What are Cash Free RFID Wristbands?
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) refers to a wireless system comprising two components: tags and readers. This means your wristband will have an RFID chip (the tag) on it that will allow cash free transactions via trader scanners (the reader) inside the festival making your experience faster, safer and easier.
How secure is the Cash Free system?
Confidentiality and safety of personal data and customer transactions is our number one priority. Weezevent, who Boomtown has partnered with to provide the RFID technology, utilises servers that use the latest data encryption protocols (SSL and HTTPS among others).
Weezevent is certified by GlobalSign nv-sa, a certificate authority. Throughout any top-up transaction, you can check the validity of this certificate by clicking on the GlobalSign certificate icon in your browser's search bar, checking for the presence of the green lock, or HTTPS.
How does cashfree work?
You have a bar code attached to your wristband which is linked to your ticket. You can top up your wristband by linking your wristband bar code to your account and topping up using the Boomtown app.
This cash free technology, provided by Weezevent, works entirely within a closed loop system eliminating the need for WiFi and banks to make payments. You will use your wristband at all of our pay points across the festival whenever you purchase a drink, food, merchandise or even to make a charity donation. It’s free to activate your account, to top up with credit or to receive a refund of any leftover money afterwards. The system is entirely free of charge!
