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i2c Named Official Payment Processing Partner of RLL and Associate Sponsor of Rahal’s INDYCAR Entry in 2026

ZIONSVILLE, Ind. & REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) announced today that i2c Inc., a global financial technology innovator powering banking and payments for institutions worldwide, will serve as the Official Payment Processing Partner of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) and a full-season associate sponsor of Graham Rahal’s No. 15 NTT INDYCAR SERIES entry in 2026 beginning with the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, April 17-19.

“i2c processes billions of transactions worldwide on a single global platform—with zero downtime, zero compromise,” said Amir Wain, founder and CEO of i2c. “That's the standard we set every day, and it's the same standard RLL brings to the track every race weekend. INDYCAR rewards the team with the strongest infrastructure behind it, and that's exactly the business we're in. We're proud to stand alongside Bobby, Graham, and the entire RLL organization."

The partnership marks i2c’s debut in the INDYCAR SERIES. The i2c logo will appear on the engine cover and cockpit of Rahal’s Honda-powered race car as well as on his driver’s suit, with additional branding on the trackside fuel rig and all team transporters.

“i2c has built a reputation as a global leader in financial technology by combining innovation with reliability—two things that are absolutely critical in INDYCAR racing as well,” said Bobby Rahal, co-owner of RLL with David Letterman and Mike Lanigan. “Their ability to unify complex systems into a single, high-performance platform mirrors what we strive to do on the track every race weekend. We’re excited to work alongside a company like i2c that relies on precision, adaptability, and trust like we do.”

The 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season resumes with the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach on Sunday, April 19. Live coverage of the race begins at 5:30 p.m. ET on FOX, FOX Deportes, FOX One and the FOX Sports app. The 18-race schedule includes new venues in Arlington, Texas, Markham, Ontario, Canada and Washington, D.C. For more information about the series or team, visit www.indycar.com and www.rahal.com.

About i2c Inc.

An award-winning global financial technology innovator powering credit, debit, prepaid, core banking, and money movement solutions, i2c unifies banking and payments in an all-in-one platform, transforming product personalization with a customer-centric architecture and accelerating speed-to-market with composable building-block solutions. Financial institutions and fintechs globally trust i2c to help them quickly and efficiently configure and scale differentiated financial offerings in an evolving, competitive market. Powered by innovation and driven by trust for more than 25 years, i2c blends modern ingenuity with expert reliability to supercharge exceptional banking and payments experiences for millions of users and billions of transactions worldwide. For more information, visit i2cinc.com and follow us on LinkedIn at @i2cinc.

About Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, based in Zionsville, Ind., is co-owned by three-time IndyCar Champion and 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal, former CBS Late Show host David Letterman and Mi-Jack co-owner Mike Lanigan. In 2026, the team will compete in its 35th year of competition and will attempt to add to its 30 Indy car wins – including the 2004 Indy 500 from pole with Buddy Rice and the 2020 Indy 500 with Takuma Sato -- their 38 poles, 112 podium finishes and 1992 series championship. The team also competed in the American Le Mans Series from 2009-2013 as BMW Team RLL where they won both the Manufacturer and Team Championships in the GT category in 2010 and swept all three GT titles in 2011 - Manufacturer, Team and Driver. In 2012, the team finished second in the Team Championship and third in the Manufacturer Championship and in 2013, the team finished second in the Driver, Team and Manufacturer Championship. From 2014 to 2021, BMW Team RLL competed in the GTLM class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with a two-car program. In 2022, BMW M Team RLL competed in the GTD PRO class in IMSA while simultaneously ramping up for a two-car program in the much-anticipated GTP class in IMSA for 2023. In total, the team earned 25 wins – including the 2019 and 2020 Rolex 24 at Daytona endurance races, 34 poles and 107 podium finishes in program history. BMW M Team RLL highlights also include second-place finishes in the Manufacturer, Team and Driver championships in 2015 and 2017 and being named the 2020 Michelin North American Endurance Champions. In 2026, the team will compete in IMSA’s GTD PRO class with a one-car entry as RLL Team McLaren.

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Director of Media and Analyst Relations, i2c
media@i2cinc.com

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