Festipay, the contactless paperless system, a proven solution, will be implemented for the first time in June 27 in France on Prado beach in Marseille. Festipay is the Cardnet’s self-developed intelligent contactless payment service. As a result of a remarkable technological innovation, Sziget was the first festival in the world where cashless payment has been available since 2011. Sziget has chosen Festipay as the official payment service provider for its festivals. Cardnet, with its Festipay payment solution is the largest payment card provider for Hungary’s cashless events.
This solution serves every year the guests of Sziget festival with great success, alongside with other major gastronomic cultural and music events of Central Europe (Balaton Sound, VOLT, BmyLake, Gourmet etc). Payment card and mobile application “Festipay” allows festival goers not to use cash.
Cards can be loaded by cash and by credit card. Linked to a smartphone application, in case of loss, the card may be blocked in seconds and the outstanding credit will be returned. Payment for food, drink, products takes place by simply tapping the card against the terminals of different merchants, where the amount payable and the remaining balance will be displayed for ease of control.
At any time, the festival goers can get back the outstanding balance in cash by presenting the card at one of the charging points. By using festival card access to services is quicker, simpler and more practical and above all completely safe!
In association with Ingenico, the French world leader in payment solutions, Festipay is recognized as “the ideal system for event organizers” which provides traceability, flexibility and fully transparent payment solution. According to the organizers of the Delta Festival, they have chosen Festipay pursuant to a market study, because it is “the reference cashless payment solutions that asserts itself as the cheapest and one of the most reliable payment system on the market today.” This technological innovation will be implemented for the first time in France at the Delta Festival, on June 27 on Prado beach in Marseille.
This event, expecting over 40,000 visitors, combines sports and music in a unique setting overlooking the sea. The organizers make available to festival goers ten sports including 8 sand courts for beach soccer, beach volleyball etc. Besides its top line-up including Sigma, Blonde, Faul and many others, Delta will feature its regional artists on its second techno scene: an event not to be missed under any circumstances!