AstroPay

AstroPay is an online payment service which was founded in 2009. The app uses more than 200 payment methods including Banco do Brasil, Caixa, Bradeso, Boleto, PhonePe, Airtel, Google Pay, Visa and Mastercard. Mikael Lijtenstein is the current CEO. It has offices in the United Kingdom and South America, and currently has over 200 million users.[1]

AstroPay
IndustryFinancial services
Payment processor
Founded2009 (2009)
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Mikael Lijtenstein (CEO)
ProductsElectronic payment processing
Banking
Mobile payment
Websitewww.astropay.com

Brand endorsements, partnerships

AstroPay sponsored Burnley Football Club for the 2018–19 Premier League season. In 2021, the app renewed its sponsorship deal with Burnley FC ahead of the 2021–22 Premier League season and also became the official payment service partner for the club. [2]

In September 2021, the company entered a sponsorship deal with Newcastle United Football Club in the English Premier League.[3] AstroPay made arrangements to ensure that branding and logo would be visible on the pitch-side LED advertising during Premier League matches.[4]

In October 2021, it also entered into a sponsorship deal with Sri Lanka Cricket to sponsor the Sri Lanka national cricket team for the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.[5] It also marked AstroPay’s debut venture into cricket.[6]

Awards and recognition

The app was shortlisted as Payment Solution and Innovation of the Year at the SBC Awards Latinoamerica 2021.[7]

References
  1. "The Gaming and Esports industry is big & challenging". astropay.com. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  2. InCrowd. "ASTROPAY ARE BACK". Burnley Football Club. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  3. "AstroPay becomes an official club partner". Newcastle United Football Club. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  4. "AstroPay partnered with Newcastle United Football Club". IBS Intelligence. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  5. "AstroPay partners with Sri Lanka T20 team as it forays into cricket sponsorship". Sri Lanka Cricket. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  6. "AstroPay debuts as cricket sponsor with Sri Lanka T20 team". www.yogonet.com. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  7. "AstroPay shortlisted in SBC Latinoamérica 2021 Awards as Payment Solution and Innovation of the Year". www.astropay.com. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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