Goldmoney & Play Magnus Group (PMG) Partner to Launch the Goldmoney Asian Rapid
June 18 2021 - 10:17AM
Business Wire
Goldmoney Inc. (TSX: XAU), a precious metal financial service
and technology company and Play Magnus Group (Euronext Growth Oslo:
PMG), a global leader in the chess industry, have signed an
agreement for Goldmoney to become the Official Precious Metals
Partner of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour as well as the
presenting partner of the next tournament, the Goldmoney Asian
Rapid.
The Meltwater Champions Chess Tour has passed the halfway mark
of the season, with three tournaments left this Summer before the
Tour Final in San Francisco. So far the Tour has achieved 90M live
broadcast views on online streaming platforms and a record-breaking
283K peak concurrent viewership for professional chess
tournaments.
The Goldmoney Asian Rapid is the seventh tournament of the
year-long Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, featuring the world’s
best chess players competing for the largest prize fund in online
chess on www.chess24.com. In addition to Magnus Carlsen and many of
the other world’s top players, the upcoming tournament has a
particular focus on players from Asia, featuring an earlier start
time to accommodate for Asian players and viewers. The Goldmoney
Asian Rapid will for the first time have a female competitor, Hou
Yifan, the highest rated female chess player and former Women’s
World Chess Champion.
Goldmoney offers the easiest way to purchase physical gold along
with other precious metals online which has led to the Canadian
company safeguarding nearly $3 billion in assets for clients
located in more than 150 countries. In addition to being the title
partner of the Goldmoney Asian Rapid, Goldmoney will become the
Official Precious Metals Partner of the Meltwater Champions Chess
Tour.
The Goldmoney Asian Rapid runs from June 26th to July 4th
starting at 1PM CEST each day and is broadcast on TV2, Eurosport,
www.chess24.com, and multiple online streaming platforms such as
Twitch and YouTube.
“Just as Play Magnus Group is driving innovation to bring chess
to a wider audience, Goldmoney is focused on democratizing access
to purchasing precious metals through technology. We are excited to
partner with Goldmoney, the most innovative name in precious
metals,” said Andreas Thome, CEO of Play Magnus Group.
“Chess is a beautiful game which expresses the skill, free will,
and intelligence found in human beings. It is a game with a rich
tradition spanning at least hundreds of years. Likewise, gold has a
rich tradition as an element of great wonder which has served as
the premier form of money for human civilization for thousands of
years. We are honoured to partner with the Tour, supporting this
rich human tradition of chess while introducing the contemporary
chess community to the rich tradition of gold and precious metals,”
said Roy Sebag, CEO of Goldmoney.
About the 2021 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour The 2021 Meltwater
Champions Chess Tour will, for the first time in history, determine
the world’s best chess player over a full competitive season of
online chess. Beginning in November 2020, the Meltwater Champions
Chess Tour features monthly tournaments culminating in a final
tournament in September 2021. The best chess players in the world
are competing in a total of ten tournaments of rapid chess. All
games take place online on www.chess24.com with players competing
for a total prize pool of over USD 1.5 million. For more
information visit https://championschesstour.com/.
About Play Magnus Group Play Magnus Group is a global leader in
the chess industry focused on providing premier digital experiences
for millions of chess players and students. The company offers
e-learning and entertainment services via its market leading
brands: chess24, Chessable, iChess, New In Chess, Everyman Chess,
CoChess, Aimchess, the Play Magnus App Suite, and the Meltwater
Champions Chess Tour. The Group's mission is to grow chess to make
the world a smarter place by encouraging more people to play,
watch, study, and earn a living from chess.
Play Magnus Group is listed on Euronext Growth Oslo under the
ticker PMG. For more information visit pmg.me.
About Goldmoney Inc. Goldmoney Inc. (TSX: XAU) is a precious
metal focused financial technology company. Through its ownership
of various operating subsidiaries, the company is engaged in
precious metal sales to its clients, including arranging delivery
and storage of precious metals for its clients, coin retailing, and
lending. Goldmoney clients located in over 150 countries hold
approximately $2.6 billion in precious metal assets. The company’s
operating subsidiaries include: Goldmoney.com, SchiffGold.com and
Goldmoney Lend & Borrow. In addition to the Company’s principal
business segments, the Company holds a significant interest in Menē
Inc. (TSXV:MENE), which crafts pure 24-karat gold and platinum
investment jewelry that is sold by gram weight and Totenpass Inc.
which has developed a proprietary gold storage drive. Through these
businesses and other investment activities, Goldmoney gains
long-term exposure to precious metals. For more information about
Goldmoney, visit goldmoney.com.
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Andreas Thome, CEO Play Magnus Group andreas@playmagnus.com
Mark Olson, VP Finance Goldmoney Inc. ir@goldmoney.com
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