The Chelsea Sokin deal will put the payments company’s branding on the football club’s shirt sleeves and give it a role in Chelsea’s business payments and foreign exchange operations. The multi-year partnership covers the men’s and women’s teams, with branding scheduled to appear from the 2026/27 season.

Key Takeaways

  • Sokin has been named Chelsea’s Principal Partner and Official Business Payments and FX Partner.
  • The agreement includes first-team and academy shirts, but its value and exact length were not disclosed.
  • Sokin’s first sleeve appearance is scheduled for the men’s home match against Tottenham Hotspur.

What the Chelsea Sokin deal covers

Sokin’s logo is set to appear on home, away and third shirts across Chelsea’s first teams and academy. Beyond the sponsorship, the platform is expected to support the club in sending, receiving and managing money across currencies used in its international operations.

Chelsea did not specify which payment flows Sokin will handle or whether the company will replace existing providers. The club also did not disclose expected savings or performance benchmarks for the arrangement.

Sokin’s business and transaction figures

Sokin says it provides business payments, multi-currency accounts, foreign exchange, checkout and treasury services. The company says its platform serves businesses in more than 170 countries and supports transactions in more than 70 currencies.

The partnership announcement included two different annual transaction figures. Chelsea described Sokin as a platform through which businesses move more than $11 billion a year, while Sokin’s company background cited more than $9 billion a year associated with its licences and infrastructure. The announcement did not explain the difference, so the figures cannot be treated as equivalent.

Sokin says it was founded in 2019 and has raised more than $100 million from investors including Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and Prysm Capital.

Next milestone

The first scheduled appearance of Sokin’s sleeve branding is at Chelsea’s men’s home match against Tottenham Hotspur.

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