Emerging Payments Awards 2018 finalists announced

The eleventh Emerging Payments Awards will be back at the Hilton, Park Lane in London on Wednesday 10th October. This year the Awards will be hosted by stand-up Canadian/Irish comedian, Katherine Ryan, best known for co-hosting ‘Your face or Mine’ alongside Jimmy Carr. The Awards will host more than 700 guests, including the industry’s most senior decision-makers from across the globe. With 30% more entries this year and 55% tables already taken, the ceremony is bound to be a sell-out. The judges were particularly impressed with the variety of submissions from all over the world. 40% were first-time entrants and nearly 70% from outside the Emerging Payments Association membership. Submissions demonstrated examples of high-quality, effective and innovative payment solutions and organisations. The 30% increase in submissions reinforces the relevance of the Awards, which includes new and revised categories to reflect changes in the industry. Popular categories included: Best Financial Payments Programme, Best B2B Payments Programme, Best Collaboration Initiative, Best Back Office Innovation, Best Customer Facing Experience and, of course, Leading Emerging Payments Organisation. Submissions were judged by an elite panel of 40 international judges, chaired by John Chaplin, Helios Advisors. and finalists for 19 of the 20 categories were announced at the Emerging Payments Association’s Summer Party in London. The final category, for “Emerging Payments Industry Contributor of the Year” will be judged separately, with the winner also announced at the ceremony in October. 1. Best International Payments, Remittance or use of FX Currencycloud Post Office PrePay Solutions Saxo Payments Banking Circle UAE Exchange 2. Best Consumer Funded Payments Programme Fortress GB with Wirecard Glint with Wirecard Their Perfect Gift with Wirecard Lyk by Thomas Cook Money U Account with Wirecard 3. Best Financial Inclusion Payments Programme Contis Mahindra Comviva and Cassava Fintech Pockit TPay Mobile Vocalink 4. Best Corporate/Government Funded Payments Programme for consumers i-movo Idemia InComm Europe Ltd, Sweepay and SBB (Swiss Federal Railways) 5. Best B2B Payments Programme Bottomline Judo Modulr Saxo Payments Banking Circle Trustly Group AB 6. Best Banking Initiative Contis deVere, with Global Processing Services PrePay Solutions Saxo Payments Banking Circle Uaccount, with Global Processing Services 7. Best Collaboration Initiative Balance Plus by Veon, with Prepay Nation Ethoca i-movo Shieldpay Ltd and Barclays UK Yoyo Wallet Ltd. 8. Best Use of Payments Data Allpay Cybertonica Ethoca The Chargebacks Company Vocalink 9. Most Innovative Mobile or Proximity Payment Solution Bango Judopay PrePay Solutions Vocalink Yoyo Wallet Ltd. 10. Most Innovative Retailer Implementation of Emerging Payments CashStar, with Johnston & Murphy Co-op with Mastercard Lloyds Bank Cardnet Yoyo Wallet Ltd. Sodexo with Apple Pay 11. Best PSP or Acquiring Solution Provider Cardstream Credorax Judopay Paysafe PPRO 12. Best Back Office Innovation Idemia Saxo Payments Banking Circle The Chargeback Company W2 Global Data Web Shield 13. Best Customer Facing Experience acceptcards®, with Metro Bank CFT Group Idemia Jumio with Monzo Klarna 14. Marketing Campaign of the Year Blue Train Marketing Ltd. Credorax Incomm Europe Ltd, Wilko and Sony PlayStation One4all Group PrePay Solutions and Monese 15. Best Professional Service Organisation supporting Emerging Payments Fscom Kemp Little Locke Lord (UK) LLP SkyParlour 16. Best Technical Service Organisation supporting Emerging Payments i-movo Idemia Modulr Payworks Trulioo 18. Leading Emerging Payments Organisation Bottomline Modulr PPRO Prepay Solutions Token, with Caxton 19. Best CSR or Charity Initiative B4B Payments, with Wirecard eNett International For Good Causes Kolle Rebbe with Misereor Semafone, with RNIB Big congratulations to all finalists!