The two leading partners in the digital payments sector will support the Italian team in its campaign for the 38th America’s Cup in Naples in 2027.
Visa, a global leader in digital payments, and Nexi, Europe’s leading PayTech, have become Official Sponsors of Luna Rossa as the team prepares for the 38th America’s Cup, to be held in Naples in 2027. The partnership is built on a shared vision centered on technological innovation, performance, and teamwork.
As part of the agreement, the Visa and Nexi logos, already featured on the AC40 during the Naples Preliminary Regatta, will appear on the AC75 and on the team uniforms throughout the 2027 season.
«In a competition like the America’s Cup, where a fraction of a second can mean the difference between victory and defeat and everything must work in perfect sync, safety, reliability, and speed are absolute priorities», said Max Sirena, CEO of Luna Rossa. «We are delighted to have Visa and Nexi on board for this campaign. Both are outstanding companies that, while operating in different fields, share our needs and face similar challenges with expertise, professionalism, and a strong team spirit».
«We are proud to support Luna Rossa in the 38th America’s Cup», said Serena Di Matteo, Senior Director Marketing Southern Europe, Visa. «This partnership is rooted in shared values that are central to our everyday work: innovation, speed, security, reliability, and the ability to work together to achieve ambitious goals. Just as in high-performance sailing, in digital payments, success comes from bringing together different areas of expertise and working as a team to deliver increasingly simple, secure, and reliable experiences».
«Joining Visa in supporting Luna Rossa in a global competition like the 38th America’s Cup means backing an Italian team capable of competing at the highest international level», said Erika Fattori, Group Brand & Marketing Communication Director at Nexi. «This partnership is built on shared values: leadership, innovation, performance, trust, and teamwork. These same principles guide Nexi’s work every day as we help build an increasingly secure, innovative, and reliable payments ecosystem. We are proud to support an Italian team that showcases our country’s ability to combine expertise, technology, and teamwork to achieve excellence on the world stage».
