RANGERS are in court facing a lawsuit of around £2million from a firm which produces payment cards for football fans.

Lawyers for the Reputation Exchange PLC have gone to the Court of Session in Edinburgh in a bid to recover a “significative compensation” from the Glasgow club.

The company, known as REPX claims the ‘Gers owe its money over an aborted agreement between the two sides.

REPX says Rangers wanted it to develop a “customised payment card” which would have allowed fans to buy products associated with it.

However, the business claims that Rangers stopped the card from coming into operation. It claims it was provided with legal advice from “Scottish legal counsel” saying the club breached an agreement.

The firm also claims that the alleged breach means it is entitled to compensation – it says that it invested a large amount of its own money into developing the card and it should be compensated for the sum it spent.

On Thursday, the action called for the first time in a virtual hearing before judge Lord Sandison.

According to its website the firm describes itself as being a “fintech company” that is “disrupting” traditional banking.

It states: “REPX is creating for celebrities, influencers, sport teams, brands, iconic cities, the opportunity to monetize their fans base with unique co-branded prepaid cards, debit cards, and patented digital products catered to their loyal legions of followers and fans”

It claims it started working with Rangers to design a prepaid card after making similar products for Italian sides AC Milan and Torino.

In the firm’s strategic report for the year ending December 31 2023, the company talks of initiating a legal action against a football club which it doesn’t name.

The report states: “The company initiated legal action against a football club to recover the advance paid to acquire the right to issue branded prepaid cards, as well as to recover the loss of profit and/or cost of investments made to develop an app customized to the wishes of the club itself.

“Below are some key extracts from the letter sent by our lawyers to the other side, anticipating that proceedings will be commenced against the football club without further delay should it not be possible to resolve the claims in early course:

“Our Client has also had the benefit of advice from senior counsel on Clause 12 of the contract.“Our Client (REPX) has suffered significant losses as a result of your client’s breaches of contract. Our Client maintains claims against Your Client under the following heads.”

It claims the failed scheme created losses of £1.5million on top of £500,000 in “aborted costs” including design work.

They say this is on top of further £120,000 in cash they had paid the club as part of an agreement to launch the card in August 2023 before the plan was shelved.

Bosses are also claiming a further £20,000 for “costs and wasted management time”.

In a letter sent to the council of the Cyprus Stock Exchange on December 27 2024, REPX directors state that “the company has started a costly lawsuit against the Scottish club

Rangers FC who had a customised payment card created to their specifications.”

It further claims: “REPX invested several hundred thousand GBP in technology and one year of development) and then effectively blocked the issuance of the card on instrumental grounds that even the Scottish Legal Counsel (which carries significant weight in Scotland) who provided us with the prior legal advice to start the legal process dismissed as unfounded.

“In fact the Scottish Legal Counsel invited us to assert our right to a substantial refund of the amount invested on the basis of the Scottish club’s claims.

“We believe we should be entitled to receive a significative compensation.”

The exact sum that RepX is suing Rangers for is not yet known. Lawyers in the case are currently finalising their positions and arguments.

On Thursday, Lord Sandison fixed a procedural hearing to take place in the case on May 2 2025.