Perk Labs Inc. (CSE:PERK, OTCQB:PKLBF) told investors that its Getit Technologies subsidiary will be the official ordering and payments partner for the Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival and BeaverTails Ottawa Ice Dragon Boat Festival in a three-year, multi-festival agreement.
The technology company said Getit will earn digital payment processing fees for food, beverages, and donation transactions as the designated ordering and payments partner, as well as becoming an official sponsor of the Ottawa Dragon Boat community.
"This partnership is a testament to the strength of our brand and provides an excellent showcase of our ability to handle a high volume of payments and demonstrate the quality of our ordering solutions,” Perk Labs CEO Ryan Hardy said in a statement.
“We look forward to providing festival-goers a seamless ordering and payment experience, ensuring that all transactions are quick, secure, and hassle-free.”
The Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival is the largest dragon boat festival of its kind in North America, attracting competitors from 136 cities across 12 regions, including teams from Florida, Montreal, New York, Philadelphia, Toronto, Vermont, Wisconsin and more.
The multi-day festival will be held from June 22 to June and is expected to attract 75,000 attendees from around the world, including 5,000 paddlers and 200 teams competing every ten minutes in corporate, community, and competitive divisions and 25 Challenge Cups categories.
The BeaverTails Ottawa Ice Dragon Boat Festival is the world's largest ice dragon boat race, with over 1,200 athletes and 100 teams from the US, Canada, England, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, India and more. The races will take place on February 9 to February 10, 2024, on the Rideau Canal Skateway.
"We look forward to offering festival participants and attendees at our summer and winter events a first-class ordering and purchasing experience through this new partnership with Getit Technologies," the festival’s director of operations Antony Cooper commented.
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