Payment Services & Credit Cards

English Premier League football club Arsenal has extended its partnership with credit card company MBNA.

The San Diego County Credit Union (SDCCU) has been confirmed as the new title sponsor of the Holiday Bowl US college American football game.

Spanish LaLiga football club Barcelona has entered into a partnership with Chinese financial services company Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Credit Card Centre (SPDBCCC).

German Bundesliga football club Borussia Dortmund has secured partnerships with Japanese consumer financial services provider Aplus and European safety footwear firm Atlas.

Global payment services company Mastercard has agreed a sponsorship deal for the Australian Open grand slam tournament as part of a wide-ranging partnership with the Tennis Australia governing body that also includes naming rights to the Hopman Cup event.

Financial services company American Express has extended its partnership with NFL American football team the Seattle Seahawks.

The German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) has agreed a partnership with TeamBank, under which the financial services company’s easyCredit brand will take on naming rights to the top-tier club competition.

Sponsorship revenues for the US Golf Association (USGA) will hit a record level in 2016 following the renewal of its agreement with financial services company American Express.

Payment services company Visa has agreed a deal to become a supporting partner of the Paralympics New Zealand national governing body.

Payment card provider American Express and the US Golf Association have sealed a long-term extension of their commercial partnership.

The European arm of payment services company Visa has been named the title sponsor of next month’s Paris ePrix, the seventh round of the 2015-16 Formula E electric car-racing championship.

Credit card issuer Credit One Bank has sealed a multi-year partnership with the Nascar stock car-racing series in North America.

Payment services brand MasterCard became the first international payment company to sponsor the Kontinental Hockey League in December having emerged from a damaging period of western sanctions in early 2015.

UCI WorldTour cycling team Tinkoff-Saxo is on the lookout for a new main sponsor after owner Oleg Tinkov said his Russian banking group Tinkoff Credit Systems will withdraw its backing at the end of the 2016 season.

US regional financial services company Charlotte Metro Credit Union (CMCU) has entered into a partnership with NBA basketball team the Charlotte Hornets.

NBA basketball franchise the Golden State Warriors has agreed a multi-year partnership with financial services company American Express.