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AMSTERDAM, Oct. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

-- Adyen will power unified commerce payments for Columbia Sportswear Company

and its brands including Columbia, Sorel, Mountain Hardwear, and prAna

Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), the global payments platform of choice for many of the

world's leading companies, announced today that it has been selected by

Columbia Sportswear Company (CSC), a leader in the global active lifestyle

apparel, footwear, accessories and equipment industry, as its primary payments

provider. Adyen is live with CSC brands today and will continue its roll out

across the U.S., Canada, and Europe with all major CSC brands, including

Columbia, Sorel, Mountain Hardwear, and prAna.

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By integrating with Adyen, CSC and its family of brands will have access to a

unified commerce platform, creating a single view of payments and customer data

across in-store and online purchases.  

With the global pandemic keeping people at home, customers have increasingly

turned to online shopping. Having a seamless platform with a consistent experience

across all channels became even more essential to CSC and its brands in 2020.  

"Adyen was the clear choice for us as we build our unified commerce

capabilities to create an even better consumer experience both online and

in-store," said Mike Hirt, Chief Information Officer for Columbia Sportswear

Company. "We're feeling good that we had the foresight to begin work with Adyen

before the COVID-19 crisis hit and consumers began to prefer online shopping

and contactless payments."  

"We're honored to work with Columbia Sportswear Company and its family of

brands to create a better customer experience for their shoppers in the US,

Canada, and beyond," said Kamran Zaki, COO, Adyen. "Payments in the retail

landscape are changing faster than ever, and businesses need to be equipped to

stay on top of emerging trends. Many of these trends are happening at the point

of checkout and together we hope to create a positive shopping experience

across all channels."

For more information, visit www.adyen.com .

About Adyen

Adyen (AMS: ADYEN) is the payments platform of choice for many of the world's

leading companies, providing a modern end-to-end infrastructure connecting

directly to Visa, Mastercard, and consumers' globally preferred payment

methods. Adyen delivers frictionless payments across online, mobile, and

in-store channels. With offices across the world, Adyen serves customers

including Facebook, Uber, Spotify, Casper, Bonobos and L'Oreal. The cooperation

with Columbia Sportswear Company as described in this merchant update underlines

Adyen's continuous growth with current and new merchants over the years.

About Columbia Sportswear Company

Columbia Sportswear Company has assembled a portfolio of brands for active

lives, making it a leader in the global active lifestyle apparel, footwear,

accessories, and equipment industry. Founded in 1938 in Portland, Oregon, the

company's brands are today sold in approximately 90 countries. In addition to

the Columbia(R) brand, Columbia Sportswear Company also owns the Mountain

Hardwear(R), SOREL(R) and prAna(R) brands. To learn more, please visit the

company's websites at www.columbia.com , www.mountainhardwear.com , www.sorel.com 

and www.prana.com 

SOURCE Adyen

CONTACT: Adyen, Kayla LaDuke, press@adyen.com