Iowa State Athletics is investing in its student-athletes' futures by choosing Scout for support that goes beyond the paycheck to help athletes' money last long after it hits their accounts.

AMES, Iowa — Iowa State University Athletics has renewed its partnership with Scout, the financial technology company built specifically for athletes, originally selecting the company through a competitive request-for-proposal process. After evaluating its options, Iowa State chose to continue with Scout, making a decision the department attributes in large part to the end-to-end support Scout provides athletes well beyond the moment they're paid.

In a college sports landscape where many providers focus on moving money, Iowa State pointed to what happens next. Processing a payment is only the first step; the harder, more valuable work is helping an athlete understand what to do with it: the taxes they now owe, the savings they should start, the plan that turns a one-time check into long-term security. Scout's comprehensive tax services, including international support, weighed heavily in the Cyclones' decision. That work comes from a team of experts, many of them former athletes themselves. Scout calls it post-payment support, and it is the part of the athlete experience that most tools leave untouched.

Through the continued partnership, Iowa State athletes retain access to Scout's full platform: payment processing, financial literacy education, one-on-one support, tax preparation, and a secure mobile app to manage taxes, savings, LLC formation, and long-term planning and the tools that carry an athlete from getting paid to building something lasting.

"A renewal through a competitive process is the best feedback we can get," said Michael Haddix Jr., CEO and Founder of Scout. "Iowa State looked at the whole market, asked hard questions, and chose to keep building with us. They understand that the money is just the beginning and what matters is the support that comes after it. That's exactly what we built Scout to deliver, and we're proud to keep doing it for the Cyclones."

About Scout

Scout is an innovative financial technology company built specifically for athletes. Combining education, one-on-one support, and a mobile app, Scout helps student-athletes navigate taxes, savings, LLC formation, and investment planning. Its customizable revenue distribution platform serves athletic departments, coaches, and athletes in today's evolving college sports environment. Scout looks at NIL differently — Name, Image… Lifetime.

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