Festival tries to take digital payments to the next stage

This year's Kaleidoscope sought to go cashless — and to get festivalgoers to make all payments onsite through its own Tappy system. Ellie O'Byrne reports on what happened next

Marquee moon: Kaleidoscope Family Festival getting underway in Co Wicklow on June 30. Picture: Alf Harvey

The EU may be actively considering the introduction of a digital euro, but it’s clear that citizens still value cash — and they are worried about the privacy and security elements of any proposed digital currency.

More than 40% of respondents to an EU consultation last year said privacy was their single biggest concern about a digital euro. Irish respondents mirrored that average.