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title: "News | Press releases, updates & media | BIKEBAZE®"
description: "BIKEBAZE newsroom: press releases, product updates and media mentions around bike registration and theft prevention."
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Newsroom

# The latest from BIKEBAZE.

Press releases, product updates and everything written about us — all in one place.

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Jump to: [Press releases](#persberichten) [Feature updates](#feature-updates) [In the media](#in-de-media) [Newsletter](#nieuwsbrief)

01 — Press releases

## Our official announcements

Press releases from BIKEBAZE — for journalists, partners and anyone following along.

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28 August 2026

### Retro Bike Rotterdam joins the BIKEBAZE partner network

Retro Bike Rotterdam is now an official BIKEBAZE partner. Together against bike theft, from Noordplein 197.

Read more

](https://www.bikebaze.nl/en/news/retro-bike-rotterdam-joins-bikebaze-partner-network)

02 — Feature updates

## What we recently launched

The latest improvements to the BIKEBAZE platform — chronological, with version and release date.

1.  18 July 2026
    
    ### Your proof of ownership is now in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet, always up to date
    
    Put your bike's proof of ownership in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet. The pass works as a digital proof of ownership and updates automatically: report your bike as stolen and it shows on the pass right away.
    
    [View update](https://www.bikebaze.nl/en/news/feature-updates/proof-of-ownership-apple-google-wallet)
    
2.  11 July 2026
    
    ### The frame number check now looks internationally too, via Bike Index
    
    One frame number check now covers three registers: BIKEBAZE, Stop Heling and the international Bike Index register. Free and without an account.
    
    [View update](https://www.bikebaze.nl/en/news/feature-updates/frame-number-check-bike-index)
    
3.  4 July 2026
    
    ### Every frame number check now also checks Stop Heling
    
    One check now shows you instantly whether a bike is registered as stolen with BIKEBAZE or with the Dutch police. We automatically check Stop Heling as well: free and without an account.
    
    [View update](https://www.bikebaze.nl/en/news/feature-updates/frame-number-check-stop-heling)
    

03 — In the media

## Where BIKEBAZE is mentioned

Articles on external sites mentioning BIKEBAZE. Click through to the original article.

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NL

21 May 2026

### BIKEBAZE will reward its user community

> “Users can earn points by scanning bikes, reporting suspicious registrations and notifying owners of registered stolen bikes, among other actions.”

Read article](https://nieuwsfiets.nu/2026/05/21/bikebaze-gaat-gebruikers-community-belonen/?utm_source=bikebaze.nl&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=newsroom)

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NL

11 March 2026

### Train stations and transit stops vulnerable to bike theft

> “Bikebaze receives many reports of bike theft around transit hubs, not only at major train stations but also at smaller stations and metro stops.”

Read article](https://fietsberaad.nl/Kennisbank/Veel-fietsdiefstal-rondom-ov-knooppunten?utm_source=bikebaze.nl&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=newsroom)

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NL

2 March 2026

### Analysis shows: bike theft often concentrates around transit hubs

> “Bikebaze stresses that cyclists can reduce the risk with relatively simple measures.”

Read article](https://www.mobiliteit.nl/fiets-voetganger/2026/03/02/uit-analyse-blijkt-fietsdiefstal-concentreert-zich-vaak-rond-overstappunten/?utm_source=bikebaze.nl&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=newsroom)

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NL

20 January 2026

### Many bike thefts from locked storage facilities

> “According to Bikebaze these are not isolated incidents but part of a clear pattern.”

Read article](https://www.fietsberaad.nl/Kennisbank/Veel-fietsdiefstal-uit-afgesloten-stallingen?utm_source=bikebaze.nl&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=newsroom)

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EN

19 January 2026

### Why bicycle theft still occurs in secure parking facilities

> “I kept it in a locked storage room. I thought it would be safe.”

Read article](https://dutchcycling.nl/knowledge/blogs-by-experts/bikebaze-theft-secure-parking/?utm_source=bikebaze.nl&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=newsroom)

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NL

1 November 2025

### Benelux countries and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia team up against bike theft

> “BikeBaze is a private initiative that offers a smart combination of bike registration with unique SafeTags for prevention and a community for prevention and recovery.”

Read article](https://www.fietsersbond.nl/nieuws/benelux-landen-en-deelstaat-noordrijn-westfalen-werken-samen-tegen-fietsdiefstal/?utm_source=bikebaze.nl&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=newsroom)

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NL

25 July 2025

### BIKEBAZE fights bike theft with a community approach

> “BIKEBAZE is meant not just to make it easier to recover your bike, but above all to prevent it from getting stolen in the first place.”

Read article](https://nieuwsfiets.nu/2025/07/25/bikebaze-strijdt-tegen-fietsdiefstal-met-community-aanpak/?utm_source=bikebaze.nl&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=newsroom)

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