Banking Circle joins forces with Fifa Clearing House

Banking Circle partners with FIFA Clearing House to streamline international player transfer payments.

Facts

  • Banking Circle, a tech-led payments bank, collaborates with FIFA Clearing House (FCH) to process training rewards related to international player transfers.
  • This partnership aims to centralize and automate payments between clubs and enhance financial transparency in the transfer system.
  • Banking Circle provides FCH with direct access to clearing in multiple countries, facilitating faster, cost-effective, and transparent international payments for all clubs.
  • FCH is a crucial component of FIFA’s transfer system reform, established to safeguard the integrity of professional football.
  • FCH received its license from the French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority in November 2022 to operate as a payment institution.
  • Laust Bertelsen, CEO of Banking Circle, expressed their commitment to supporting FIFA’s mission to reform the football transfer system.
  • Frans van Proosdij, FCH President and CEO, highlighted Banking Circle’s role in delivering secure and transparent payments for all clubs.
Laura M
Laura M
Laura is a financial reporter, editor, and researcher with a particular interest in fintech innovation, capital markets, and the evolving global banking landscape.

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