Not Just NIL Payments: A True Athlete Money Platform.
SportPass NIL unifies banking, payments, contract management, and compliance reporting for college athletics. It’s one secure system for athletic departments, collectives, and the student athletes they pay.
Built for the realities of revenue share, NIL & Alston awards
Built for the realities of revenue share, NIL & Alston awards
Built around everyone who touches athlete money.
NIL only works when the department, the collective, and the athlete are looking at the same numbers. SportPass NIL puts all three on one connected system.
Athletic Departments
Complete visibility and control of every payment.
From NIL and revenue share to Alston funds and sponsorships, departments see and govern it all, with compliance and reporting built into the same record.
Manage payments and income through Passport banking
Configurable payment, compliance, and activity views
Track active contracts, escrow, and funds paid out in real time
Give athletes safe, fully functional bank accounts in a few clicks
Downloadable financial statements for every reporting period
Student Athletes
A real bank account that grows with their earnings.
Every athlete gets a secure, pass-through FDIC insured* Passport account with a linked Visa debit card. They also get the tools to handle taxes and grow what they earn, no finance degree required.
Linked Visa debit card with access to 40,000+ fee-free ATMs
Tax Reserve account that can set aside liabilities automatically
Safe growth and Cash Builder options in a few clicks
Send money to other Passport users instantly and for free
Link external bank accounts; no account fees
Collectives & Sponsors
Coordinate athlete payments, and put idle funds to work.
Collectives and sponsors get full visibility into athlete activity, with payment coordination simplified across the school. Funds waiting in escrow can earn premium interest until they’re disbursed.
Access to all athlete activity in one configurable dashboard
Payment coordination synced with the school’s system
Idle collective funds earn premium interest
Track donations, escrow balances, and contracts awaiting review
Financial statements on demand for any reporting period
The Platform Four jobs, one secure system.
SportPass NIL brings together the financial and administrative functions college athletics has been stitching together by hand. It’s purpose-built for the way NIL actually moves.
Banking & Treasury
Pass-through FDIC insured* Passport accounts, linked Visa debit cards, tax reserve and growth options, and treasury tools, for athletes and the organizations that pay them.
Passport by Priority Commerce
Payments
Revenue share, NIL, recruiting and retention offers, Alston awards, travel stipends, and scholarship payments, all disbursed and tracked on one set of rails.
Same rails as $1T+ in commerce
Contract Management
Create, route, and review athlete contracts with escrow built in, so earned and unearned funds are always accounted for before they’re paid out.
Escrow-aware
Reporting & Compliance
Configurable activity and compliance views with downloadable financial statements, giving departments and collectives a clean audit trail for every period.
Configurable by role
Their first real paycheck deserves a real bank.
For many student athletes, NIL is the largest amount of money they’ve ever managed. SportPass NIL gives them a secure account, access to a secured Visa credit card, and guardrails for the parts nobody teaches, like setting aside taxes.
- Linked Visa debit + digital wallets
Spend earnings anywhere and link the card to digital wallets.
- Tax Reserve account
Set aside tax liabilities automatically in a dedicated account.
- Safe growth options
Accessible Cash Builder and growth options in a few clicks.
- Instant transfers
Send money to other Passport users instantly, with no fees.
Why SportPass NIL A bank, a payment processor, and a spreadsheet walk into one platform.
Most programs run NIL across disconnected tools. Here’s what changes when banking, payments, contracts, and compliance live on the same system.
| Capability | SportPass NIL Powered by Priority Commerce | Generic NIL software Tracking only | DIY / spreadsheets + outside bank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athlete banking & Visa debit | ◆ Built in | ✕ Not offered | ✕ Separate bank |
| Automated tax reserve & growth | ◆ Built in | ✕ Not offered | Manual |
| Revenue share, NIL, Alston, stipends | ◆ One system | Some types | Manual |
| Contract management with escrow | ◆ Built in | Add-on | ✕ Not offered |
| Department & collective compliance views | ◆ Configurable | Limited | ✕ Not offered |
| Idle funds earn interest in escrow | ◆ Built in | ✕ Not offered | ✕ Not offered |
| Backed by a regulated payments company | ◆ NASDAQ: PRTH | Varies | N/A |
Comparison reflects how NIL is commonly administered across tracking-only software and manual workflows. *Passthrough FDIC insurance is subject to FDIC terms and conditions; see Passport Account Agreement for details.
Powered by Priority Commerce Twenty years of commerce infrastructure, behind every athlete.
SportPass NIL runs on Priority Commerce’s native banking and payments engine. It’s the same configurable rails that move money for over a 1.8m customers every day, now purpose-built for college athletics.
Priority Commerce Technology Holdings · NASDAQ: PRTH
Talk to a specialist Bring NIL onto one secure system.
Tell us about your program and a Priority specialist will walk your team through SportPass NIL: banking, payments, contracts, and reporting, configured to how your athletics department actually operates.
Configurable to your conference and compliance needs
Pass-through FDIC insured* athlete accounts, set up in minutes
Concierge onboarding for departments and collectives
Frequently Asked Questions About SportPass NIL
What is SportPass NIL?
SportPass NIL is an athlete money platform that unifies banking, payments, contract management, and compliance reporting for college athletics, giving athletic departments, collectives, and student athletes one secure, connected system.
What can athletic departments do with the platform?
Departments get complete visibility and control of every payment, including NIL, revenue share, Alston funds, and sponsorships. Athlete onboarding also uses customized, per-school KYC and underwriting.
- Manage payments and income through Passport banking
- Configurable payment, compliance, and activity views with downloadable financial statements for every reporting period
- Track active contracts, escrow, and funds paid out in real time
- Give athletes safe, fully functional bank accounts in a few clicks
What do collectives and sponsors get from SportPass NIL?
They get full visibility into athlete activity and simplified payment coordination across the school, plus the ability to earn premium interest on idle/escrowed funds while they wait to be disbursed.
- Access to all athlete activity in one configurable dashboard
- Payment coordination synced with the school’s system
- Idle collective funds earn premium interest
- Track donations, escrow balances, and contracts awaiting review
- Financial statements on demand for any reporting period
How is SportPass NIL different from generic NIL software or spreadsheets?
Unlike tracking-only software or DIY/spreadsheet approaches (which typically require a separate outside bank), SportPass NIL has athlete banking and Visa debit built in, automated tax reserve/growth tools, one system for revenue share/NIL/Alston/stipends, built-in contract management with escrow, built-in customized underwriting/KYC, configurable department and collective compliance views, and built-in interest on idle funds.
What's Priority Commerce's scale in this space?
As stated on the page: 20,000+ athlete accounts, $2B+ in transaction volume, 50 schools on the platform, and 40,000+ fee-free ATMs nationwide.
How do I get started or learn more?
You can request a demo, talk to a specialist about your program, or log in/get started directly from the site. A specialist will walk your team through banking, payments, contracts, and reporting configured to your athletics department’s needs — including options for conference/compliance configuration and concierge onboarding.
Who is SportPass NIL built for?
It’s built around three roles: athletic departments, student athletes, and collectives/sponsors — so all three groups are working from the same numbers.
What does the platform offer student athletes?
Every athlete gets a secure, pass-through FDIC-insured* Passport account with a linked Visa debit card.
- Linked Visa debit card with access to 40,000+ fee-free ATMs
- Tax Reserve account that can set aside liabilities automatically
- Safe growth and Cash Builder options in a few clicks
- Send money to other Passport users instantly and for free
- Link external bank accounts; no account fees
What are the core components of the platform?
Four main pieces work together on one system:
- Banking & Treasury (Passport by Priority Commerce) — pass-through FDIC-insured* accounts, Visa debit cards, tax reserve and growth tools
- Payments — handles revenue share, NIL, recruiting/retention offers, Alston awards, travel stipends, and scholarship payments on one set of rails
- Contract Management — escrow-aware contract creation, routing, and review
- Reporting & Compliance — configurable activity/compliance views with downloadable financial statements
Who is behind SportPass NIL?
It runs on Priority Commerce’s banking and payments infrastructure — the same rails used to move money for over 1.8 million customers daily. Priority Commerce Technology Holdings trades on NASDAQ under PRTH.
Is the FDIC insurance guaranteed?
Passthrough FDIC insurance is subject to FDIC terms and conditions — details are outlined in the Passport Account Agreement.