Weezevent launches in British Isles
The Paris RFID specialist, whose clients include some of France's biggest festivals, will base its new UK and Ireland operation in Manchester
News By IQ | 3 March 2017
Weezevent, a French developer of self-service ticketing and cashless payment solutions, is to open its first office in the UK ahead of a launch in Britain and the Republic of Ireland.
The Paris-based company, founded in 2008 by Pierre-Henri Deballon and Sebastien Tonglet, has since sold more than 35 million tickets for 90,000 promoters, including Live Nation France (Download Paris, Lollapalooza Paris, Main Square), Pitchfork Festival and Uefa’s Euro 2016 football tournament.
Weezevent chief technology officer Arthur Puyou says 90% of French festivals are now cashless, “and 80% are using Weezevent technology. We’ve just seen record ticket sales in France in 2016, and our clients’ market research shows 85% of customers prefer this solution to the old conventional cash method.
“The UK is an incredible market, and we’ve decided to invest…
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