Arsenal Signs Global Payments Partnership with Zilch

Arsenal Signs Global Payments Partnership with Zilch

The agreement gives Arsenal supporters access to Zilch’s payment options, along with new and exclusive benefits whenever they spend with the platform.

Zilch has announced a multi-year global agreement with Premier League giants Arsenal. The buy-now-pay-later option is the firm’s first foray into sports. 

This spans both men’s and women’s teams and will make available its range of payment options to Arsenal supporters. The agreement will also offer the club’s supporters new and exclusive benefits every time they spend with Zilch.

To kick off the tie-up, the first 1,000 supporters to purchase an Arsenal product through the club’s online shop will each receive £50 off when spending £50 or more.

People will also be able to get up to 10% off Arsenal in-store at the flagship retail space, the Armoury, and have opportunities to win free tickets to every home game, access to exclusive merchandise drops, premium hospitality, meet players and take part in stadium tours.

Philip Belamant, CEO and Co-Founder at Zilch, which launched in 2020 and recently raised $176.7 million in debt and equity, said, “We have spent the past five years building a customer base of over five million highly engaged users – and we’ve done so organically through the strength of our proposition.”

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“We are hugely excited as we now embark on our first brand partnership with one of the most recognisable brands in the world, Arsenal. The club has a hugely engaged supporter base, and at a time when sports brands are looking at partners to help bring supporters closer to them and deepen the supporter experience, this partnership aligns perfectly.”

“It is a monumental partnership that sees us not only provide a range of ways to pay for Arsenal supporters, but will strengthen their passion for the team they love even more.”

Juliet Slot, Chief Commercial Officer at Arsenal Football Club, said, “We are delighted to welcome Zilch to our family as a new partner. It is a new and exciting proposition with an industry-leading brand that will put our supporters at the heart of everything we want to achieve together.”

“Its support and investment will help drive our ambition to win major trophies, and we’re looking forward to bringing new ways for our global Arsenal family to feel even closer to the club.”

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