Prepaid Awards 2013 finalists announced

At the Lancaster London Hotel on Oct. 2, Prepaid Awards 2013 will host an awards celebration for the global prepaid card industry. The showcase, sponsored by U.K. voucher provider Ukash, released the shortlist of the awards finalists. The awards are broken up into three categories, with three or four companies vying for the top prize in each subcategory. The finalists are:

Emerging Payments Awards
1. Best Mobile Application
• Clutch
• MPayMe
• Payment Card Technologies
2. Best Wallet
• AIRTAG
• Clutch
• O2 Money
3. Best Virtual Program
• Carta Worldwide
• Ukash
• Vtu De Colombia
4. Best Payment Technological Innovation
• Caixa Geral de Depositos
• InteliSpend Prepaid Solutions
• Movida
• Turkcell
5. Leading Emerging Payments Service Provider
• Intelligent Identity
• MPayMe
• PrePay Solutions
6. Leading Emerging Payments Organisation
• MPayMe
• PayLife Bank
• SelectCore Payments
7. Leading Emerging Payments Industry Contributor
• To be announced
10. Best Digital Gifting Program
• First Data
• Giftango
• Gifted2you
11.Best Peer-to-Peer Program
• Barclays
• Monitise (BBM)
• Monitise (RBS)
12.Best Contactless Solution
• Post Office
• Turkcell (mobile)
• Turkcell (transportation)

Prepaid Awards UK

14. Best Prepaid Gift Programme UK
• CashStar
• First Data
• Nitecrest
15. Best Prepaid Consumer Programme UK
• CorporatePay
• First Rate Exchange Services
• Ukash
• Western Union
16. Best Prepaid Marketing Campaign UK
• American Express
• One4all
• Travelex
17. Best Prepaid Innovation UK
• Argos
• CorporatePay
• Kalixa
• PktMny
18. Best Prepaid Service Provider UK
• Allpay
• PrePay Solutions
• Fifth Dimension
19. Leading Prepaid Organisation UK
• Raphaels Bank
• Prepaid Financial Services
• CorporatePay
• Wirecard
• Payment Card Technologies
20. Best Use of Prepaid in Incentive Marketing UK
• CashStar
• Citi
• First Data
21. Leading Prepaid Retailer UK
• Debenhams
• Post Office
• WH Smith
23. Best Prepaid Card or Packaging Design UK
• Debenhams
• Grass Roots
• O2 Money
• Travelex

Global Prepaid Awards

24. Best Global Prepaid Gift Program
• Buyatab
• First Data
• Wirecard
25. Best Global Prepaid Consumer Program
• E-Meditek
• MoneyToPay
• Paysafecard
26. Best Global Corporate/Government Prepaid Program
• APS
• National Bank of Abu Dhabi
• SelectCore Payments
• Wave Crest
27. Best Global Prepaid Innovation
• E-Meditek
• Exchange Solutions
• YCash
28. Leading Global Prepaid Organisation
• Istanbul Electricity
• PrePay Solutions
• Wirecard
29. Leading Global Prepaid Industry Contributor
• To be announced
30. Best Global Prepaid Card or Packaging Design
• CPI Card Group
• MasterCard Canada
• Payment Card Technologies
• Travel Tags

Editorial Note:

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