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Find Patronscan Powering Better Event Security at 2025’s Biggest Music Festivals

Festival season 2025 is officially here! As music lovers across North America dust off their...

Preventing Liquor Store Theft with ID Verification Technology

Picture this: It's Friday evening at your liquor store. A sophisticated fake ID just slipped past...

Selling Alcohol at Your Fast-Food Restaurant: Benefits vs. Risks

Fast food restaurants—often called quick service restaurants (QSRs)—are constantly evolving to meet...

How Return Fraud is Costing Stores Millions—And What You Can Do About It

Retail return fraud is quietly eating away at profits, and many businesses don’t even realize the...

Managing Compliance: The Role of Self-Exclusion Lists in Casinos

In the gaming industry, compliance is what keeps everything running smoothly and ethically. It’s...

Convenience Store Slot Machines: Risks, Safety, and Solutions

Across the United States and the United Kingdom, convenience store and gas station slot machines...

Equipment Rental Fraud: How ID Verification Technology Can Protect Your Business

From stolen heavy equipment to vanishing tools—rental fraud is on the rise. The worst part: most...

Cargo Theft Prevention: The Logistics Industry’s Freight Fraud Problem

Cargo theft is a growing problem in the freight industry, and it’s costing businesses billions each...

Retail Theft Crisis: Why It Costs More Than Just Profits

Retail theft isn’t just a nuisance; it’s a challenge that affects every aspect of your business,...

How ID Verification Leads to Safer Nightlife in Bars and Nightclubs

Imagine: It’s Friday night, and a group of friends is ready to head to your bar for the evening....

Boost Your Bar’s Bottom Line: How Promoter Tracking Elevates Hospitality Marketing

The hospitality industry has always been fast-paced and competitive, with bar and nightclub owners...

How to Combat Retail Theft Without Compromising Customer Experience

Picture this: you're in a store, trying to quickly grab a bottle of cold medication to ease your...

58 hours of revenues: The steep cost of incidents for bars, nightclubs

Investing in safety, peace of mind and ID scanners: Forensic ID verification solutions have...

IVAC: Enhance safety using access control with ID verification

Patronscan’s Identity Verification Access Control (IVAC) technology enhances security for...

Securing Transactions: Exploring the Need for ID Verification in the Finance Industry

In today's era of convenience, where financial transactions occur at the click of a button, the...

Safeguarding Against Property Title Fraud

Property title fraud involves stealing property ownership (title) under the guise of being the...

The Rise and Consequences of Fake IDs

In popular culture, fake IDs are often portrayed as a harmless tool used to gain entry into...

How Minors Using Fake IDs Affect Businesses

The growing trend of minors using counterfeit identification has seen a significant rise in recent...

How to Catch a Fake ID

Have you wished for a 5-minute crash course, a 10-point guide on ways to catch a fake ID? Here’s...

Serve Alcohol Responsibly with Patronscan

Serving Alcohol, that provides online certifications for responsible alcohol sales in all 50...

How Accurate is Facial Recognition – and Can It Be Trusted for ID Verification?

Facial recognition software has progressed considerably over the last five years. The National...

Do Fake IDs pass ID scanners?

Fake ID vendors often advertise their counterfeits as “scannable.” So it’s reasonable to ask,...