New AIB Tappy Wristband Offers Families Quick, Simple & Secure Cashless Payments at Kaleidoscope 2019

In a first for Irish festival goers, AIB is going to offer an innovative cashless solution for guests at Kaleidoscope in Russborough House, with the introduction of the ‘AIB Tappy wristbands’, in partnership with Tappit. Using the latest RFID (radio frequency identification) technology, the pilot programme will see a limited run of 5,000 AIB Tappy wristbands made available for festival attendees and their children, who can choose to leave their notes and coins at home and go cashless for the weekend.

The AIB Tappy wristbands use RFID technology to securely store the user’s money. While cash, card, contactless and mobile payments will all still be accepted on-site, wearers of the AIB Tappy wristbands can simply tap their band at over 90 vendor points on site to pay for food, drink, entertainment and donations to a range of charity partners across the event. There will be 3 convenient locations where customers can top up their AIB Tappy wristbands on site at Kaleidoscope.

Giving people the chance to try out their AIB Tappy wristband on site, AIB will be bringing the ‘AIB Tappy Ice Cream Van’ to Kaleidoscope. Festival-goers will a delicious soft serve ice cream for just €0.01 when paying with their AIB Tappy wristband. Just 5,000 of the AIB Tappy wristbands will be made available for this festival weekend on a first come, first served basis at https://kaleidoscope.justtappit.com/. The ‘AIB Tappy Ice Cream Van’ will be open from 11am-5pm, Friday to Sunday, located on the back lawn.

Tappy wristbands a secure and convenient way to manage your money

Commenting on the introduction of the AIB Tappy wristband at Kaleidoscope, Mark Doyle, Chief Marketing Officer at AIB commented, ‘We are always looking for new, creative ways to ensure our customers can bank less and do more when it comes to payments. At a festival – and especially one with your children – the last thing someone wants to do is miss a performance while queueing for an ATM or constantly be trying to make sure the kids don’t lose their pocket money.

“These AIB Tappy wristbands are a secure, convenient, simple way to manage your money over the weekend. While similar cashless payment wristbands have been used at festivals across the globe before, we’re excited to be the first bank offering this choice to the Irish festival scene.”

Taking place in Russborough House from Friday, June 28th – Sunday, June 30th 2019, Kaleidoscope harnesses the magic of Electric Picnic’s entertainment and family campsites, tailoring the overall festival experience to the desires of the festival-going family and bringing the essence of Electric Picnic to a brand-new venue.