With final preparations ahead of the Blues’ pre-season tour of the US this summer, Chelsea FC welcomes Skrill, the digital wallet powered by global payments platform Paysafe (NYSE:PSFE), as an official tour partner.
Skrill will be the presenting partner of Chelsea FC’s opening match against Wrexham AFC as the club take on the League One side to kick off their pre-season tour at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California on Wednesday 24 July.
The partnership will extend the brand’s presence throughout the American tour, allowing fans worldwide to use Skrill’s paysafecard online cash solution and Paysafe as payment methods in 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 belongs to Paysafe’s family of consumer wallet products. The company enables consumers and businesses to transact using 260 payment types in more than 40 currencies worldwide.
Casper Stylsvig, Chelsea’s Chief Revenue Officer, said:
“We are delighted to welcome Skrill as Chelsea FC’s official US pre-season partner. We admire their company’s ethos of offering clients a flexible and adaptable approach to financial services and they will provide fans with great opportunities to engage with Chelsea across multiple touchpoints. We’re excited to get together for our race in Santa Clara and kick off the tour in style.”
Rob Gatto, Paysafe’s Chief Revenue Officer, said:
“Our Skrill digital wallet really changes Chelsea fans’ matchday experiences, giving them multiple ways to pay for merchandise quickly and securely, and with all transactions completed with a single tap on their smartphones, so there’s no no action on the field. is missing.
“We are also excited to make the 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.”