Tagged: sports

November 2, 2023 @ 5:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Swiss Tennis, the national association that advocates for a strong Swiss tennis community, is cooperating with Sygnum, the digital asset bank, in order “to launch the Swiss Tennis World Champion NFT art collection to support the next generation of tennis players in Switzerland.” Swiss Tennis… Read More

August 22, 2023 @ 9:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The International Cricket Council (ICC), together with official fintech infrastructure partner and real-time global payments platform, Nium, invited all cricket-loving technologists to enhance the world of cricket through innovation as part of the second edition of the Next In hackathon. The “Next In” hackathon is… Read More

August 15, 2023 @ 8:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In the countdown to the opening of the Asian Games, Ant Group is expanding multiple cross-border digital payment options for international travelers as the Official Prestige Partner of Asia’s largest sports event in 2023. As a native of Hangzhou, the host city of the Games… Read More

April 16, 2023 @ 3:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Phoenix Suns and PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) announced that they have extended their partnership through the 2026 NBA season. PayPal will “continue as the Suns’ jersey sponsor and, as part of the enhanced multi-year deal, the organizations will now increase their focus on supporting small… Read More

November 20, 2022 @ 8:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Labs, the venture capital arm and accelerator of Binance, invested $4 million in Ultimate Champions, a Web3 sports game platform that will be “built on the BNB Chain.” Ultimate Champions will use the funds raised “to further develop its games, secure additional sports partnerships,… Read More

November 17, 2022 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FreedomPay, the commerce technology partner of choice for global leaders across hospitality, retail, restaurants, and sports and entertainment, announced a partnership with Castles Technology, a manufacturer of payment hardware solutions. Chris Kronenthal, President of FreedomPay, said: “FreedomPay creates a world-class experience for consumers through optimized… Read More

September 1, 2022 @ 9:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ticketmaster announced that it will allow event organizers to issue NFTs (non-fungible tokens) that are reportedly tied to tickets on Flow, a blockchain/DLT network that’s run by a16z-backed Dapper Labs. Big news for live event fans! @Ticketmaster Event Organizers now can offer digital keepsakes, minted… Read More

August 22, 2022 @ 6:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

‍The National Football League (NFL), the NFL Players Association (NFLPA), and Dapper Labs Inc. recently announced that NFL ALL DAY – the “exclusive” digital video highlight NFT platform – “is officially open and available to fans worldwide, just ahead of the 2022 NFL season.” Joe… Read More

August 3, 2022 @ 1:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As Major League Soccer (MLS) nears the mid-way mark of its exciting 27th season, MLS and Avant, a credit-first neobank that gives consumers access to the financial solutions they “deserve,” announced “a multi-year partnership.” Kevin Chin, Head of Business Development & Partnerships at Avant, said:… Read More

September 22, 2021 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Philadelphia 76ers revealed on Wednesday (September 22, 2021) that they’ve formed a new partnership with Crypto.com, which is one of the fastest-growing crypto-focused platforms with over 10 million users globally, “designating the crypto company as the team’s official jersey patch partner.” The partnership is… Read More

August 20, 2021 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lega Serie A and Crypto.com, a fast-growing cryptocurrency platform, revealed on August 19, 2021 that Crypto.com will become the “first” Innovation & Technology Partner of Italian Football. Building upon Crypto.com’s values of “transparency” and “reliability,” the multi-year partnership integrates Crypto.com in each “broadcast moment” where… Read More

August 19, 2021 @ 10:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at ApeSwap.Finance, a decentralized or non-custodial exchange on Binance Smart Chain (BSC), reveals that REVV is preparing to join the ApeSwap Jungle. REVV Motorsport is a “play-to-earn” gaming and NFT ecosystem that’s based on Ethereum (ETH), “encompassing some of the most popular performance… Read More

July 15, 2021 @ 6:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Polygon has partnered with Community Gaming in order to enable scalable E-sports tournaments. Built for grassroots tournament organizers, Community Gaming’s platform has been designed to  make it easier to develop custom e-sports tournaments within minutes with preconfigured payments. As noted in a release shared with… Read More

March 23, 2021 @ 3:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Fantasy Sports Co., a data analytics and consumer rewards platform for sports betting, is preparing to launch its Regulation CF (Reg CF) offering on SeedInvest. The company is seeking a minimum of $300,000 (max $3.5 million) through the funding round. Founded in 2015, Fantasy Sports Company… Read More

December 16, 2020 @ 7:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, the world’s largest digital asset exchange, has partnered with a Fintech-focused blockchain firm, called Chiliz, which provides various sports and entertainment services. Binance, which claims it was an early investor in Chiliz, has now extended the partnership with additional investments – which will focus… Read More

March 3, 2020 @ 10:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than three years after raising £109,550 through its first Crowdcube round, football travel experience brand Homefans has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform and surpassed its initial £200,000 funding target 72 hours after the initiative’s debut. As previously reported, Founder Luke Verbeek founded Homefans… Read More

February 10, 2020 @ 12:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CaixaBank, a retail banking group based in Spain, announced on Monday it has teamed up with RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to launch the Spanish football team mobile app. The duo reported that the app will include an integrated “wallet” in order to boost commercial services,… Read More

December 18, 2019 @ 9:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Playfinder, a UK-based sports club platform and mobile app, has closed its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with a total of £733,550 in funding secured. The funding round attracted 224 Crowdcube investors. Since launching in 2014, Playfinder has reportedly helped 2.3 million of its platform’s… Read More

September 3, 2019 @ 12:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a month after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, Kingston’s professional football club AFC Wimbledon has successfully secured its initial £2 million funding target from more than 3,600 investors. The initiative made its debut with a mission to raise the funds for… Read More

August 6, 2019 @ 9:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kingston’s professional football club AFC Wimbledon has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to help finance its return to a new stadium on Plough Lane. The organization is offering 7.67% in equity at a £24,071,520 pre-money valuation. AFC Wimbledon described itself as a continuation… Read More