Sports Venues

Cashless payment system for sports venues

Move concourse queues in seconds, keep persistent fan accounts across fixtures, and track revenue season-long.

At a stadium, the whole crowd wants to buy at the same fifteen-minute intervals. Half-time concourse queues are where concession revenue is won or lost, and cash simply can't move fast enough. PayFest's NFC tap-to-pay clears each fan in under a second, so concessions and bars serve more supporters in the breaks that drive most of their sales.

Because venues host the same fans across a season, PayFest supports persistent customer accounts rather than one-off cards — balances, loyalty, and history carry from fixture to fixture. You get season-long analytics across every concession point, not just a single match-day snapshot.

Why It Works

Built for sports venues

How PayFest solves the payment problems specific to sports venues.

Beat the half-time rush

Sub-second taps move concourse and kiosk queues fast enough to capture the half-time spike that makes or breaks concession revenue.

Persistent fan accounts

Recurring attendees keep balances, loyalty, and purchase history across fixtures — not a fresh card every match.

Season-long analytics

Track revenue and footfall across every concession point over a whole season to plan staffing, stock, and pricing.

Loyalty & integrations

Reward repeat spend and connect fan accounts to your wider membership or CRM for a single view of each supporter.

The Platform

Every event includes the full platform

The same purpose-built infrastructure powers every PayFest deployment.

NFC Payments

NTAG215 cards with HMAC-SHA256 signing. Sub-second contactless payments at every vendor terminal.

Real-time Analytics

Live dashboard with revenue tracking, hourly trends, merchant leaderboards, and exportable reports.

Offline Mode

Transactions queue locally and sync when connectivity returns. Your event never stops, even in a field.

Fraud Detection

Rule-based fraud engine flags suspicious patterns — velocity checks, duplicate scans, and balance anomalies.

Vendor Management

Onboard vendors, assign terminals, track per-vendor sales. Automated end-of-day settlement and reconciliation.

Multi-event Support

One platform, unlimited events. Organization-level analytics across festivals with role-based access control.