Consumers have embraced digital wallets as part of their daily lives, using them to make purchases, store tickets, board flights, and manage important credentials. Increasingly, they expect that same simple and familiar experience to extend beyond transactions and into the places they live, work, learn, and visit.
To help meet this growing demand, Salto and SwiftConnect have partnered to bring Mobile Wallet Credentials to Salto Space deployments across the United States and Canada. Together, the companies are working to deliver a secure, convenient mobile credential experience that will allow users to access doors with their preferred mobile devices while operators continue to manage access through the trusted Salto Space platform.
The planned solution combines Salto's industry-leading electronic access control technology with SwiftConnect's connected access network, creating a seamless access experience for building operators and occupants alike.
Unlocking the keyless experience modern users demand
Whether entering an apartment building, arriving at a hotel, accessing an office, or moving across a university campus, people expect technology that is simple, intuitive, and always available.
Traditional credentials such as keys, cards, and fobs remain important access modalities, but they can be misplaced, forgotten, or require replacement, creating a lockout condition and friction for users. Mobile Wallet Credentials offer an additional option that allows users to access approved spaces using devices they already carry every day.
For property managers, campus administrators, employers, and hospitality operators, the challenge is delivering a modern user experience without disrupting existing access control operations. The planned Salto and SwiftConnect integration is designed to address that challenge by building upon existing Salto Space infrastructure while introducing a familiar mobile credential experience.
Inside the integration
The integration combines the strengths of both platforms.
Salto Space remains the central access control platform, managing users, permissions, and access rights across the property. Salto readers and electronic locks continue to secure doors, amenities, common areas, guestrooms, residential units, and other controlled spaces.
SwiftConnect serves as the mobile wallet credential manager, connecting identity systems with physical access infrastructure and securely provisioning digital credentials to authorized users.
This architecture is designed to allow organizations to introduce Mobile Wallet Credentials without replacing their existing Salto Space workflows, software investments, or compatible Salto hardware.
Designed for every environment
Multifamily Residential
Property operators will be able to provide residents with convenient mobile access across the community. Residents will be able to use Mobile Wallet Credentials to access building entrances, parking areas, elevators, amenity spaces, package rooms, fitness centers, coworking spaces, and their apartment units. Property teams will benefit from streamlined credential management while delivering a premium resident experience.
Hospitality
Hotels and short-term rental operators will be able to deliver a modern digital key experience that streamlines access from check-in through checkout. Guests will be able to receive access credentials directly in their mobile wallet without downloading a dedicated hotel or property app, allowing them to use the wallet application already available on their smartphone or smart watch. From guestrooms and common areas to fitness centers, lounges, and other authorized spaces, guests will enjoy a simple, familiar tap-to-access experience throughout their stay.
Workspace
Employers will be able to provide employees and visitors with frictionless access to office buildings, suites, shared workspaces, conference rooms, and other secured areas. Mobile credentials can help reduce dependency on physical badges while supporting a modern workpspace experience.
Higher Education
Universities and colleges will be able to extend mobile access to students, faculty, and staff for residential buildings, academic facilities, libraries, recreation centers, dining facilities, and other campus locations. Mobile Wallet Credentials can help create a connected campus experience while maintaining security and operational control.
Key Features
- Mobile Wallet credentials: Securely store access credentials within a supported mobile wallet app for quick and convenient building access.
- Tap-to-unlock experience: Users can present a compatible smartphone or smart watch at supported Salto readers and locks to gain access.
- Salto Space platform integration: Continue managing users, permissions, and access rights through existing Salto Space workflows.
- Credential lifecycle management: Mobile credentials are issued, updated, and revoked through SwiftConnect's connected access network.
- Broad application support: Designed for multifamily residential, hospitality, commercial workplace, and higher education environments.
- Infrastructure protection: Compatible with most existing Salto smart locking hardware to convert any door into a fully-featured smart door, helping customers maximize existing investments
Benefits
- Enhanced user experience: Deliver a modern access experience using devices users already carry every day.
- Greater convenience: Reduce dependency on physical keys, cards, and fobs while offering a familiar tap-and-go experience.
- Simplified operations: Digitally issue and manage credentials without the logistical challenges of distributing physical access media.
- Increased property appeal: Provide a premium amenity that enhances resident, guest, employee, and student satisfaction.
- Future-ready access control: Adopt mobile-first credentials while continuing to leverage existing Salto Space software, workflows, and compatible hardware investments.
Looking ahead
As user expectations continue to evolve, Mobile Wallet Credentials are becoming an increasingly important part of modern access control strategies. Through the partnership between Salto and SwiftConnect, organizations will be able to deliver a secure, convenient mobile credential experience across residential, hospitality, workplace, and educational environments while continuing to manage access through Salto Space.
"Partnering with SwiftConnect extends advanced digital wallet workflows across multiple Salto user journeys at an even wider range of properties. SwiftConnect brings deep wallet expertise, and we're excited to see them help accelerate wallet adoption for our customers." said Sam Weiss, Category Manager and Technology Solutions, Salto.
"Partnering with Salto expands our connected access network to provide Salto Space operators with a direct path to mobile wallet credentials for effortless access to places and spaces,” said Matt Kopel, President and Co-CEO of SwiftConnect. "The collaboration brings that same intuitive experience to many more enterprise workspaces, university campuses, apartment communities, and hotels using the access infrastructure already in place."
The Salto Space and SwiftConnect Mobile Wallet Credential integration is currently in development. Availability, compatibility requirements, supported devices, and feature availability may vary and will be communicated as the solution progresses toward commercial availability.
Contact Salto to learn more about compatibility requirements, deployment considerations, and how Mobile Wallet Credentials can fit into your future access control strategy.