Sports Industry Veteran Paul Brewer Joins Payment Labs

Newly Appointed EVP of Sales & Sports Partnerships Brings 20 Years of Experience and Relationships to Drive Revenue Growth

LOS ANGELES – July 31, 2025 – Payment Labs, a global fintech leader specializing in payment solutions for sports organizations, today announced the appointment of industry veteran Paul Brewer as Executive Vice President of Sales & Sports Partnerships. A former revenue leader at The Sporting News, Rival, and ESL, Brewer will spearhead Payment Labs’ continued expansion in the sports market, building on the startup’s success in automating complex payment processes for sports and gaming properties.

“With the rapidly evolving NIL landscape, a new generation of athlete entrepreneurs, and new innovative league prize formats, there’s a growing need for a fast, reliable, and compliant payment infrastructure,” said Brewer. “Payment Labs’ proprietary platform delivers a solution at scale. I’m looking forward to working with the team to bring this innovative technology to more partners to help them operate with the efficiency the modern sports landscape demands.”

Brewer brings more than two decades of traditional sports and emerging industry experience across a range of media companies, brands, and properties. This includes partnering with the NBA, the NHL and Coca-Cola at marketing tech platform Rival and increasing sponsorship revenue at the world’s largest esports company ESL by over 850 percent. He also led sales development and marketing strategy across Turner Broadcasting's digital sports properties, including Bleacher Report, NBA, NCAA, PGA, and NASCAR.

“Paul’s background in sports and esports gives him a unique perspective on the complexities organizations have to navigate when it comes to their payment needs of sports,” said Han Park, CEO, Payment Labs. “His decision to join Payment Labs further validates our capabilities within the sports industry, and his knowledge will be invaluable as we bring our platform to more emerging and established sports companies that need a better way to manage complicated payments.”

Brewer’s appointment comes as many sports organizations rely on antiquated software and cumbersome processes for managing global payouts to athletes, vendors, and creators. Payment Labs directly addresses these pain points with its vertically integrated, purpose-built tech stack that replaces manual workflows with a streamlined and compliant solution.

Armed with Brewer’s market-leading expertise, Payment Labs is well equipped to solidify its position as an essential partner for forward-thinking sports properties. This includes up-and-coming sports leagues, organized youth sports, collegiate athletics, professional teams, and more.  The company is already trusted by X Games, The Snow League, Arnold Sports, AVP, APP, PDGA, and more, demonstrating its relevance and capabilities beyond its origins in competitive gaming.

For more information on Payment Labs, please visit paymentlabs.io.

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About Payment Labs 

Payment Labs is an innovative financial technology solution that brings speed, efficiency, and compliance to modern day sports companies. Its proprietary SaaS platform was purpose-built to solve common industry pain points with a streamlined, secure, and tax compliant platform for global payouts. Already an essential partner to forward-thinking and emerging sports properties X Games, The Snow League, Arnold Sports, AVP, APP, PDGA, and more, Payment Labs is positioning itself as a leader in the future of sports business operations.