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Mbanq (New American Partnership) / Ryan's Trip To The States

Discussion in 'City Talk' started by Westwood Bantam, Feb 4, 2026.

  1. Dennis

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    There's a strong hint in @Campbell's soup@Campbell's soup's earlier post above

    Alternatively somebody might drop Ryan an email asking him to interpret the message for the fans.
     
  2. Klaatu

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  3. ahar964

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    You were my main hope Dennis :(
     
  4. Stan Smith

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    Haha, no. But your guess is as good as mine as to what their future with us is.
     
  5. Kevin1954

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    Ticketing systems and e-commerce ? ie financial electronic ticketing software ? A wild guess!
     
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    I was thinking that and more having now googled embedded finance. Links via the club (app?) to financial products such as insurance, loans etc that ordinarily the club wouldn't be able to offer because they're regulated products....I think :joy:
     
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  7. Dennis

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    A quick look tells me that MBanq doesn't hold a banking licence and isn't registered with the FCA for selling insurance products. That doesn't surprise me. They look more like a small FinTech company which provides niche IT infrastructure to those companies with the appropriate licences.

    Maybe they're looking to expand into the UK? But why choose us if it's simply part of their marketing campaign?

    Similarly I'm not convinced they will be providing ticketing systems st the club ... unless Ryan expects to be replacing mega Ticketmaster soon

    It should all become clear once Ryan explains the rationale for the new 'partnership'.
     
  8. ahar964

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    I read it that they provide the software that links, for example, Aviva or maybe Barclaycard via the Bradford City website or app. So I might be able to get a Bantam Barclaycard, without the club having to undertake all the regulatory financial stuff because the contract would be between me and Barclaycard
    .....or I could be completely wrong
     
  9. Campbell's soup

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    Ask Chatgpt to translate Chatgpt - it'll be like my kids favourite YouTube clip, where a bloke holds two telephones against each other and 2 Chinese takeaways have an argument
     
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    That's my guess.

    The Bradford City fanbase is a 'community' and I suspect that they have an idea to provide a platform that enables the easy provision of financial services to the 'community'. Perhaps the Yoof will put their pyro down to check how their Bradford City Stocks and Share ISA is performing against Huddersfield's...

    When I worked in insurance, years ago, we provided white-label financial products that were easily branded for the likes of John Lewis and Tesco. So rebranding of financial products with the name Bradford City or Leeds United for example will be pretty straight-forward technically and legally. The challenge I suspect will be overcoming existing arrangements that clubs have with their current sponsors and affiliates. They are likely to have agreements in place not to partner with possible competitors.

    I might be missing the mark here, but it doesn't feel like a 'disrupter'.
     
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  11. Dennis

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    Maybe. Several clubs in the PL already have such a club branded credit csrd linked to the big players in that market. Man U link theirs to discounts in their expensive merchandising outlets.
     
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  12. Campbell's soup

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    'Get yersen BantamCard and get 50p offa Balti pie at any midweek home match and enter the monthly draw to win a tenner bag'
     
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  15. Dennis

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    Isn't a tenner bag something very different in BD8?
     
  16. Campbell's soup

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    Little Mbanq branded bags of Spice
     
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    I think it means they are finally going to install hot water in the men’s toilets.
     
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    perhaps slightly off tangent but @Park bantam@Park bantam did anything come of the post you flagged on here around the guy who is being blamed for the ruin of Hamilton Academical that had been sniffing around city for some reason.

    Apologies i cant find the thread you shared it on
     
  19. Park bantam

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    Can’t find anything about it other than the post on Facebook
     
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  20. Biker

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    Can someone swap the Collie for a Rottweiler :confused:

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