PRESS RELEASE – AUGUST 2025
Ebury announced as Official Fintech Partner of Southampton Football Club for the second season
- Ebury extends its role as Official Fintech Partner of Southampton Football Club for the 2025/26 season.
- This partnership provides the club with payments and currency exchange solutions.
- Reinforces Ebury's growing global sports portfolio, including Aston Villa, Rangers and PSV Eindhoven.
Ebury, one of the world's leading fintechs, is delighted to announce it has extended its partnership with the EFL Championship team Southampton Football Club for the 2025/26 season, continuing as the club's Official Fintech Partner.
Building on the successful relationship established in October 2024, the renewed agreement will see Ebury continue to provide its market-leading expertise in global financial operations to support the club's growth ambitions.
As part of the partnership, Southampton will have ongoing access to Ebury's online payments platform, currency exchange solutions and money transfer services. Ebury's branding will also continue to feature prominently around St Mary's Stadium, including on LED and big screen displays during matchdays.
This renewal further strengthens Ebury's growing global sports portfolio, which includes partnerships with football clubs such as Aston Villa, Rangers and PSV Eindhoven.
Through its dedicated sports business unit, Ebury demonstrates its expertise by providing tailored solutions to manage cross-border payments, FX risk, sponsorship transactions, global merchandising, player trading and significant capital expenditure for sports clubs, agents, and athletes.
Ebury operates from more than 40 offices in over 29 markets, employing 1,800 people. Its comprehensive range of services includes international payments and collections, FX risk management and business lending - helping global sports organisations trade and expand internationally with confidence.
Peter Brooks, Global Head of Sports at Ebury, said: "We're thrilled to extend our role as Official Fintech Partner of Southampton Football Club in the upcoming second and third seasons and look forward to their ongoing success in the championship. In today's football industry, clubs like Southampton require fast, secure and globally connected financial solutions - exactly the kind of support Ebury specialises in delivering. Our experience working with leading sports organisations around the world means we're uniquely placed to anticipate their evolving needs and help the club navigate the complexities of international trade and seize new opportunities."
Dave Driver, Finance Director at Southampton FC, added, "Ebury has been a fantastic partner to work with, providing a high level of expertise to support our finance operations. Together, we're excited to keep building on the strong foundation we've created."
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About Ebury
Ebury is the leading payments specialist that helps small- and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) operate and grow internationally. It is a global fintech company with a comprehensive and tailored offering to enable businesses to make and collect cross-border payments, manage currency risk and access business lending.
Founded in 2009 by Juan Lobato and Salvador Garcia in London, today, Ebury has over 1,800 employees serving over 21,000 customers across 40+ offices in over 29+ markets. They have capabilities in 130+ currencies. Ebury has grown rapidly and profitably in recent years.
In FY 2024, revenues rose to £220 million, and EBITDA grew to £9 million. Ebury is regulated as a payment institution by the National Bank of Belgium (NBB), allowing it to pass its license to offer its services in all EEA Member states, and is backed by top-tier investors, including Banco Santander, who have a majority share ownership.
