Checkout.com, a leading global digital payments provider, announced a partnership with one of the world’s best Padel players, Alejandro Galan, and is calling for padel to become an Olympic sport.
Ale and Checkout.com have inked a three-year sponsorship agreement. The digital payments company hopes to see padel tennis at the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane. Checkout.com plans to establish Padel Academies in more than 50 countries.
Guillaume Pousaz, Founder and CEO at Checkout.com, said: “We are partnering with Ale to take Padel to the world’s highest performing arena. He is an incredible athlete, committed to the development of the sport, and we want to be part of his exciting journey. At Checkout.com we are performance obsessed, and nobody embodies this obsession better than Galan. I can’t wait to see what he achieves next in his career.”
Alejandro Galan, World number one Padel player, added: “it is really exciting for me to associate myself with a brand that values everything that contributes to success on the padel court such as concentration, resistance and technical precision. I admire Checkout.com’s high-growth, high-performance mindset. And of course I fully support their his plan to promote and develop padel worldwide to help it become an Olympic sport.”
