SumUp becomes Manchester United’s sleeve sponsor in the club’s biggest deal for that space
THE SO WHAT
SumUp buying Manchester United’s largest-ever sleeve deal is a reminder that fintechs are now spending like consumer brands to own mindshare. If you’re in payments or SMB tooling, expect customer acquisition costs to keep drifting toward mass-market sponsorship and away from niche performance channels.
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