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Paybefore Celebrates Best in Prepaid at Prepaid Expo USA

To cap off the first day of Prepaid Expo USA in Las Vegas on March 12, Paybefore honored its 2012 Paybefore Awards Winners and revealed for the first time the Best-in-Category winners as well as Industry Achievement Winners.

Loraine DeBonis, Paybefore editor-in-chief and chair of the judging panel, quoted fellow judge Brian Kibble-Smith, saying, “These entries disregard the idea of false limits. If the financial pie is too small, slicing it differently won’t help, so make it larger. The prepaid industry is showing in this competition that the way to do this is through ingenuity and inventiveness …”  

Along with Kibble-Smith, who is an expert in government payments, Brian Dunne, of the Incentive Marketing Association, Europe and Kirsten Trusko of the Network Branded Prepaid Card Association served as outside judges for this year’s awards, which drew entries from across the globe. Companies competed in 20 categories for the sixth annual Paybefore Awards, and many international programs took home top honors, including programs from the U.K., Ireland and India.  

“The range of geographies proves that prepaid is a solution to very different global needs,” DeBonis added.

The Best-in-Category winners are:

Best Gift Card Program

One4all Gift Card

  • The Gift Voucher Shop
Best General Purpose Reloadable Program

Western Union Reloadable MoneyWise Prepaid MasterCard

  • Western Union
Best Government-Funded Prepaid Program

Benefits Direct

  •  Prepaid Resources
Best Prepaid Incentive, Reward, Rebate or Loyalty Program

Paylution Visa Prepaid Card

  • hyperWALLET Systems Inc., The Bancorp Bank, FIS Payment Solutions Group

Best Employee Benefit/Transit Prepaid Program      

Walmart Money Network MasterCard Paycard 

  • Walmart, First Data
Best International Travel/Remittance Prepaid Program

Israel Postal Bank Visa Prepaid USD Card

  • Israel Postal Bank, Payoneer
Best Emergency/Insurance/Non-Government Benefits Prepaid Program

Aviva Visa Options Card

  • Aviva, FIS
Best Youth/Student/Campus Prepaid Program

SpendSmart Prepaid MasterCard

  • BillMyParents
Best Health Care/Health Benefits Prepaid Program

InComm/Medagate OTC Network Solution

  • InComm
Best Prepaid Gaming Card

Gift Card Payment Network

  • Openbucks
Best Digital Currency

paysafecard

  • paysafecard group

Most Effective Prepaid Marketing (tie)

Discover Campus Card Marketing Toolkit

  • Discover Network

Green Dot Comprehensive Marketing Program

  • Green Dot Corporation
Best Prepaid Card or Packaging Design

Walmart MoneyCard

  • Walmart, Green Dot Corporation, GE Capital Retail Bank
Best Virtual or Mobile Prepaid Application

Google Wallet Prepaid Card

  • Google, First Data, MasterCard
Best Consumer Value in Prepaid—U.S. Solutions

Western Union Gold Prepaid MasterCard

  • Western Union
Best Consumer Value in Prepaid—International Solutions

Freedom Prepaid Card

  • DCB Bank Ltd., Itz Cash Card Limited, Visa

Most Effective Prepaid Solution

Amway Automation Program

  • Itz Cash Card Limited, Amway India

Best Non-U.S.-Based Prepaid Program

Orange Cash Prepaid MasterCard

  • Everything Everywhere, PrePay Solutions

Most Innovative Prepaid Program

Google Prepaid Card

  • Google, First Data, MasterCard

Top Prepaid Retailer

Giant Eagle

Breakout Prepaid Company of the Year

American Express

The final award of the night, Industry Achievement, was given to Anil D. Aggarwal and Jonathan Weiner, chairman and CEO and executive vice president, respectively, for processing technology company TxVia.

“Industry Achievement Winners are not only significant figures in their own companies, they’re colleagues who have demonstrated a history of commitment or extraordinary service to the industry as a whole,” explained Paybefore CEO Marilyn Bochicchio.

Past Industry Achievement winners served as judges for this year’s award and took to the stage to honor Aggarwal and Weiner.

“While their technological achievements in prepaid are impressive, it’s what they’ve done to build and support the infrastructure of the industry—most notably creating the Network Branded Prepaid Card Association, this conference and Paybefore, the leading provider of news and information to the global prepaid industry—that compelled the judges to cast their votes for Anil and Jon,” said Judith Rinearson, a 2008 recipient of the award.   

“It is because of their tireless work bringing industry participants together and supporting the collective knowledge base and voice of the industry that we are proud to present this year’s Industry Achievement Award to Anil D. Aggarwal and Jonathan Weiner,” Rinearson said.

Stay tuned to Paybefore for write-ups on all our winners. And join us in London on March 20, where Paybefore will be presenting its first Paybefore Awards Europe at the Gift Card, Gift Voucher and Reloadable Card Summit.

 

All 2012 Paybefore Awards Winners

Best Gift Card Program
 
Western Union Online Gift and Greeting Cards 
  • Western Union

The One4all Gift Card
  • The Gift Voucher Shop

Telemundo-Quinceanera MasterCard Gift Card
  • Telemundo
  • InComm
  • MasterCard Worldwide
Best General Purpose Reloadable Program
 
MoneyWise Reloadable MasterCard 
  • Western Union

ACE Elite Prepaid Card
  • ACE Cash Express

Walmart MoneyCard
  • Walmart
  • Green Dot Corporation
  • GE Capital Retail Bank
Best Government-Funded Prepaid Program
 
smiONE Visa Prepaid Card 
  • Systems & Methods Inc.

Access TAP ReadyCARD Visa Prepaid Card
  • Ready Credit Corporation
Benefits Direct
  • Prepaid Resources LLC
Best Prepaid Incentive, Reward, Rebate or Loyalty Program
 
MetroPCS Visa Prepaid Rebate Program 
  • Parago

Paylution Visa Prepaid Card
  • hyperWALLET Systems Inc.
  • The Bancorp Bank
  • FIS Payment Solutions Group

NEW Rapid Product Replacement Plan
  • Walmart
  • InComm
  • N.E.W. Customer Service Companies LLC
Best Employee Benefit/ Transit Prepaid Program
 
Money Network MasterCard Paycard 
  • Walmart
  • First Data

Commuter Check Card Prepaid MasterCard
  • Edenred
ALINE Pay by ADP
  • ADP
Best International Travel/Remittance Prepaid Program

Travel Money Card
  • Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Israel Postal Bank Visa Prepaid USD Card
  • Israel Postal Bank
  • Payoneer Inc.

Travelex Chip and PIN Cash Passport
  • Access Prepaid Worldwide
Best Emergency/Insurance/Non-Government Benefits Prepaid Program 
 
Aviva Visa Options Card
  • Aviva
  • FIS

Santam Insurance Claims Card
  • DrawCard
Nationwide Claim Card
  • Nationwide Bank
  • Visa Debit Processing Service
Best Youth/Student
Campus/Prepaid Program


Young Money Prepaid Discover Card
  • Discover Network
  • Madison Strategic Integration
  • ACCENT InterMedia
Aktif38 UniPasso
  • Aktif Bank
SpendSmart Prepaid MasterCard
  • BillMyParents Inc.
Best Health Care/Health Benefits Prepaid Program


InComm/Medagate OTC Network Solution
  • InComm
  • Medagate
Health Savings Account Card
  • OptumHealth Bank
Health SolutionsPlus
  • Evolution1 Inc.
  • Great-West Life Assurance Company
  • Visa Inc.
Best Prepaid Gaming Card


Ultimate Game Card
  • PlaySpan
The PlayStation Network Prepaid Card
  • Sony PlayStation Network
  • InComm
Gift Card Payment Network
  • Openbucks
Best Digital Currency


Green Dot MoneyPak
  • Green Dot Network
Zeevex
  • InComm
paysafecard
  • paysafecard group
Most Effective
Prepaid Marketing

Green Dot Comprehensive Marketing Program
  • Green Dot Corporation
Firestone: How America Gets to the Game Promotion
  • Firestone
  • InteliSpend Prepaid Solutions
Discover Campus Card
  • Discover Network
Visa DPS Ad Campaign
  • Visa Debit Processing Service
  • Eleven Inc.
Best Prepaid Card
or Packaging Design

VUDU Digital Movie Card: A New Way to Buy and Watch Movies
  • Walmart
  • First Data
Walmart MoneyCard
  • Walmart
  • GE Capital Retail Bank
  • Green Dot Corporation
Lucky Red Pocket Prepaid Visa Card
  • DCR Strategies Inc.
  • TruCa$h
  • Yang Group
Best Virtual, Digital or Mobile Prepaid Application

Google Prepaid Card: Transforming Your Mobile Phone into Your Wallet
  • Google
  • First Data
  • MasterCard
Mocapay Offers Merchants Suite of Mobile Commerce Solutions
  • Mocapay
Virtual PIN Delivery
  • Walmart.com
  • InComm
Best Consumer Value in Prepaid (U.S. programs)

UPside Visa
  • Plastyc Inc.

American Express Prepaid Card
  • American Express
  • Global Payment Options
Gold Card GPR Program
  • Western Union
Best Consumer Value in Prepaid (International programs)

Aktif81
  • Aktif Bank
Freedom Prepaid Card
  • DCB Bank Ltd.
  • Itz Cash Card Limited
  • Visa
Kukuruza Card
  • Euroset
  • MasterCard
Most Effective Prepaid Solution


Amway Automation Program
  • Itz Cash Card Limited
  • Amway India
MasterCard Wellness Prepaid Card
  • InteliSpend Prepaid Solutions
Monsanto: Rapid Recognition
  • Monsanto
  • InteliSpend Prepaid Solutions
Best Non-U.S.-Based Prepaid Program

Santam Insurance Claims Card
  • DrawCard
DavidShield Passport Card
  • DavidShield
  • Choice Bank Limited
  • Payoneer Inc.
Orange Cash Prepaid MasterCard
  • Everything Everywhere
  • PrePay Solutions
Most Innovative Prepaid Program


U.S. Bank Jingit Visa Prepaid Card
  • Jingit
  • U.S. Bank
Google Prepaid Card
  • Google
  • First Data
  • MasterCard
Post Office Budget Card
  • The Gift Voucher Shop
  • Post Office
Top Prepaid Retailer


The Home Depot
  • The Home Depot eGift Card Program
  • CashStar Inc.
ACE Cash Express
  • ACE Elite Prepaid Card
Giant Eagle
  • Giant Eagle fuelperks! Reloadable Visa Prepaid Card
Breakout Prepaid Company of the Year

Ceridian Stored Value Solutions

American Express

InteliSpend Prepaid Solutions

 


 
               
               
             
             
   
       
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