Almost 80,000 McLaren Mastercard Formula 1® Team fans in BT Pay

• The McLaren F1 Team Mastercard Debit Gold premium physical card, in euros, enters the starting grid of Banca Transilvania.

• McLaren F1 Team Mastercard Debit (in lei) and McLaren F1 Team Mastercard Debit Gold (in euro) digital cards, launched in 2025, are among BT's champion products.

• McLaren F1 Team Mastercard cards – digital or physical, in euros or lei – issued between March 5 and April 5, 2026, can bring customers experiences inspired by the McLaren Mastercard Formula 1® Team.

Banca Transilvania and MasterCard launches the physical euro version of the premium McLaren F1 Team Mastercard Debit Gold card. This comes as a result of success BT digital cardsin lei and euro, launched last year within the same partnership.

Almost 80,000 cards have been activated in BT Pay since July 2025 to date – confirmation that there is a growing community of fans around them McLaren Mastercard Formula 1® Team.

Mastercard and Banca Transilvania – Official Mastercard Racing Partner of the McLaren Mastercard Formula 1® Team at the 2025 and 2026 Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix – recently announced expanding the partnershipby supporting two new stages on the F1 calendar: the 2026 Austrian Formula 1 Grand Prix and the 2027 Hungarian Formula 1 Grand Prix.

“We're launching the physical version of the McLaren F1 Team Mastercard Debit Gold card to complement the digital experience in BT Pay. It's more than a card, it's a connection to the world of performance and speed. For the growing community of fans in BT Pay, we wanted to offer an authentic symbol of passion for the McLaren Mastercard Formula 1® Team. Every use of the card brings the energy of motorsport into everyday banking.” – he declares Oana IlasDeputy General Director of Retail Banking, Banca Transilvania.

“Together with Banca Transilvania, we continue to bring the McLaren universe closer to fans in Romania. The launch of the physical version of the McLaren F1 Team Mastercard Debit Gold card is a natural step in building this community, because the passion for motorsport deserves to be lived every day, not just on race weekends. And through the benefits and access to dedicated experiences, every payment becomes a genuine connection to this world of performance.” – he says Cosmin VladimirescuMastercard General Manager for Romania and Croatia.

The premium benefits of the McLaren F1 Team Mastercard Debit Gold card – benefits, rewards and experiences:

• 10% cashback for payments made during Formula 1 weekends, at merchants in Romania or abroad;

• Prizes and experiences such as visiting the McLaren Technology Centre;

• Insurance for foreign travel and online shopping;

• 3 free entries/year in over 1,800 business lounges in almost 150 countries;

• Benefits through the platform Priceless.com: including offers, discounts, 10% cashback on payments made on Tuesdays (Mastercard Tuesday).

People who issue a McLaren F1 Team Mastercard (digital or physical, in euros or lei) through the BT Pay app between 5 March and 5 April 2026 can win experiences inspired by the McLaren Mastercard Formula 1® Team.

Banca Transilvania is the leader of the card market in Romania, with over 8 million cards issued, of which approximately 70% are also in digital format, in the BT Pay (for the population) and BT Go (for companies) applications.

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