Nu Lands Naming Rights for Inter Miami’s New $350M Stadium
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Today’s headline comes from a place I always enjoy covering: the intersection of FinTech and football.
In Miami, no less...
Brazilian FinTech Nu has secured the naming rights for Inter Miami’s new stadium.
Starting April 4, the MLS club will play at Nu Stadium, part of the $350M Miami Freedom Park development. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.
But Inter Miami’s previous naming rights reportedly exceeded $10M per year, suggesting this deal likely lands in the low eight-figure range annually.
Nu now serves 131 million customers across Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia. Revenue reached $16.3B in FY2025, up 45% year over year.
The stadium partnership is also part of Nu’s push into the United States, following its conditional approval for a U.S. federal bank charter.
To hear more about the strategy behind the deal, CNBC spoke with Inter Miami managing owner Jorge Mas and Nu co-founder Cristina Junqueira. Below, you will find a part of the interview. 👇
CNBC's Contessa Brewer sits down with Jorge Mas, Inter Miami CF managing owner, and Cristina Junqueira, co-founder and CEO of U.S. for Nu.
𝙁𝙪𝙣 𝙁𝙖𝙘𝙩: Nubank is now the second Brazilian digital bank with MLS stadium naming rights, after Inter &Co in Orlando. FinTech × Sports marketing is becoming a serious playbook.
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