How It Works
Ludo connects the visitor balance, vendor checkout, venue dashboard, and settlement record for the whole live day.
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Stage
02
Top up
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Trade
04
Steer
05
Settle
500+
devices
3 million
transactions
89%
self-service top-up
The visitor sees a simple way to pay. The vendor sees a working terminal. The venue sees the whole site. Finance gets the record underneath.
500+
devices deployed at a single event
3 million
transactions over 12 days at Sydney Royal Easter Show 2026
89%
of Ekka wallet top-ups through self-service
99.9%
uptime through the show window
Before gates open
Terminals, kiosks, credentials, maps, vendor logins, and settlement rules are prepared before opening.
Visitors arrive
Visitors use a wristband, RFID card, Pavilion, Apple Wallet, Google Wallet, or kiosk top-up without splitting the record.
Vendor terminal
$42.00
Tap accepted
2:14 PM
Ledger split
Live
Trading hits peak
Staff and vendors accept tap-to-pay, cards, wristbands, and visitor balances through the same checkout flow.
Operators steer the day
Venue teams watch revenue, device health, crowd pressure, and settlement status while the site is still moving.
Settlement status
Vendor ledger
Close-out
Vendor totals, split settlement, refunds, exports, and reconciliation follow the live trading record.
Visitors carry value on a wristband, card, phone, or pass in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet. They top up at kiosks, pay at terminals, and Ludo keeps the spend, refund, and settlement record in one place.
Visitors top up from their phone, check balance, and keep their spend record with them. Apple Pay, Google Pay, and saved cards run through the same wallet layer.
Durable RFID wristbands for rides, wet areas, and multi-day events where carrying a wallet is not practical.
PVC for re-use, paper RFID for short-term visitors, or wooden cards for souvenir passes.
Visitors top up, activate a card, check balance, and recover accounts without joining a staffed queue.
Staff and vendors accept cards, wallets, wristbands, and visitor balances through one checkout flow.
Use phone wallet passes for tickets, ride access, or stored value when visitors do not want another card. The pass is the credential. Ludo remains the system of record for balance, access rules, recovery, and settlement.
Payment options and integrations
Certified terminals, supported tap-to-pay phones, card processing integrations, wallet flows, and visitor app payments can all sit behind the same Ludo operating view. Use what your team already carries when that suits the deployment. Use certified hardware when it does not.
The important part is consistency: vendor totals, top-ups, refunds, and settlement records stay connected even when the hardware mix changes by zone or vendor.
Networking, terminals, kiosks, credentials, and field support are agreed before deployment, then staged for the shape of the venue.
High-density Wi-Fi 7 engineered for temporary, high-density environments, from Australian showgrounds to Hawaiian carnival sites including E.K. Fernandez Shows and Maui State Fair 2025. Optional private 5G is available for dedicated connectivity.
Zebra Android POS terminals are configured before handout. Vendors sign in and start accepting payments with the agreed flow. 500+ devices deployed at a single event.
Visitors update a card, wristband, or mobile app wallet without queuing at staffed counters. 89% of Ekka wallet top-ups were completed through app and kiosk self-service flows, with staff handling edge cases. Kiosks accept cards, mobile wallets, and cash.
Waterproof, durable, and available in sustainable materials. Taronga Zoo uses wooden cards with copper antennas. Your choice of form factor, your brand.
Live reporting, support tools, and dashboards run online first. If connectivity drops, terminals keep validating locally and sync when the network returns, so payments continue and reconciliation still lands in one place.
