HALIFAX CREDIT CARD SERVICE CITY'S HAT-TRICK OF SIGNINGS

Swansea City FC has followed the recent signing's of Frenchman David Romo and Venezuelan Giovanni Savarese with its third major signing - a partnership deal with Halifax Card Services to provide a Swans-branded supporters' credit card.

Halifax Card Services will become the Swans official credit card partner, offering supporters of the club the chance to have their very own Swansea City Football Club credit card. The club has announced that all contributions from the deal will be used to further enhance the team's youth development programme. Mike Lewis, Swansea City managing director, said

"We are delighted to have formed a partnership with Halifax Card Services to provide our own Swans credit card. As well as being a great new way for Swansea City fans to show allegiance to their team, the deal also provides cash support for the club. We will be using all the contributions from this partnership to strengthen our youth development programme and we hope that our fans will see the value in having a credit card that ploughs money back into the club."

James Corcoran, managing director of Halifax Card Services, said "We are extremely pleased to have been chosen as Swansea City's credit card partner. We have worked closely with the club to give the fans a highly competitive football credit card - one that will inject money back into the club."

Supporters looking to transfer their balances from other credit cards will pay a very competitive interest rate of 5.9 per cent on Platinum and Gold cards and 6.9 per cent on Classic cards for five months.

The interest rate for purchases is 16.9 per cent on Platinum and Gold and 17.9 per cent on Classic.

Fans can apply for a Swans card by calling freephone 0800 028 5358.

No annual fee and up to 59 days interest-free credit Free purchase protection and travel accident insurance Free flight delay and lost luggage insurance

For further information, please contact Nick Cobban, head of public relations, Tel: 07887 551321.

Adrian Johnson or Steve Clark at Lynx PR, The Rookery, Rodley Lane, Leeds LS13 1AA. Tel: 0113 239 3535, Fax: 0113 236 1606

HALIFAX CARD SERVICES 3rd Floor, 58/64 Moorgate, London EC2R 6EL.