Paybefore Awards 2010: The Winner's Circle
By Paybefore Staff
At a general session on Day One of Prepaid Expo USA in Las Vegas, Paybefore CEO Marilyn Bochicchio announced winners and best-in-category honorees in each of 16 categories for the 2010 Paybefore Awards. Two winners of the coveted Industry Achievement award were also named and, for the first time, Paybefore recognized exceptional newcomers to the prepaid space with Outstanding New Entrant awards in 10 of the 16 categories.
Bochicchio called the fourth annual Paybefore Awards—representing the best products and programs in the prepaid industry—an “intense” competition with more nominations received than ever before. She also noted a significant increase in entries from companies outside the United States this year, as well as a growing number of RAN programs and non-card based programs.
Paybefore Awards’ Industry Achievement winners and the winners of four additional categories are profiled in this issue of Paybefore Update, starting on page 15. Look for more coverage in upcoming issues of Paybefore Update and the Spring issue of Paybefore Magazine. For a complete list of Paybefore Award Winners in each category and photos of award winners, click here.
Congratulations to all of the Paybefore Awards winners for their outstanding achievements in creating programs that help consumers, governments and businesses achieve myriad goals—from automating paper-based processes to creating new and innovative services.
And, thank you to all Paybefore industry colleagues who completed the extensive materials required as part of the nomination process.
Paybefore Awards 2010 Winners
BEST CONSUMER-FUNDED PREPAID PROGRAM - click here to read full article
• The Facecard MasterCard Teen Card (Best in Category)
- edō Interactive
- Meta Payment Systems
• OptumHealth Bank Health Savings Account
- OptumHealth Bank
• Travel Money Card
- Commonwealth Bank of Australia
BEST GENERAL PURPOSE RELOADABLE PROGRAM
• Green Dot GPR (Best in Category)
- Green Dot Corporation
• H&R Block Emerald Card
- H&R Block
• Walmart MoneyCard
- Walmart
- GE Capital
- Green Dot Corporation
BEST NETWORK BRANDED GIFT PROGRAM - click here to read full article
• Gift and Greeting Card
- Western Union
- Meta Payment Systems
- FIS
• Happy SchenkCard
- paysafecard.com Wertkarten AG
• New American Express Gift Card (Best in Category)
- American Express Global Prepaid
BEST CLOSED-LOOP OR RAN GIFT PROGRAM
• BP Aral SuperCard
- PrePay Solutions
• Downtown Gift Card Program (Best in Category)
- Downtown Boise Association
- StoreFinancial
• Starbucks Card Program
- Starbucks
BEST PREPAID PROGRAM MARKETING - click here to read full article
• Bonus Alimentación/Provis Alimentación (Best in Category)
- NovoPayment, Inc.
- Transferencia Electrónica de Beneficios, C.A. (TEBCA)
• The Escape Card
- E.Z. Pay/Phones 4U
• NetSpend iAdvance Marketing Program
- NetSpend Corporation
- Meta Payment Systems
BEST BUSINESS/CORPORATE-FUNDED PROGRAM: B2E
• Payoneer Prepaid MasterCard (Best in Category)
- Payoneer
- Meta Payment Systems
• Wal-Mart Associate Electronic Pay Program
- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
- First Data Corp.
• Yellow Cab Cooperative smartOne Visa Pay Card
- First National Merchant Solutions
- Yellow Cab Cooperative
BEST BUSINESS/CORPORATE-FUNDED PROGRAM: B2B
• Cash Passport
- Travelex
• Unlimited Budget
- Carlson Marketing Worldwide
- Avis Budget Group
• Visa InsurCard Program (Best in Category)
- The Bancorp Payment Solutions Group
BEST BUSINESS/CORPORATE-FUNDED PROGRAM: B2C
• Just Energy Prepaid TruCa$h MasterCard (Best in Category)
- DCR Strategies Inc.
- TruCa$h
• Sprint Referral Rewards Program
- Citi Prepaid Services
• Verizon Telecommunications
- Parago
BEST BUSINESS/CORPORATE-FUNDED PROGRAM: TRANSIT
• Commuter Check Card
- Accor Services USA
• Petrobras Flota—Ticket Car
- Accor Services Chile
• The TransitChek Card (Best in Category)
- TransitCenter, Inc.
- The Bancorp Payment Solutions Group
- FIS
BEST GOVERNMENT-FUNDED PROGRAM - click here to read full article
• City of Bogota, Colombia Disbursement Program
- Citi Prepaid Services
• Missouri Access MasterCard
- Central Bank
• ReliaCard (Best in Category)
- U.S. Bank
BEST THIRD-PARTY PREPAID PRODUCT RETAIL PROGRAM
• ACE Cash Express
• MoneyGram AccountNow Prepaid Visa Debit Card
- AccountNow, Inc.
- MoneyGram International
- Meta Payment Systems
• Walgreens (Best in Category)
- Walgreens
- InComm
BEST WEB SALES CHANNEL
• GiftCardMall.com (Best in Category)
- Blackhawk Network
• GiftCards.com
- GiftCards.com, LLC
• RushCard
- UniRush, LLC
BEST CARD DESIGN
• Crystal Mosaic Cards (Best in Category)
- Perfect Plastic Printing
• Vanilla Gift Cards
- InComm
• $88 Lunar New Year Gift Card
- American Express Global Prepaid
BEST NON-U.S.-BASED PREPAID PROGRAM
• Contactless AlterkArt Program
- Bank Zachodni WBK S.A.
• London Borough of Lewisham Disbursement Program
- Citi Prepaid Services
• Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games (Best in Category)
- Citizens Bank of Canada
- Vancity Credit Union
MOST INNOVATIVE PREPAID PROGRAM
• The Facecard Prepaid MasterCard Card Program
- edō Interactive
- Meta Payment Systems
• NetSpend Personal Financial Manager (Best in Category)
- NetSpend Corporation
• PayID Card
- U.S. Bank
BEST VIRTUAL PREPAID CARD
• Billocity
- PreCash
• Starbucks Card Mobile (Best in Category)
- mFoundry
• Ukash Vouchers
- Ukash
Paybefore Awards 2010 Outstanding New Entrants
The following were identified by the Paybefore Awards judges for special recognition as they represent prepaid programs that are particularly valuable, innovative or worthy. These programs are not in competition for the Best-in-Category distinction.
BEST GENERAL PURPOSE RELOADABLE PROGRAM
• MoneyWise Visa Prepaid Card
- Western Union
- Meta Payment Systems
- i2c Inc.
BEST CLOSED-LOOP OR RAN GIFT PROGRAM
• The PizzaExpress Gift Card
- G-T-P Group Ltd
- PizzaExpress
BEST PREPAID PROGRAM MARKETING - click here to read full article
• Sales Accelerator: The Idea Machine
- American Express Incentive Services
• Everyday Prepaid: Hispanic Marketing and Consumer Education Campaign
- MasterCard
BEST BUSINESS/CORPORATE-FUNDED PROGRAM: B2E
• Paycard Program
- Global Cash Card
• The PayPal Merchant Debit Card
- PayPal, Inc.
BEST BUSINESS/CORPORATE-FUNDED PROGRAM: B2C
• TransCard & UPMC/Pitt Research Study
- TransCard, LLC
BEST THIRD-PARTY PREPAID PRODUCT RETAIL PROGRAM
• Money Centers
- NovoPayment, Inc.
BEST WEB SALES CHANNEL
• Spiffs.com
- MTC Performance
• AccountNow’s “Finally Credit Free” Website
- AccountNow, Inc.
- Meta Payment Systems
BEST CARD DESIGN
• Buffalo Sabres Season Ticket Holder Rewards
- DCR Strategies, Inc.
- TruCa$h
• ViewSonic Finch Club Dealer/Distributor Incentive Program
- American Express Incentive Services
- ViewSonic
BEST NON-U.S.-BASED PREPAID PROGRAM
• Rêv Drivers Card
- Rêv Asia Pacific
- GM Labs
MOST INNOVATIVE PREPAID PROGRAM
• ReadyCARD Mobile iPhone Application
- Ready Credit Corporation
• MoneyPak and PayPal Joint Service
- Green Dot Corporation
- PayPal, Inc.
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