Digitising a cultural festival in Africa: what Zekin changed

Africa's major festivals were still often run with paper ticket books, queues that lasted hours and almost no visibility into their audience. Zekin was designed to change that.

Frictionless ticketing

With Zekin, attendees buy their tickets online, receive a QR code on mobile and pass through the gates in under five seconds. No more queues, no more lost tickets, no more fraud. The organiser sees in real time the number of entries validated per gate and per zone.

Secure online voting

For festivals that elect their headline artists or hand out awards by category, Zekin includes a verified online voting system: every attendee is authenticated, every vote is time-stamped and the results are tamper-proof. The organiser retains full control of the process.

Smart audience analytics

After the event, Zekin generates detailed reports: age brackets, geographic origin, attendance peaks, fill rate by zone. This data helps organisers plan their next editions better and present credible statistics to their sponsors.