The Mansion Sports Club has launched its first facility in An Phu, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City, offering an advanced football experience that blends technology, community engagement, and luxury amenities.

Mansion Sports Club reimagines the traditional football pitch with flexible configurations tailored to different styles, formats, and teams. The facility can transform a full-sized 11v11 pitch into three 7v7 pitches or six 5v5 pitches. Features such as racing seats and sunken goalposts enhance the playing and viewing experience, providing a professional atmosphere and added stability.

The club also boasts a multi-purpose press conference room and a video production room for media engagements and game analysis, catering to both players and the media.

Beyond the pitch, the facility offers amenities designed for comfort and convenience. A cafe, a merchandise store, an elevated VIP viewing deck with air conditioning, and a BBQ area enhance the overall spectator experience. Additional features include secure equipment storage, team-friendly changing rooms, and strategically placed toilets with views of the pitch.

Technological advancements are a key aspect of Mansion Sports Club. Electric sign boards facilitate smooth player substitutions, video assistant referee (VAR) technology ensures fair play, and AI-powered cameras provide detailed game analysis. Professional referees and live commentators further enrich the matchday experience.

The club’s opening comes on the heels of hosting the inaugural national 7v7 pro tournament, the Mansion Sports Cup.

Mansion Sports Club’s debut signals a significant development for football in Ho Chi Minh City, with more innovations on the horizon.

OKTO has announced the expansion of its revolutionary real-time cash-to-digital closed loop payment service, OKTO.CASH, into the Indian market. This strategic move marks a significant milestone in OKTO’s mission to transform payment experiences for both merchants and consumers globally.

With the introduction of OKTO.CASH in India, online merchants now have the capability to offer cash-to-digital payments at hundreds of thousands of locations across India, focusing also on small cities. The first e-merchant is already benefiting from this service, with many more expected to follow throughout the year.

OKTO.CASH is now accessible through an extensive network of over 100,000 retail points. The company plans to extend its reach to more than 500,000 retail points by the end of the year, ensuring wide availability for consumers to complete their closed-loop cash-to-digital OKTO.CASH transactions.

OKTO has a locally based dedicated team to support this expansion, ensuring the best possible service and assistance.

“This expansion underscores our commitment to delivering superior payment experiences at every transaction and in every region that requires such services. We are dedicated to empowering online merchants with enhanced payment service offerings, aligning with our strategy of being a last-mile expert and helping online merchants acquire new consumers,” Björn Katerbau, Chief Distribution Officer at OKTO, said.

Global esports organisation Gen.G Esports has announced a partnership with LG U+. The partnership comes on the heels of the two companies’ first collaboration to celebrate the 2023 LoL World Championship. The two companies will work closely together to strengthen fandom and innovate the customer experience. As part of the partnership, Gen.G Esports’ League of Legends pro team will feature the LG U+’s logo on their jerseys during the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) Summer season.

“We’re thrilled to be able to renew our partnership with LG U+ in such an innovative way. By leveraging all the data we’ve collected across our pro players and the thousands of students at the Gen.G Global Academy, we’re able to offer an even superior customer experience through our YOUR.GG data analytics platform to the millions of gamers that are customers of LG U+,” Arnold Hur, CEO of Gen.G Esports, said.

Through this partnership, the two companies will provide LG U+’s Uth members with a variety of members-only benefits, including a monthly subscription to Gen.G Crew and YOUR.GG player reports, to enrich their gaming experience.

Fans will be able to interact directly with the League of Legends players who have led the teams to victory through the Gen.G Crew b.stage platform, as well as receive purchase tickets to fan zones at domestic fan meets and matches. Champion play analyses and player reports based on comparative data will also be provided through YOUR.GG, League of Legends data analytics service.