Banking

Locally-based financial institution Kwangju Bank has agreed a sponsorship deal with the 2015 Gwangju summer Universiade.

Danish trading and investment specialist Saxo Bank has agreed a one-year extension to its partnership with Tinkoff-Saxo to remain co-title sponsor of the UCI World Tour cycling team for the duration of the 2015 season.

Italian Serie A football team Cagliari has agreed shirt sponsorship deals with banking group Intesa Sanpaolo and telecommunications company Tiscali.

The Polish Football Association (PZPN) has signed two-year sponsorship agreements with tablets, smartphones and computer accessories manufacturer Modecom and financial services firm Alior Bank.

US financial institution Bank of America has enhanced its long-standing association with the Special Olympics multi-sport event ahead of its 2015 World Games in Los Angeles.

Spanish Liga football club Valencia has signed an agreement to make financial services group CaixaBank an official sponsor for the next three seasons.

US financial services company EverBank has extended its stadium naming rights deal with NFL American football franchise the Jacksonville Jaguars, signing a 10-year contract worth $43m (€31.6m).

Bangladeshi commercial banking group Dhaka Bank has agreed to title sponsor its national cricket team’s forthcoming tour of the West Indies.

Government-owned bank Caixa Econômica Federal has furthered its backing of Brazilian football by agreeing to become the new main sponsor of Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A team Sport Club do Recife.

Regional banking group KeyBank has signed a three-year extension to its sponsorship of Major League Baseball's Seattle Mariners.

English Premier League champion Manchester City has announced a two-year partnership with Saigon Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB).

Financial services group Danske Bank has renewed its title sponsorship of the Northern Ireland Football League’s top-tier Premiership for a third season.

The Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR) sailing team will look for a title sponsor for its inaugural 2017 America’s Cup campaign.

North American stock car racing series Nascar has reached a deal to make multinational banking and financial services corporation Bank of America the presenting sponsor of its Troops to the Track initiative.

Russian commercial bank Mastbank has reached an agreement to serve as the title sponsor of the International Aquatics Federation’s (Fina) 2014 Swimming World Cup.

Danish Superliga football club Aalborg has agreed a five-year sponsorship extension with banking group and main commercial partner Spar Nord.