Austria’s Snowbombing winter sports and music festival is going 100% cashless for the first time.

On entrance, its 7,000 visitors will be given RFID-enabled wristbands linked to their own personalised online account, which can be charged up with cash before arriving.

“You can access our venues and events faster and use your wristband to make purchases across the festival site,” said event founder Gareth Cooper.

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