Team Vitality partners with Crédit Agricole to launch 25,000 youth bank cards for gamers aged 10–17, blending esports with finance.
French esports giant Team Vitality has teamed up with Groupe Crédit Agricole to launch a limited-edition youth bank card for gamers aged 10 to 17.
It is the second partnership between the two organizations focused on young gamers, following the sponsorship of Vitality School in 2022.
Team Vitality to launch 25,000 youth bank cards
The fine print in the announcement image reveals a few additional details. There will be a total of 25,000 Team Vitality Mozaïc Black youth bank cards created as part of the partnership.
The promo image for the new bank card features three Team Vitality players from three different titles, each popular among the young gamer demographic (Yep, sorry Counter-Strike 2): Rocket League's Alexis "Zen" Bernier, VALORANT's Nikita "derke" Sirmitev and League of Legends' Manon "Sha" Legaignoux.
"Through this project, we are creating new bridges between esports, major brands and the daily uses of our fans," said Team Vitality in the official LinkedIn announcement post.
"It reflects two strong ambitions, shared with our partner. Supporting Crédit Agricole in its desire to innovate with the younger generations and consolidating Team Vitality's position as an institutional, premium and international esports club, capable of developing useful and engaging activations."
The cardholder must be between the age of 10 to 17 when they sign, but the card can be renewed up until the cardholder's 25th birthday. Minors will still need legal guardians to be responsible for the subscription and usage of the card while under the age of 18.
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Vitality and Crédit Agricole
It might seem bizarre for a French esports team to partner with a major bank, but Team Vitality and Crédit Agricole have been collaborating for 3 years.
Crédit Agricole became a sponsor of Vitality School in 2022, an educational and esports training program founded by Team Vitality for 12-17 year-olds. Vitality School runs during school vacations and has both online and in-person sessions at Team Vitality's HQ in Paris.
The curriculum - aimed to encourage and educate young gamers about the esports ecosystem - includes the daily life of an esports athlete, the importance of a balanced lifestyle and of course, the history of Team Vitality.
In 2024, Crédit Agricole strengthened ties with Team Vitality further by committing to being an official partner of their women's League of Legends squad, Rising Bees. Outside of Vitality School and Rising Bees, the European bank also sponsors multiple Team Vitality rosters in League of Legends, Rocket League and Fortnite.
Why does it matter?
Team Vitality are not the first esports team to have their own bank card, yet they are the first to create one exclusively for young gamers.
Other esports organizations have also launched physical bank cards, but not since 2021. 100 Thieves' launched the Cash App Card, while Astralis partnered with Denmark's Lunar Bank for their Debit Card.
Their unique selling point? For every time a fan ordered a 100 Thieves Cash App Card for $5, $1 was donated to the Gamers Outreach charity. Meanwhile, the Astralis Lunar Bank Debit Card gave owners access to exclusive AMA and gaming tutorials from Astralis players.
In traditional sports, team bank cards do exist but are still relatively rare. Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are two of only four European soccer teams with active bank or payment cards in 2025.
Given Team Vitality's existing mission to normalise esports as a career path and passion at Vitality School, the bank card collaboration with Crédit Agricole takes esports fandom one step closer to traditional sports.
