ATLANTA, Sept. 29, 2025 – The Atlanta Hawks and Early Warning Services have announced a multi-year partnership in which Paze, an online checkout solution developed by Early Warning Services and offered by participating banks and credit unions, will become the Official Jersey Patch Partner of the Atlanta Hawks. Paze checkout enables consumers to shop online with their preferred credit and debit cards via added security through tokenization in which actual card numbers are not shared with merchants. 

In addition to having their signature Paze branding on all official Hawks jerseys, Paze will serve as the Official Online Checkout Partner and Digital Wallet of the Hawks and State Farm Arena. 

The city of Atlanta is widely regarded as an emerging leader in the global financial technology industry. With more than 245 companies in the region supporting the movement of money worldwide, including Global Payments, the Hawks’ Official Commerce Technology Provider, Atlanta has earned the nickname “Transaction Alley,” as a hub where a significant number of global financial transactions are processed. To date, more than 150 million credit and debit cards have been added to the Paze checkout solution and that number is rapidly growing. 

“Partnering with the Atlanta Hawks is a natural fit for us,” said Serge Elkiner, General Manager, Paze. “Atlanta is not only home to one of the NBA’s most dynamic franchises, but also a hub for payment innovation. Teaming up with a franchise that shares our passion for speed and performance makes this partnership even more meaningful. With Paze branding on the Hawks’ jersey, we’re showcasing the same energy fans see on the court in the online checkout experience—speed, teamwork, and innovation.” 

The partnership will showcase “Hawks Elite” presented by Paze, a network designated exclusively for Atlanta Hawks Business Members. The program brings together business members, corporate partners, and prospects for exclusive events aimed at building connections and fostering stronger relationships through natural introductions and shared experiences. 

The Paze and Hawks partnership will ensure collaboration with fans, small business owners and entrepreneurs to educate them on the importance of secure digital transactions, empowering the Atlanta community through financial technology and safety best practices. 

Additionally, Paze will serve as the presenting partner for the Hawks’ highly-anticipated Nov. 8 game against the Los Angeles Lakers at State Farm Arena. As the presenting partner, Paze will be woven into the game experience through enhanced branding, digital and social features, and special in-arena activations designed to connect directly with Hawks fans. 

“Paze checkout has quickly become an emerging solution in the financial technology industry. Its core values are rooted in innovation and providing a first-class checkout experience offering added security for all users. With those shared values, we are proud to have the Paze branding woven into the fabric of the Atlanta Hawks uniforms and throughout our community,” said Andrew Saltzman, Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena Chief Commercial Officer and President of Business Enterprise. 

The Hawks will incorporate Paze into various high-visibility brand activations on TV, radio and in-arena as well as dynamic digital signage outside State Farm Arena in the heart of downtown Atlanta. The Paze branding will also be present throughout Hawks media alongside the Hawks’ primary logo on the press conference backdrop. 

Fans can learn more about the patch partnership and learn how to activate their credit and debit cards in the Paze wallet by visiting Hawks.com/Paze.
 

About Paze

Paze^SM is a reimagined online checkout solution that banks and credit unions offer to consumers and merchants, combining all eligible debit and credit cards into a single wallet and eliminating manual card entry. Solving long-standing challenges in e-commerce, Paze^SM provides an easy experience for consumers and merchants alike. More than 165 million credit and debit cards have been added to the Paze^SM checkout solution. To learn more about Paze^SM, visit www.paze.com. Paze^SM is operated by Early Warning Services, LLC, an innovator in financial and risk management solutions.

About the Atlanta Hawks

Committed to entertaining and uniting the city of Atlanta since 1968, the Atlanta Hawks & State Farm Arena, under the leadership of Principal Owners Tony Ressler and Jami Gertz, continue to build bridges through basketball by following its True to Atlanta mantra. On the court, the Hawks’ exciting young core is led by three-time All-Star point guard Trae Young. Off the court, the Hawks organization focuses on positively impacting the lives of Atlantans through providing access to youth basketball, fighting food insecurity, and the transformation of State Farm Arena into Georgia’s largest-ever voting precinct for the 2020 elections. The Hawks family also includes the College Park Skyhawks (NBA G League). Atlanta Hawks Membership, which includes your seat for every home game, is on sale now at www.hawks.com/membership or by calling 866-715-1500. For more information on the Hawks, log on to www.hawks.com or follow us on social media @ATLHawks.

MONTREAL, Sept. 8, 2025 – Nuvei today announced a partnership with Early Warning Services, to bring Paze^SM, a fast and convenient online checkout solution available in the U.S., to more merchants and consumers. Paze checkout offers enhanced security because actual card numbers with secure tokens are used during transactions.

Through this partnership, Nuvei will integrate Paze checkout into its payments platform, enabling U.S. merchants to offer a streamlined checkout where consumers can checkout using the credit and debit cards they already have with participating financial institutions - without the need to manually enter card details or create a separate account profile at time of checkout.¹

Paze is designed to simplify checkout and provide added security by leveraging tokenization that replaces sensitive credit and debit card account numbers with single-use, unique tokens and dynamic identifiers. This process helps protect consumers’ actual card numbers and reduce friction at checkout, to help drive conversion rates for merchants and decrease the number of abandoned carts.

In the U.S., the average documented online shopping cart abandonment rate is nearly 71% (Statista, 2025), with a complicated checkout experience cited as one of the top reasons, making solutions like Paze a driver of sales recovery.

“Friction at checkout remains one of digital commerce’s biggest challenges, and our merchants are always looking for better solutions,” said Phil Fayer, Chair and CEO of Nuvei. “Partnering with Early Warning Services to bring Paze to checkout lets us deliver a faster, more convenient experience that’s already familiar to consumers through their bank or credit union. By combining Nuvei’s global reach, local acquiring expertise, and advanced fraud prevention with Paze’s tokenized wallets, we’re helping merchants boost conversion, reduce abandonment, and grow their businesses worldwide.”

“Nuvei’s scale and merchant network make them a strong partner to help expand the availability of Paze checkout to more online merchants and their consumers,” said Eric Hoffman, Chief Partnerships Officer, Early Warning Services. “By combining the Paze digital wallet with Nuvei’s payments expertise, we’re making online checkout fast and convenient.

The partnership will make Paze checkout available to Nuvei’s extensive merchant network in the U.S., which collectively processes billions of consumer transactions annually.  Merchants integrating Paze into their checkout experience through Nuvei will be able to:

• Help reduce cart abandonment by decreasing friction from the checkout process
• Offer customers a payment option linked to their financial institution
• Leverage tokenization to help protect sensitive credit and debit card number
• Access Paze checkout through a single Nuvei integration without additional development overhead

By combining Nuvei’s acquisition functionality and local market expertise with the Paze tokenized digital wallet, each company is helping shape the future of online commerce, giving consumers more control over how they checkout online while helping merchants meet increased expectations for speed and convenience in digital transactions.
 

About Paze

Paze^SM is a reimagined online checkout solution that banks and credit unions offer to consumers and merchants, combining all eligible debit and credit cards into a single wallet and eliminating manual card entry. Solving long-standing challenges in e-commerce, Paze^SM provides an easy experience for consumers and merchants alike. More than 165 million credit and debit cards have been added to the Paze^SM checkout solution. To learn more about Paze^SM, visit www.paze.com. Paze^SM is operated by Early Warning Services, LLC, an innovator in financial and risk management solutions.
 

About Nuvei

Nuvei is accelerating the business of clients around the world. Nuvei’s modular, flexible and scalable technology allows leading companies to accept next-gen payments, offer all payout options and benefit from card issuing, banking, risk and fraud management services. Connecting businesses to their customers in more than 200 markets, with local acquiring in 50 markets, 150 currencies and 720+ alternative payment methods, Nuvei provides the technology and insights for customers and partners to succeed locally and globally with one integration.

For more information, visit www.nuvei.com.

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¹Some merchants may require account setup to make purchases.