Chelsea FC starts partnership with Skrill for the pre-season tour

Skrill, a digital wallet powered by the international payments platform Paysafe, has joined Chelsea FC as an official tour partner for the team’s upcoming preseason trip to the United States this summer.

On Wednesday, July 24, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, they will play their first game of the preseason tour against Wrexham AFC. Skrill will serve as the presenting partner for the match. Through the agreement, the brand will be more widely recognised throughout the American tour. Until the end of the year, customers from across the world will be able to make payments at the Chelsea FC Online Megastore using Skrill and Paysafe’s paysafecard online cash solution.

Founded in 2001 and available in over 130 countries, Skrill is an award-winning, 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.