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NFL Payments Partnership

AMERICAN EXPRESS CO · 2026-08-28 · Importance 34 · Surprise 42 · In source text

American Express is replacing Visa as the NFL’s official payments partner, ending Visa’s 30-year association with the league. Eighteen NFL teams are switching their fan credit-card partnerships from Visa to American Express. The arrangement expands American Express’s sports-affinity card and payments ecosystem, although the reporting does not disclose contract value, revenue contribution, or timing beyond the current transition.

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revenuepositiveprobable—American Express replaced Visa as the NFL's official payments partner, ending Visa's three-decade-long association with the league.