Sulom gives up on full-scale e-ticketing
Super League of Malawi (Sulom) has given up on implementing a full-scale e-ticketing system at elite league matches, citing continuity challenges following the fallout with former league sponsors TNM plc. The project was unveiled two years ago with stakeholders recommending it as the only way to curb gate fraud and maximise revenue collection at football … The post Sulom gives up on full-scale e-ticketing appeared first on Nation Online.
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Super League of Malawi (Sulom) has given up on implementing a full-scale e-ticketing system at elite league matches, citing continuity challenges following the fallout with former league sponsors TNM plc.
The project was unveiled two years ago with stakeholders recommending it as the only way to curb gate fraud and maximise revenue collection at football matches, but Sulom vice-general secretary Donnex Chilonga said in an interview during the week that the initiative flopped.
Sulom and TNM plc jointly announced that effective December 1, 2024, they were migrating to mobile payments through TNM Mpamba debit card with venues having Point of Sale (POS) machines after months of “a hybrid system”, where both cash and mobile payments were being accepted.
But Chilonga said since they were working with the former league sponsors on the e-ticketing project, it is difficult to keep it afloat.
“After the league sponsorship deal with TNM plc flopped, it is now uncertain that e-ticketing will be done at full-scale unless other partners come in to sustain it,” he said.
Chilonga said after Sulom’s partnership with TNM was severed, they made efforts to discuss with the mobile network operator on sustaining the e-ticketing deal, but it did not work to their expectation.
He said they are also making efforts to discuss the matter with the elite league new sponsors FDH Bank plc.
But clubs believe the discontinuity of the e-solution project could create a big room for gate fraud to thrive.
Masters FC chief executive officer (CEO) Kevin Moyo yesterday suggested that since TNM has the equipment for the e-ticketing system, it could be wise for clubs to make individual partnerships with the mobile network operator.
“As clubs, we can discuss with TNM on an individual basis to provide the e-ticketing service as a business. There are numerous ways we can make this e-ticketing deal work,” he said.
Silver Strikers CEO Patrick Chimimba said that as the world moves towards a cashless society, it could be bad not to have e-ticketing at full-scale.
The Competition and Fair Trading Commission (CFTC) recently confirmed that despite the collapse of TNM’s partnership with Sulom, the company remains authorised to sell top-flight league tickets electronically.
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