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PayPal to Manage Big Ten and Big 12 Student-Athlete Payments

It coincides with a settlement taking effect July 1 that lets universities distribute up to $20.5 million to current athletes this year

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Overview

  • Big Ten and Big 12 athletic departments will exclusively use PayPal to deposit institutional compensation into student-athletes’ accounts
  • The payment system’s initial rollout is scheduled for this summer to align with the House v. NCAA settlement implementation
  • The settlement authorizes individual schools to allocate up to $20.5 million to current athletes and $2.8 billion to former players over the next year
  • Venmo will expand its campus role by supporting transactions for tickets, concessions and merchandise at member schools
  • Students will have access to a new Venmo Debit Mastercard for on-campus purchases under the partnership