Banking

With the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens reaching its conclusion this weekend, Sports Sponsorship Insider spoke to HSBC's marketing chief about the event, the HSBC Sevens World Series and the bank’s wider portfolio.

English Premier League football club Manchester United has agreed a sponsorship deal with Chinese banking group PingAn Bank.

French financial services company LCL has renewed its long-running partnership with the Tour de France, through which it sponsors the cycling race’s iconic yellow jersey.

US financial services company PNC Bank has agreed its first major sports sponsorship through a deal with North American stock car-racing series Nascar.

Financial services company BNP Paribas has renewed its title sponsorship of the BNP Paribas Open tennis event by a further five years.

English Premier League football club Manchester City has signed a US-focused partnership with financial services company Barclays.

The German Ice Hockey Federation (DEB) has entered into a partnership with online gambling operator LV Bet, while Iserlohn Roosters, which plays in the country’s Deutsche Eishockey Liga top-tier club competition, has extended a deal with national banking company Märkische Bank.

US financial services company Comerica Bank has struck a five-year extension to its naming rights deal for the home of Major League Baseball team the Detroit Tigers.

The German Football Association (DFB) has renewed partnerships with financial services companies Commerzbank and Targobank.

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation has renewed its title sponsorship of the Singapore Open golf tournament.

Financial services company Nedbank has renewed its title sponsorship of the Nedbank Cup, the leading club football knockout competition in South Africa.

Financial services company Shinhan Bank has been unveiled as the new title sponsor of the KBO League, the top division of baseball in South Korea.

Chapecoense has agreed a shirt sponsorship deal with financial services company Sicoob, while fellow Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A football club São Paulo has extended its partnership with food producer Urbano.

The Badminton World Federation has today (Monday) named HSBC as the title sponsor of its new and remodelled World Tour, with the banking group committing to the sport through a multi-faceted deal.

The International Sambo Federation (FIAS) has agreed a sponsorship deal with financial services company Banca Intesa.

Government-owned bank Caixa Economica Federal has signed its intention to extend its contract as the main shirt sponsor of Cruzeiro, according to the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A football club.

Spanish banking group Santander has become an Official Sponsor of the Uefa Champions League for the three seasons from 2018-19 to 2020-21.

The International Judo Federation has agreed sponsorship deals with Russian banking and construction company SMP and fitness equipment manufacturer Impulse.