Chelsea FC is finalizing preparations for their pre-season tour in the US this summer. The club has announced Skrill, the digital wallet backed by global payments platform Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE), as an official tour partner.

Skrill Joins Chelsea Tour

Skrill will be the presenting partner for the opening fixture against Wrexham AFC. The match will take place at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on Wednesday, July 24. This partnership will expand Skrill's presence throughout the tour. It will also allow 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.

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.”

Matchday Transactions

Skrill, founded in 2001, is a digital wallet brand. It 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 worldwide. Skrill is available in over 130 countries.

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.