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Chelsea Football Club has announced that Skrill, the digital wallet powered by global payments platform Paysafe, as an official tour partner.
Skrill will be the presenting partner of Chelsea’s opening fixture against Wrexham AFC, as they face the League One side to kick-off the pre-season tour at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California on Wednesday 24th July.
The partnership will expand the brand’s presence throughout the American tour, allowing global fans to use Skrill and Paysafe’s online cash solution paysafecard as payment methods at the Chelsea FC Online Megastore until the end of the year.
Founded in 2001 and available in over 130 countries, Skrill is a digital wallet brand that is part of Paysafe’s family of consumer wallet products
The company enables consumers and businesses to transact using 260 payment types in over 40 currencies around the world.
Casper Stylsvig, Chelsea’s Chief Revenue Officer, said: “We’re delighted to welcome Skrill onboard as Official USA Pre-Season Tour Partner of Chelsea FC. We admire their company ethos of offering customers an agile and adaptable approach to financial services, and they’ll provide fans with great opportunities to interact with Chelsea across multiple touchpoints. We’re excited to come together for our match in Santa Clara and get the tour started in style.”
Rob Gatto, Paysafe’s Chief Revenue Officer, said: “Our Skrill digital wallet is truly a game-changer for Chelsea fans’ matchday experiences, empowering them with many ways to pay for merchandise quickly and securely, and with all transactions completed through a single tap on their smartphones, so no action on the pitch is missed. We’re also excited about making our paysafecard product available to fans later in the tour. Skrill and paysafecard’s ability to turn transactions into unique experiences is at the core of what Paysafe does, which makes Chelsea Football Club a perfect partner.”
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