Payment Services & Credit Cards

Activating its 2021 sponsorship, IPL payments partner CRED rolled out a set of comic commercials featuring actor Jim Sarbh and a team of cricketer/entertainer endorsers.

Title sponsor Credit Saison drove Japanese excitement about the 2021 ‘Saison Card Cup’ U-24 matches against Argentina via a video series tying football passion to everyday life.

Ria Money Transfer tasked agency Sra Rushmore to create a celebratory activation in February 2021 telling the story of legendary Madrid hairdresser Wizarchy, whose journey from the Dominican Republic to Spain reinforces the values of everyday hard work and perseverance.

UnionPay International used a three-phase campaign around the 2019 ICC competition to boost sales among Singaporean football fans

Ahead of the January 2021 #SkrillDay game against Juventus, AC Milan payment partner Skrill promoted its services via a week-long, incentivised TikTok hashtag challenge.

On the weekend that would have hosted the cancelled 2020 Open, Mastercard took presenting partner rights to the final of the R&A’s ‘e-Open’.

For the 2020 Champions League’s return in August, Uefa partner Mastercard created a best practice example of how sponsors could switch physical experiences for virtual activations amid the pandemic.

‘One Moment’, Visa’s UK-focused campaign around the 2019 Fifa Women’s World Cup, was built around market-relevant Team Visa player ambassador stories.

NBA sponsor American Express created an award-winning campaign during the 2018-19 season by allowing Amex members to swap their jersey for free if their favourite player switched clubs.

The spearhead strand of Mastercard’s 2019 Rugby World Cup activation programme saw the tournament’s official payments partner harness real-time technology to create unique Player of the Match trophies for each match.

In 2019, the Football Association’s official payments partner pushed its mission – to ‘facilitate people’s passions with quick and easy payments’ – by allowing grassroots teams to easily pay their fees via the FA Matchday App.

Global bank HSBC signed a five-year deal with Tottenham Hotspur that prioritises rights linked to the stadium-led regeneration of the local area.

Visa leveraged its sponsorship platform at the Women’s World Cup 2019 to support women’s football on the global stage and to tell a broader story that aligned with an audience beyond sport.

International financial services company American Express has agreed to become the title sponsor of the PGA Tour’s Desert Classic Pro-Am event in Palm Springs, California, in a multiyear deal.

Financial services company Credit One Bank will partner with the new Las Vegas NFL franchise on two fronts, starting in 2020.

Brighton and Hove Albion’s main shirt and stadium naming rights deal with payment services brand American Express is a club record.

Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion has extended its main shirt and stadium naming rights partnership with payment services brand American Express in a club-record deal

US financial services company Mastercard has agreed a three-year partnership with the Women’s British Open, adding to its long-standing backing of men’s golf major The Open.