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Product updates, customer stories, and resources for live experience operators.

Hyde Park Winter Wonderland 2025 Case Study
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Hyde Park Winter Wonderland 2025 Case Study

How Tapaygo, Glownet and Viva.com delivered a unified payments and marketplace ecosystem at destination scale

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Partner Spotlight: Summer Around the World
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Partner Spotlight: Summer Around the World

Summer has officially arrived, and across four continents, The Glownet Partner Network is helping deliver some of the world's most exciting live experiences.

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Introducing Split Payments at Glownet POS
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Introducing Split Payments at Glownet POS

We’ve all been there. You’re at the front of a busy festival bar, ready to order a round for your friends, only to realize your RFID wristband is a few credits short. Usually, this means an awkward dance of stepping out of line, finding a top-up station, or fumbling with a separate credit card while the queue sighs behind you.

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The ROI Reset: Why 2026 is the Year of "Return on Emotion" (ROE)
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The ROI Reset: Why 2026 is the Year of "Return on Emotion" (ROE)

For years, event success was measured in simple terms: attendance, leads, and revenue. That's starting to change. Budgets are increasing, but so are expectations. Stakeholders don't just want to know how many people showed up, they want to understand whether the experience actually landed.

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Powering Unforgettable Party Experiences with the Right Tech Partner
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Powering Unforgettable Party Experiences with the Right Tech Partner

When it comes to live experiences, people don’t just want tickets. They want memories, energy, and moments that stick with them forever. That’s exactly what our partners are creating every day, and we’re proud to power their success with scalable, reliable event technology.

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The Fan Zone Playbook: Scaling World-Class Fan Experiences
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The Fan Zone Playbook: Scaling World-Class Fan Experiences

The intensity of guests in Fan Zones will rival the energy of the stadiums. Since capacity is limited and tickets are costly, these zones are the heartbeat of the World Cup. To deliver a world-class experience, operators must move beyond the norm and utilize a tech-driven operational backbone.

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Victory Off the Pitch: Cashless MA Powers Morocco’s AFCON Fan Zones with Glownet
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Victory Off the Pitch: Cashless MA Powers Morocco’s AFCON Fan Zones with Glownet

Managing the electric atmosphere of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) requires more than just passion. It requires world-class infrastructure. Cashless MA, leveraging Glownet’s robust technology, successfully spearheaded the cashless operations for two massive fan zones in Casablanca and Rabat.

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How TABATER Events Dominated the Mozambican Summer
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How TABATER Events Dominated the Mozambican Summer

December in Mozambique isn’t just a month; it’s a season of rhythm, sand, and celebration. This past year, our partners at TABATER Events took center stage, successfully managing a staggering 22 events across the country.

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Glownet powers Oktoberfest 2025 at InterContinental Doha
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Glownet powers Oktoberfest 2025 at InterContinental Doha

The much-anticipated Oktoberfest 2025 returned to InterContinental Doha Beach & Spa earlier this month, transforming the venue into a vibrant Bavarian-style festival filled with live music, hearty food, and festive spirit.

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Transforming Hospitality in Zanzibar: Ipos Cashless Solutions x Glownet
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Transforming Hospitality in Zanzibar: Ipos Cashless Solutions x Glownet

The hospitality industry in Zanzibar is evolving, and Ipos Cashless Solutions, in partnership with Glownet, is transforming how hotels and resorts operate. After years of supplying POS systems to hotels and venues across Tanzania, Ipos identified recurring challenges: slow guest service, revenue leakage through theft, and limited real-time reporting.

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ihjoz x Glownet: Powering Lebanon’s Biggest Summer Events
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ihjoz x Glownet: Powering Lebanon’s Biggest Summer Events

This August was one for the books in Lebanon. With our partners ihjoz, Glownet powered ticketing and access control for two of the biggest events of the summer. Back-to-back parties that lasted until sunrise and welcomed more than 10,000 attendees.

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Introducing eTag: The Next Evolution in Digital Event Identity
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Introducing eTag: The Next Evolution in Digital Event Identity

At Glownet, our mission has always been to simplify and enhance the live event experience. From RFID wristbands to cashless wallets, we’ve helped organizers and attendees connect payments, access, and engagement seamlessly. But physical tags come with costs, manufacturing, logistics, and distribution.

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Glownet 9.0 Hot Chocolate
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Glownet 9.0 Hot Chocolate

We are very excited to pull back the curtain on our latest creation: Glownet 9.0 Hot Chocolate.

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RFID Wristbands: The Secret to Frictionless Events
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RFID Wristbands: The Secret to Frictionless Events

The secret? It’s wrapped around your wrist. Meet RFID event wristbands, Glownet’s game-changing solution for cashless, contactless, and completely connected live events.

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Tapaygo & Shift4 Unlock Crypto Ticketing at Bloom Festival
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Tapaygo & Shift4 Unlock Crypto Ticketing at Bloom Festival

The future of event payments isn’t just cashless—it’s borderless. And at this year’s Bloom Festival in Malta, our partners at Tapaygo, in collaboration with Shift4, helped prove it.

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Why Cashless Payments Are the Future of Live Events: Key Trends for 2025
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Why Cashless Payments Are the Future of Live Events: Key Trends for 2025

From music festivals to stadiums and immersive multi-day experiences, the live event landscape is evolving fast. And leading the charge? Cashless payment systems. With rising expectations around speed, safety, and data, organizers are ditching traditional cash and card models in favor of RFID wristbands, NFC tech, and mobile payment solutions.

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Glownet Expands Tap-to-Pay Reach with Ingenico SoftPOS
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Glownet Expands Tap-to-Pay Reach with Ingenico SoftPOS

Glownet is excited to partner with Ingenico SoftPOS, expanding its global tap-to-pay coverage and bringing secure, contactless payments to North America and APAC.

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Glownet Unveils Marketplace
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Glownet Unveils Marketplace

A Game-Changer for Revenue Management Across Events, Venues, and Multi-Vendor Platforms

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MOBILEMONEY and Glownet Join Forces!
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MOBILEMONEY and Glownet Join Forces!

California-based MOBILEMONEY has partnered with Glownet, marking a milestone after Glownet’s expansion into North America and complementing MOBILEMONEY’s reverse ATM solution.

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