case study
Transfermate & Haas F1
Using Formula 1 sponsorship to drive global brand awareness
the background

the background
As a global leader in B2B cross-border payments, TransferMate worked with SportQuake to become a partner of Haas F1, capitalising on Formula 1’s surging popularity to drive awareness and promote their platform’s capabilities to a 1.6 billion audience worldwide.
client
brief
Founded in 2010, TransferMate had risen to the top of the B2B payments sector. Having established themselves as a market leader, they now wanted a unique partnership to promote their brand and key values linked to innovation, precision and security.



brand-first
approach
Working across the entire sports ecosystem – all sports, all rights holders, all inventory – SportQuake helped TransferMate to understand the global marketplace and identify the most impactful strategy that would align with their brand.
Following an extensive analysis, SportQuake worked with TransferMate to develop a Global Partnership in F1 with Haas for 5 key reasons:
- Global Brand Awareness – F1’s popularity was soaring following the release of Netflix’s immensely popular ‘Drive To Survive’ series. This allowed TransferMate to drive global awareness across a cumulative annual audience of 1.5bn+, with on-car branding and logo placement on drivers’ uniforms at every F1 race in 2022.
- Product Integration – As a B2B orientated brand, TransferMate could integrate their cross-border payments services throughout Haas F1 business operations, showcasing their value at one of the world’s leading global race teams.
- B2B Case Study – This integration gave TransferMate a compelling case study, highlighting the benefits that the brand could provide global businesses.
- Authentic Brand Marketing Platform – F1 is the most technologically advanced, data-driven sport in the world. A global partnership with Haas F1 provided TransferMate with an authentic brand storytelling platform to communicate key messages linked to innovation, precision and data security.
- Market Leading Brand Positioning – As a leader in their category, F1 sponsorship elevated TransferMate alongside other blue-chip partners from within the financial services industry including Goldman Sachs, Santander and Citi.
insights &
impact
The partnership with Haas F1 placed TransferMate at the heart of the team’s global business operations throughout the 2022 season, helping Haas to successfully navigate 22-races in 21 countries across the world.
We’re unable to share exact results due to confidentiality.

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