Advanzia Bank issues INTERSPORT Mastercard Gold in Austria

• With the INTERSPORT Mastercard Gold, powered by Advanzia Bank, cardholders can earn one INTERSPORT point per 5 EUR spent, plus an additional welcome bonus of 3,000 points.
• Convenient all-in-one card with membership barcode replaces existing INTERSPORT customer cards for in-store and online purchases
• Advanzia Bank's superfast enrolment process delivers cards to customers' fingertips in record time
  

Luxembourg/Wels (Austria), 21 October 2024 – INTERSPORT, the global sporting goods retailer, has partnered with Advanzia Bank to launch the first INTERSPORT Mastercard Gold in Austria. This no-fee credit card allows cardholders to earn one INTERSPORT point for every 5 EUR spent on day-to-day purchases.

The convenient, all-in-one credit and customer card is Advanzia's first to feature a membership barcode, making it easier than ever for loyal INTERSPORT customers to redeem points in-store or online, which are valid for at least 12 months.

Cardholders can unlock a range of flexible benefits at home and on the go, including complimentary travel insurance, zero ATM withdrawal and foreign exchange fees, and contactless payment options like Google Pay, Apple Pay and Garmin Pay.

Advanzia's real-time and intuitive enrolment process approves cardholders in a matter of minutes, allowing new customers to redeem their generous welcome bonus of 3,000 INTERSPORT points in record time. To celebrate this launch, the first 1,500 customers to receive their card will be gifted an additional 2,000 INTERSPORT points.

"The INTERSPORT Mastercard Gold powered by Advanzia delivers convenience and flexibility to our loyal customers in Austria," explains Franz Koll, CEO of INTERSPORT Austria. "This co-branded partnership enhances INTERSPORT's popular loyalty programme with a range of payment and lifestyle benefits, offering cardholders more opportunities to earn points and receive meaningful value from their everyday purchases."

With this partnership, Advanzia Bank underscores its position as a pioneering Cards-as-a-Service provider in Europe. Tilman Söffker, Head of Sales Business Partners at Advanzia Bank, comments: "We're delighted to issue the INTERSPORT Mastercard Gold in Austria, delivering unparalleled benefits and value to INTERSPORT customers. By offering cutting-edge solutions, flexible benefits and intuitive user experiences, we increase customer engagement for our co-branding partners and anticipate their customers' evolving needs."​

About Advanzia Bank
Founded in 2005 in Luxembourg, Advanzia Bank S.A. is a European digital bank specialising in credit cards and payment solutions. With 2.6 million credit card customers, Advanzia is a leading credit card issuer in Germany and has a strong presence in Luxembourg, France, Austria, Spain and Italy. As well as issuing consumer credit cards under its own brands, Advanzia is a leading provider of Cards-as-a-Service (CaaS) solutions for more than 280 companies, associations and financial institutions. Business partners use Advanzia’s co-branded credit cards to strengthen customer loyalty and create a competitive advantage. Private banks implement turnkey Visa and Mastercard credit card programmes delivered by Advanzia, either as white label cards or under the flagship Capitol brand. In 2023, Advanzia achieved a total credit card turnover of EUR 6.3 billion for all its market segments. At the end of 2023, the bank employed 208 employees.

​About INTERSPORT Austria Group
As of January 2024, the INTERSPORT Austria Group, headquartered in Wels, Upper Austria, comprises 104 INTERSPORT retailers at over 280 locations in Austria. The retailers are strongly anchored in the regions, represented with flagship stores in the cities and widely known with the RENT stores in the touristic regions of Austria. INTERSPORT employs around 4,000 people in Austria. The total sales area is approx. 190,000 m². INTERSPORT Austria also licences the stores in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia​. intersport.at

Advanzia Bank press contact
Sara Nobels
Head of Communication & PR

​INTERSPORT press contact
Mag. Daniela Strasser
CEO REICHLUNDPARTNER Public Relations
daniela.strasser@reichlundpartner.com
+43 (0) 732 666 222 1148