During the Prepaid Expo USA’s welcome session on March 10, 2009, in Orlando, Fla., Paybefore CEO Marilyn Bochicchio announced the 2009 Paybefore Awards winners including organizations that received the coveted best-in-category designation and three individuals, designated Industry Achievement winners, for their outstanding contributions to the development of the industry.

Addressing one of the largest general session audiences at the three-day annual event, Bochicchio noted that this year’s competition received an unprecedented number of nominations—nearly twice the previous year, making winning a Paybefore Award an even more significant achievement. She also thanked the team of judges for their “thoroughness and thoughtfulness” during the Paybefore Awards deliberations.

 

Paybefore Awards are the oldest and most prestigious awards to recognize excellence in the worldwide prepaid and stored value card industry. Twenty percent of this year’s nominees were for non-U.S.-based programs. Five non-U.S. programs were chosen as winners, and two received the Best-in-Category distinction in categories open to all nominees. An additional three non-U.S. programs were recognized as winners in the new “Best Non-U.S.-Based Prepaid Card or Program” category.

 
All Paybefore Awards winners will be featured in upcoming issues of Paybefore Update, and Best-in-Category designees with be highlighted in the Spring issue of Paybefore Magazine. Stay tuned for the details.

 

In the meantime, relive the fun of the third annual Paybefore Awards by viewing the following: