Emerging Payments Awards entried now extended to May 16th

Emerging Payments Awards entries now extended to May 16!


Good news for those many people asking if we can extend the deadline: you can now submit your entries until May 16 at midday.  But remember that we can’t extend after that, as we’ll then be sending the entries out to the judges.

So if you haven’t already done so, decide which of the categories below are applicable to you, download the Call for Entries brochure at Emerging Payments Awards, read the entry criteria in the brochure and get writing.  You can write an award-winning entry in a couple of hours if you have all the information to hand, so it’s not onerous.  And you can enter as many categories as you like via Enter.   

If you’re struggling with your entry or don’t know what to write, read the How to write a winning entry page in on the site.

Finalists will be announced in July, with winners being revealed and celebrated on 23 October 2014 during our customary lavish ceremony at the Lancaster London.

And good luck.  

PREPAID AWARDS UK

01.  Best Prepaid Gift Programme UK

02.  Best Prepaid Consumer Programme UK

03.  Best Prepaid Card or Packaging Design UK

04.  Best Prepaid Marketing Campaign UK05.  Best Prepaid Retailer UK

06.  Best Prepaid Service Provider UK

07.  Leading Prepaid Organisation UK

GLOBAL PREPAID AWARDS

08.  Best Global Prepaid Gift Programme

09.  Best Global Prepaid Consumer Programme
10.  Best Global Prepaid Card or Packaging Design
11.  Best Global Corporate / Government Prepaid Programme12.  Best UK or Global Prepaid Innovation

13.  Leading Global Prepaid Organisation

EMERGING PAYMENTS AWARDS

14.  Best Mobile Application

15.  Best Wallet
16.  Best Virtual Programme17.  Best Payment Technological Innovation

18.  Best Digital Gifting Programme
19.  Best P2P Programme

20.  Best Contactless Solution
21.  Best Online Payment Solution
22.  Best MPOS Service
23.  Best Security / Anti-Fraud Programme
24.  Best Merchant Acquiring Service
25.  Leading Emerging Payments Service Provider / Organisation
26.  Leading Emerging Payments Industry Contributor

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES  

We have a range of brand-enhancing sponsorship packages to suit a range of budgets and objectives.  To reserve your sponsorship category or discuss how sponsorship can project your company and brand as an industry thought-leader, please contact the sales team:  lindsay.harben@yourgx.com.

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Cartes 2014 - Save the date

CARTES Secure Connexions is the only industry-defining event bringing together the world’s most comprehensive offer of solutions for payment, identification and mobility. In November 20,000+ attendees from the Financial, Retail, Government, Identity and Access, Telecommunications and Transportation sectors, coming from 140 countries, will converge in Paris to explore how our digital society is evolving.

The central theme of this year’s show, "Users on the move”, will specifically underline themes such as Security for mobility, Trusted cloud services, Biometrics, Privacy in the digital society, Smart retail, etc.

visit http://www.cartes.com/

Movers and Shakers w/c January 27th 2014

This week's Card and Payment industry Movers and Shakers are:

• John Gannon joins BNY Melllon as Head of Business Development, Banking Transaction Services
• Mike Liberatore joins Clinkle as CFO
• Miicard Board is increased with teh addition of Lazaro Campos ( ex Swift), Richard Lewis (Ex SecureWorks) and Kenny White (ex Clydesdale)
• Peter Reynolds appointed MD, EMEA Sales at Fundtech

Congratulations to all on their  new roles from all at www.cardandpaymentjobs.com

For the latest jobs including Global Head of CRM and Business Development Manager, Mobile Payments, go to www.cardandpaymentjobs.com

If you have any Movers and Shakers you would like us to mention in our weekly blog and social media network, please send details to info@cardandpaymentjobs.com with MOVERS AND SHAKERS in the subject

CEE and CIS Card Markets and Future Payments Solutions

CEE and CIS Card Markets and Future Payments Solutions

9^th – 10^th April 2014

Sheraton Sofia Hotel Balkan, Sofia, Bulgaria

Sluggish economies, challenged infrastructure, and an enduring preference for dealing in cash are just some of the challenges facing card issuers and payment solutions providers of all types across CEE and the CIS, particularly away from the major conurbations of the region. However, successful players in the market are delivering what some consumers want in the form of payment kiosks and pre-paid offerings.

SMi’s 9th annual CEE/CIS Card Markets and Future Payments Solutions conference will set out how the market, with a combination of the creative use of legacy and new technology, is set to meet the payment needs of consumers.            

But how is innovation to be rewarded and are contactless and mobile payments set to remain the preserve of urban populations? Is a two-tier marketplace approach set to be the strategy of choice of banks, card issuers, and new market entrants? Additionally, who are the new market entrants set to disrupt the card markets? Discover all this in Sofia in April, 2014. 

Keynotes from outside the region will in combination with major local players set out what is to come and how to deal with the present to deliver the payment solutions that the region’s populations need.  This conference includes the following case studies:

•Credit Europe Bank MasterCard PayPass

•TURKCELL CUZDAN

•PayPass (BONbon Voyage)

Benefits of Attending:

Delegates to the conference will gain a comprehensive understanding of market and technology developments for the card services and payment solutions sector in the CEE/CIS region by hearing from experienced product, strategy, and innovation leaders giving presentations on the following:

1. How to mature consumers from cash to greater card usage

2. Delivering the appropriate technology for urban and rural populations

3. Advances in CEE/CIS m-payment and m-commerce programmes

4. Overcoming challenges related to internet access and payment terminal uptake

5. Consumer insight and research: implementing the right marketing strategy for your product offerings

Key speakers include:

•Victor Dostov, President, Russian Electric Money Association

•Fiona Duncan, Vice President, Prepaid EU & CIS, Western Union

•Melike Kara, Head of Mobile Payment Solutions, Turkcell

•Ugo Bechis, Chairman - Cards Working Group, European Payments Council

•Antim Stefan Iordache, Head of Card Product Management, Banca Comerciala Romana/Erste Bank Group

•Artur Turemka, General Manager, Balkans, MasterCard Europe

•Krassimira Raycheva, Country Manager, Bulgaria, Visa Europe

•Francesco Burelli, Partner, Value Partners

•Jon Matonis, Executive Director, Bitcoin Foundation

•Erwin Petsch, Managing Director, Petsch Card Consulting

•Michael Formann, Head of Central and Eastern Europe, SWIFT

•Kevin Smith, Independent Consultant, Kevin Smith Consulting

•Baris Cosan, ADC Project and VISA / MasterCard Relationship Management, Credit Europe Bank

•Najada Xhaxha, Head of Funds Transfer and Correspondent Banking, Tirana Bank

For more information about the conference please visit the website http://www.smi-online.co.uk/2014cee-ciscards13.asp or contact Mohammed Malik on +44 (0) 20 7827 6166 or email mmalik@smi-online.co.uk

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Movers and Shakers in the Card and Payment industry - w/c Jan 27th 2014

This week's Movers and Shakers are:

• Chantal Williams joins Skrill as VP, E-commerce Business
• Jody Latimer joins AnywhereCommerce for mPOS push
• Emerging Markets Payments appoints Murat Ozulku CEO of Bank Processing division
• Sungard hires Marianne Brown as COO 
• Steve Revill appointed VP Marketing at Skrill

Congratulations to all on their new roles from www.cardandpaymentjobs.com

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If you have any roles in the Card and Payment industry or you would like to share your latest Movers and Shakers with us,  then please send an email to info@cardandpaymentjobs.com 

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Movers and Shakers in the Card and PAyment industry - w/c Jan 20th 2014

This week's Movers and Shakers are:

• Michele Burns joins Bitcoin's firm Circle's Board
• Calastone appoints Cristobal Conde a non-exec Director
• Joe Garner ex-HSBC joins BT OpenReach

Congratulations to all on their new roles from www.cardandpaymentjobs.com

For the latest roles in the card and payment industry, please go to www.cardandpaymentjobs.com

If you have any roles in the Card and Payment industry or you would liek to share your latest Movers and Shakers with us,  then please send an email to info@cardandpaymentjobs.com