PayPal has signed a multi-year agreement with the NFL to become the league’s official peer-to-peer payments partner. The deal places the PayPal app at the center of how fans send, receive, split and pool money with each other around NFL events. It targets everyday payments linked to fandom, such as sharing costs for tickets, travel, food and merchandise.

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Under the partnership, PayPal will integrate across the NFL ecosystem, including flag football initiatives and promotion of the NFL Flag College Showcase at the Draft. Fans who use PayPal’s peer-to-peer services will gain access to benefits such as entry into exclusive sweepstakes for tickets, upgraded seating and special experiences.

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The Scope of the Partnership

The fintech firm joins, American Express, which recently signed a multi-year deal to become the NFL’s official payments partner from the 2026 season, adding another major player from the financial technology and payments space to the league’s growing roster of money-movement sponsors.

U.S. Bank has also agreed a new multi-year partnership as the NFL’s official bank and wealth management partner, underscoring how the league is deepening its ties with financial services across cards, banking and digital payments.

According to Tuesday's announcement, PayPal plans to run multiple sweepstakes during the season around moments like the schedule release, international games and the Super Bowl, with prizes of up to 1 million dollars.

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The agreement supports PayPal’s broader peer-to-peer strategy. The company’s app now connects users in more than 110 countries and links its global customer base to over 100 million Venmo users in the United States through direct transfers between PayPal and Venmo.

The app also allows users to search contacts by phone number and share payment links through text, email or messaging apps. PayPal emphasizes encryption and protection for every transaction and immediate access to received funds.

PayPal’s P2P strategy

Executives from both sides frame the deal as a response to growing payment activity between fans. PayPal notes that total peer-to-peer volume across PayPal and Venmo grew by 7 percent in 2025. The company also cites more than 430 million active accounts in about 200 markets.

The NFL, meanwhile, continues to expand its international schedule, with nine games set across four continents in 2026. The partnership is expected to support cross-border fan payments and local spending tied to game-day events worldwide.

Meanwhile, Robinhood recently moved into direct competition with traditional sportsbooks by expanding its prediction markets with new parlay-style contracts tied to NFL games, signaling a deeper push into event-based trading and turning sports-linked contracts from an add-on feature into a meaningful revenue stream while further blurring the line between trading platforms and betting operators.