How Paysafe Brought Contactless Payments to Sports Raffles
Paysafe and the Rise of Contactless Payments
Paysafe is one of the biggest names in online payments, and the company has played a leading role in bringing contactless technology into new corners of the sports and gaming world. It operates a wide payments platform spanning prepaid vouchers, e-wallets, and card processing, and one of its more notable moves was extending that omnichannel payments technology to Bump 50:50, a sports tech company that runs digital raffle solutions for sports teams and non-profit charity organisations.
How the Bump 50:50 Partnership Works
The partnership brought Paysafe’s contactless card technology into live sports venues across North America, letting fans purchase 50:50 raffle tickets directly from in-venue sales staff using tap-and-pay mobile POS terminals. It was one of the first fully integrated contactless payment solutions built specifically for the raffle and fundraising space, and it reflected a broader shift in consumer habits: NFC-enabled tap payments went from a convenience to a preference for a large share of shoppers once contactless became the norm at checkout, both in-venue and online.
Why Contactless Payments Took Off
Contactless adoption accelerated sharply once hygiene-conscious, low-contact payment options became a priority for both venues and customers. Paysafe used that shift to bring a fully integrated contactless solution to a space, in-venue charity and sports raffles, that had largely relied on cash sales up to that point. As live sports crowds returned to stadiums, that infrastructure stayed in place, giving fans a faster, card-not-present-friendly way to buy tickets without slowing down the queue at the till.
Benefits of Paysafe’s Contactless Technology
The core appeal is speed and simplicity. Paysafe’s proprietary software runs directly on the in-venue seller’s mobile tablet and is compatible with both Android and iOS, so transactions process instantly without the seller needing separate hardware for each card network. For fans, that means raffle purchases and charity fundraising happen in seconds rather than minutes, whether they’re paying at a stadium kiosk or completing a card-not-present transaction from home on a mobile device.
Last updated: August 2026
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