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March Madness Is Big Business On And Off The Court…With Billions of Dollars in Direct Sales Impact and Millions Spend on T&E and Per-Diem Programs

March Madness Stats & Facts:

  1. $1.3 Billion+: Annual revenue for the NCAA
  2. $17.3 Billion: Corporate losses due to unproductive workers during March Madness
  3. 9 Quintillion: The chances of having a perfect bracket are 1 in 9,223,372,036,854,775,808
  4. $1 Billion: Offered by Warren Buffett to anyone who had a perfect bracket
  5. $12.7 Billion: Estimated 2024 tournament’s direct sales to Arizona’s hotels, venues, and other components of the state’s Sports and Tourism sector
  6. $162+ Million: Estimated T&E and per-diem spends including $73 million on hotels, $15.3 million on restaurants, and $29.6 million on transportation

Rellevate Is Revolutionizing The Per-Diem Playbook

Rellevate is transforming Athletic Departments’ per-diem programs with specialized zero-cost solutions including digital wallets and Visa/Mastercard debit cards

✓ Centralized Platform: Tailored solutions to meet unique University needs that are scalable for all team sizes. The platform offers seamless integration with existing University systems and an intuitive app for enhanced accessibility and transparency for participating athletes and coaches

✓ Managing/Tracking Expenses: User-friendly dashboard showing where and how the university’s funds are being spent, coupled with restriction protocols where select merchants can be excluded and custom capabilities where specific or standardized amounts can be offered to selected players or groups

✓ Fraud & Theft Protection: From trackable transactions to frozen accounts and replacement card capabilities (all at zero cost). Plus, each account is supported by Visa & Mastercard’s Fraud Protection and Zero Liability Policy

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