators, spaces and more.
SwiftConnect reportedly unifies identity and physical access into one experience, connecting systems and spaces into a unified network.
It supports on-demand access via mobile credentials and optimises existing methods like fobs and cards for secure access.
“What we learned by partnering with SwiftConnect and HID was employee badge in Apple Wallet was absolutely ready for prime time,” said Damstrom.
“We’ve had nothing but confidence in rolling it out in our organisation.”
Mobile access
BNY launched the new mobile access solution at its headquarters in New York City, then expanded to other offices in Boston, London and India, as well as others.
HID says that the company will continue until every BNY office worldwide is using the technology – at 110 locations in 35 countries.
Regardless of which country the technology is implemented in, employee badge in Apple Wallet will work the same across BNY’s facilities.
With Express Mode, employees do not need to unlock their device to use their employee badge in Apple Wallet.
Even if the phone needs to be charged, the device can still be used to access spaces with Power Reserve mode, HID says.
Consistent access
“We wanted consistency across our real estate portfolio, so whether you’re in New York, Lake Mary or London, you know how to access the site because you know how to use employee badge in Apple Wallet,” said Dafna Alsheh, Global Head of Workplace Experience & Design, BNY.
