FanXT

FanXT
IndustryFantasy Sports,[1] Daily Fantasy Sports
Founded10 March 2010 Edit this on Wikidata
Headquarters
Kuala Lumpur Edit this on Wikidata
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Malaysia Edit this on Wikidata
Area served
Worldwide[2]
WebsiteFanXT

FanXT is a fantasy sports site that provides fantasy sports platforms, namely for The Football Association, MotoGP, and Formula One. They are one of the first to develop a fantasy platform for the Premier League which allows users to set up their own leagues and act as commissioners, and the first few that launched a daily fantasy sports platform for football (soccer).[3][4][5] They are also the official provider of fantasy platforms for the Finnish Football League, Hong Kong First Division League, I-League, United Football League (Philippines) and S.League.[4][6][7][8] FanXT is supported by the GIST Initiative programme, a partnership led by the U.S. Department of State and implemented by CRDF Global[9]

FanXT launched the first ever fantasy soccer game for AFC Asian Cup 2011 and AFF Suzuki Cup 2012. It is also currently the official digital media provider for the Philippines’ United Football League

Grand Perfecta Inc acquired FanXT in January 2016.[10][11]

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  9. ^ "Transformers Southeast Asia". CRDF Global. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  10. ^ "Grand Perfecta, Inc., Acquires FanXT to Expand Into Fantasy Sports Market". Yahoo Finance. 11 Jan 2016.
  11. ^ Lee, Liz (19 Jan 2016). "Malaysia: Grand Perfecta buys FanXT parent Just Mobile, to take on global fantasy sports market". Deal Street Asia.