The Nordic region’s largest provider of mobile payment services, Vipps MobilePay, is joining Suomisport as a new partner. The goal of the collaboration is to support fundraising for sports clubs and make payments easier. MobilePay is already familiar to Suomisport users, as it is the second most popular payment method in the service.
– Suomisport is a fantastic platform that allows us to easily reach nearly the entire Finnish sports community – sports federations, clubs, athletes, and participants, says Perttu Kröger, Country Manager at Vipps MobilePay.
– The Finnish Olympic Committee and Suomisport aim to create the conditions for high-quality and evolving club operations. Together with MobilePay, we can naturally highlight the themes of payments and fundraising in this new collaboration, says Carita Riutta, Customer Manager for Suomisport at the Finnish Olympic Committee.
From more efficient fundraising to a more strategic partnership
By using Suomisport and paying with MobilePay, sports clubs can handle their finances more smoothly than ever. MobilePay is compatible with all payment transactions in Suomisport. For fundraising outside of regular activities—such as product sales at events or coffee and bake sales—MobilePay’s short number is an excellent way to collect payments effortlessly.
– Many Finns primarily know MobilePay as a service for peer-to-peer money transfers. Through our partnership with Suomisport, we want to raise awareness of MobilePay’s B2B solutions for sports clubs and make fundraising easier for them, says Kröger from MobilePay.
MobilePay does not require any additional hardware purchases, and just like Suomisport, there are no fixed costs. Clubs and federations only pay when MobilePay is used.
– It is great to have a Suomisport partner with insight into the future of payments beyond Finland’s borders. I believe this collaboration will play a significant role in Suomisport’s strategic development moving forward, sums up Riutta.
Suomisport
A shared service for the entire sports community – designed for sports clubs and federations.
Over half a million sports-related payments flow through Suomisport annually.
1,000 sports clubs and 90 sports federations use Suomisport to manage their operations.
The service is operated by the Finnish Olympic Committee.
Vipps MobilePay
Vipps MobilePay was launched on November 1, 2022, when the two brands Norwegian Vipps and Danish MobilePay merged. Both brands have ranked first in YouGov’s brand listing in Denmark and Norway. In Finland, MobilePay was listed as the fastest-growing brand. Vipps MobilePay has approximately 12 million users, over 400,000 payment locations, and 650 employees.
In Finland, MobilePay has 2.8 million users.