Paybefore Announces Winners, Opens Voting for Best in Category (Jan. 28, 2013)
Jan. 28, 2013
Paybefore today announced winners for the 2013 Paybefore Awards—the most prestigious recognition of excellence in the worldwide prepaid
and emerging payments industry. And for the first time in the seven-year history of the awards, Paybefore is allowing visitors to Paybefore.com (subscribers and nonsubscribers) to cast their votes for Best in Category through Feb. 6.
The outcome of this vote (counted as one-sixth of the total) will be combined with the five judges’ picks to determine Best-in-Category honorees. Read about the programs and companies below by clicking on the category name. Then cast your votes here.
Best-in-Category winners will be announced at the Prepaid Expo in Orlando, Fla., during the Paybefore Awards ceremony on Monday, March 4, at 5:45 p.m. All winners will be recognized at the ceremony, where Paybefore also will announce Industry Achievement, Judges’ Choice and Paybefore Awards Europe winners.
Click Here to add the ceremony to your Outlook calendar. We hope to see you there for our annual celebration of industry innovation and excellence.
Congratulations to all our winners!
Category 1: Best Network Branded Gift Card Program
Program Name: OneVanilla Prepaid Visa
Company Name: InComm
Program Name: Western Union Gift and Greeting Cards
Company Name: Western Union
Program Name: epay Gift Card
Company Name: epay, StoreFinancial, University National Bank
Category 2: Most Effective Closed-Loop or RAN Prepaid Card Program
Program Name: Walmart Closed Loop Gift Card Program
Company Name: First Data, Walmart
Program Name: Do It Yourself Home Improvement Gift Card
Company Name: InComm
Program Name: Etsy Gift Card
Company Name: Etsy, StoreFinancial, University National Bank
Category 3A: Best General Purpose Reloadable Card Program-U.S. Solutions
Program Name: PayPal Prepaid MasterCard
Company Name: PayPal, MasterCard
Program Name: Access 360° Prepaid MasterCard
Company Name: Fifth Third Bank, MasterCard
Program Name: KAIKU Visa Prepaid Card
Company Name: Kaiku Finance
Program Name: Green Dot Reloadable Prepaid Card
Company Name: Green Dot Corporation
Category 3B: Best General Purpose Reloadable Card Program-International Solutions
Program Name: Aktif54 Card
Company Name: Aktif Bank
Program Name: American Express Global Travel Card
Company Name: American Express
Program Name: Air New Zealand OneSmart Card
Company Name: Rȇv Worldwide, Air New Zealand
Category 4A: Best Third-Party Payroll Card Program
Program Name: ALINE Card by ADP
Company Name: ADP
Program Name: Comdata Payroll Card
Company Name: Comdata, MasterCard
Program Name: Money Network Payroll Distribution Service
Company Name: Money Network, A First Data Company
Category 4B: Best Corporate Payroll Card Program
Program Name: Walmart Money Network Payroll Distribution Service
Company Name: Money Network, A First Data Company; Walmart
Program Name: True Blue Visa Payroll Card Program
Company Name: Global Cash Card
Program Name: Kharafi National Co LLC Abu Dhabi Prepaid Payroll Program
Company Name: Kharafi National Co LLC, Citi Prepaid Services
Category 5: Best Prepaid Incentive, Reward, Rebate or Loyalty Card Program
Program Name: Walmart, Humana Vitality: HealthyFood Card
Company Names: Walmart, Humana Vitality
Program Name: The Elite Reward Card Program
Company Name: DCR Strategies Inc., TruCash, Reward Card Solutions
Program Name: Samsung and Citi Prepaid Services Triumph
Company Name: Samsung, Citi Prepaid Services
Category 6: Best Benefits Distribution Card Program
Program Name: Walmart Restricted Item Gift Card
Company Name: Walmart
Program Name: Benefits Debit MasterCard and Benefits Visa Debit Card
Company Name: Alegeus Technologies, The Bancorp Bank
Program Name: Aetna Flu Care Card Program
Company Name: Aetna, Citi Prepaid Services
Program Name: Evolution1 Card Program for Taft-Hartley Trust Funds
Company Name: Evolution1 Inc.
Category 7: Best Business-to-Business Prepaid Card Program
Program Name: Cartão Transportes Bradesco Visa Cargo
Company Name: Visa do Brasil
Program Name: AP Advantage or TPC Payables Prepaid Visa Card
Company Name: The Bancorp Bank, The Payments Company
Program Name: Expense Visa Prepaid Card
Company Name: InteliSpend Prepaid Solutions, MetaBank, Visa
Category 8: Outstanding Mobile Wallet or Mobile Application
Program Name: moneto Prepaid MasterCard
Company Name: DeviceFidelity, MasterCard
Program Name: H&R Block Emerald Prepaid MasterCard Mobile Banking App with Check to Card Feature
Company Name: H&R Block, MasterCard
Program Name: PayPal Mobile Wallet, PayPal Here, PayPal Instore
Company Name: PayPal
Category 9: Best Virtual or Digital Program
Program Name: Zynga Serve Rewards
Company Name: American Express
Program Name: $10 Starbucks Card eGift for $5, LivingSocial Deal
Company Name: CashStar, Starbucks, LivingSocial
Program Name: paysafecard
Company Name: paysafecard group
Category 10: Most Effective Marketing Campaign
Program Name: 2012 Visa Prepaid National Consumer Campaign
Company Name: Visa Inc.
Program Name: Univision Prepaid
Company Name: Univision
Program Name: Money Network Tax Campaign
Company Name: Money Network, A First Data Company
Category 11: Best Retail Merchandising
Program Name: Bluebird
Company Name: American Express, Walmart
Program Name: GiftWise Gift Card Kiosk
Company Name: Self-Service Networks
Program Name: Green Dot Retail Marketing
Company Name: Green Dot Corporation
Category 12: Best Prepaid Card or Packaging Design
Program Name: NetSpend Visa Prepaid Card J-Hook Packaging and PayPal Prepaid MasterCard J-Hook Packaging
Company Name: NetSpend, PayPal
Program Name: Vanilla MasterCard Gift 3-Card Multipack for Sam’s Club
Company Name: InComm, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Program Name: Simple Visa
Company Name: Simple
Category 13: Best Consumer Value
Program Name: BlackboardPay
Company Name: Blackboard Transact; Money Network, A First Data Company; Discover Financial Services
Program Name: Bluebird
Company Name: American Express, Walmart
Program Name: Gift Card Special Offers (Deal Boutique)
Company Name: Blackhawk Network
Category 14: Most Effective Solution
Program Name: LATODO MasterCard
Company Name: Servitebca Peru, NovoPayment
Program Name: UEPS/EMV Debit SASSA MasterCard
Company Names: South African Social Security Agency, MasterCard
Program Name: Contour Campus Card
Company Name: U.S. Bank
Category 15: Best Non-U.S.-Based Program
Program Name: Nucard Prepaid Card
Company Name: Tutuka
Program Name: Power to Pay Program
Company Name: ItzCash Card Ltd., National Payments Corporation of India, Canara Bank, Indian Institute of Technology – Bombay
Program Name: City of Toronto City Services Benefits Card
Company Name: SelectCore Ltd.
Category 16: Most Innovative Program
Program Name: Aktif54 Card
Company Name: Aktif Bank
Program Name: Bratislava City Card
Company Name: First Data, Bratislava Town Hall
Program Name: MTA Reload Card
Company Name: MTA Bridges and Tunnels, ACS (a Xerox Company), Visa Inc.
Category 17: Best Retail-Based Prepaid Card Program
Program Name: Walmart Prepaid Card Program
Company Name: Walmart
Program Name: 7-Eleven
Program Name: Speedway Loyalty Program
Company Name: Speedway LLC, InComm
Category 18: Expanding the Boundaries of Prepaid
Program Name: The KEEPS Prepaid MasterCard
Company Name: KEEPS America LLC, The Bancorp Bank
Program Name: OneSmart Card
Company Name: Rȇv Worldwide, Air New Zealand
Program Name: Discover Prepaid
Company Name: Discover
Category 19: Outstanding Newcomer
Program Name: MB Payments Solutions
Company Names: MB Financial Bank N.A., MasterCard
Program Name: KAIKU Visa Prepaid Card
Company Name: Kaiku Finance
Program Name: Payza Visa Prepaid Card Program
Company Name: Payza, DCR Strategies, TruCash
Category 20: Breakout Prepaid Company of the Year
Company Name: American Express
Company Name: Rȇv Worldwide
Company Name: Discover
Click on the category names above to read more about each winner. Or, if you’re ready to make your selections for Best-in-Category winners, click here.
