TRAVELEX EXTENDS PARTNERSHIP OF SONY ERICSSON WTA TOUR
ST. PETERSBURG, FL, USA – Travelex, the world’s leading foreign exchange company, and the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, the world’s leading global sport for women, announced today the renewal of their successful partnership for two years through 2011. Under the terms of the agreement, Travelex will continue to act as the exclusive official International Payments Provider for the Tour, its tournaments and players, including the payment of player prize money at Tour tournaments.
“With 2,225 players representing 91 countries competing across 53 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour tournaments around the globe, Travelex is the perfect partner for us,” said Stacey Allaster, Chairman and CEO of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. “Travelex helps make global travel for our players easy by enabling them to receive prize money instantaneously in the currency of their choice, in addition to offering them access to all of Travelex’ retail locations around the world. The Travelex brand is synonymous with quality, service, security and global reach, and our partnership has helped take women’s tennis to the highest level of professionalism.”
“The Tour’s partnership with Travelex makes the lives of the players so much easier,” said reigning US Open champion Kim Clijsters. “We are constantly crisscrossing the globe, so being able to receive our prize money in whatever currency we want is fantastic.”
Kina Lamarche, President for Travelex Global Business Payments, Inc. in North America said “ I am delighted that Travelex and the WTA are continuing our long standing relationship, providing value add services for WTA players and the tour worldwide.”
Travelex will be granted sponsorship exclusivity in the international payments provider category and will be utilized exclusively for all corporate foreign exchange services.
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ABOUT THE SONY ERICSSON WTA TOUR
The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour is the world’s leading professional sport for women with more than 2,225 players representing 91 nations competing for more than $86 million in prize money at the Tour’s 53 events and four Grand Slams in 33 countries. More than 4.9 million people attended women’s tennis events in 2009 with millions more watching on television networks around the world. The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour season concludes with the Sony Ericsson Championships – Doha 2010 in Doha, Qatar, from October 26-31, and the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions in Bali, Indonesia, from November 4-7. Further information on the Tour can be found on the Internet at www.sonyericssonwtatour.com.
ABOUT TRAVELEX GLOBAL BUSINESS PAYMENTS
Travelex is a global foreign exchange specialist providing the payment and receipt of domestic and international funds for businesses of all sizes. For more than 30 years, Travelex has provided clients with sophisticated market knowledge, leading edge technologies and practical and innovative solutions tailored to individual requirements.
Every year, Travelex processes payments around the world over 35,000 businesses to one million beneficiaries.
