Reds Announce Global Swissquote Partnership

(NYSE: MANU) Manchester United has today announced a multi-year agreement with leading Swiss online financial and trading services provider, Swissquote (SIX: SQN).

Established in 2000, Switzerland’s principal online bank provides reliable, innovative and trustworthy services, making it the ideal choice for Manchester United’s first commercial partner in this sector.

Like Manchester United, Swissquote has built its organisation on team-work, employing over 500 people across seven offices in Switzerland, UK, Dubai, Hong Kong and Malta and its headquarters in Gland. This elite team of specialists work together to ensure each and every one of its customers receives the first-class service that helped it to maintain its faultless reputation.

Specialising in online banking, Swissquote’s services include online trading, foreign exchange as well as online private banking to its network of retail and professional customers. The Swissquote trading room is connected to over 60 stock markets in over 40 countries. By teaming up with Manchester United, Swissquote’s ultimate goal is to work with the club to share its expertise to a wider global audience.

Manchester United Group Managing Director Richard Arnold comments: "Swissquote are one of the top 10 largest Forex brokers in the world and are by far the strongest and most reliable competitor in the market. The technology and services they offer are superior to anything else available, offering customers the ability to take their finances into their own hands.

"Much like Manchester United, Swissquote strives for perfection, looking to innovate, influence and enhance the industry it works within by recreating the future of banking."

Swissquote Chief Executive and Co-Founder Marc Burki comments: "As co-founder of this company just 25 years ago, this is a very important milestone to add to our young history and it makes me realize how far Swissquote Bank has come.

"Swissquote Bank immediately identified Manchester United as the perfect match for a partnership. We share the same values – transparency and trust being ones among others – both entities have a great reputation and are very solid, which means we are both there for the long run."

"We are building the foundations of a long lasting relationship and it starts today. Old Trafford is the home of football and from today I consider it also a home for Swissquote Bank."