Event ticketing and secure payments: mobile money and cards in one checkout
8 August 2026 ยท 7 min read
Paid delegate places fail for boring reasons: the payment method the delegate actually uses is missing, the receipt never arrives, or finance cannot reconcile what landed in the account with who turned up. Ticketing has to be part of registration, not a separate link.
One checkout, the methods delegates already use
Registration flows straight into a secure checkout that accepts mobile money and cards. The delegate pays once, the pass is issued automatically with a personal QR code, and the confirmation email carries the event details, the pass and the link back to the event page. Abandoned or cancelled payments do not unlock event content, so a delegate cannot browse a paid programme without paying.
Coupons, invitations and mixed pricing
Real corporate events are never one price. Karibu by Cara supports free invited guests alongside paying delegates, discount coupon codes issued under control, and role based rules about who is asked to pay at all: speakers, sponsors, press and staff can be exempt while general delegates are not.
Money the finance team can follow
The payments dashboard shows every transaction with the channel used, the date and time, the amount and the delegate it belongs to. Alongside it sits a payout view that separates mobile money from card collections, applies the transaction fee for each channel and shows the expected client payout, so the client knows what to expect before it lands.
- Live totals: delegates paid, revenue collected, revenue by day.
- Channel split between mobile money and card, not lumped together.
- Searchable transaction table with references tied to the event.
- Workbook and PDF exports for reconciliation and the post event report.
Registration, payment and access stay in step
Because payment status lives on the same record as the RSVP and the pass, access control is automatic: confirmed payment unlocks the programme, the documents and the networking hub. No manual list, no awkward conversation at the door.
Karibu by Cara runs the registration desk, the ticketing checkout and the B2B matchmaking system from a single event record, so organisers work in one place and delegates only ever see one link.
Frequently asked questions
- Which payment methods are supported?
- Mobile money and card payments through a secure hosted checkout, with the channel recorded on every transaction for reporting.
- Can delegates pay after registering?
- Yes. A delegate who leaves checkout can return later and is taken straight back to the pending payment, and event access stays locked until the payment succeeds.
- How is the expected payout calculated?
- Ticket revenue minus the transaction fee for the channel used, shown separately for mobile money and card and totalled for the event.
Run your next event on Karibu by Cara
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