Sister titles FStech and Retail Systems have teamed up to bring you the brand new Payments Awards for 2013. This unique event will highlight innovation and best practice within the cards and payments industries from the point of view of retailers, financial services, telcos, payments and technology providers.

The Payments Awards are now open for nominations. Entries must be received by 6 June 2013.

Financial institutions, retailers, telcos, issuers, acquirers, technology vendors and various payments providers are all invited to submit entries. It's FREE to enter and you can put your organisation forward in as many as categories as you wish.

Entries will be judged by an independent panel, chaired by Scott Thompson, Editor of FStech and Karen Moss, Editor of Retail Systems.

The winners will be announced at the Payments Awards Gala Dinner and Ceremony at the Millennium Hotel Mayfair, London on 14 November 2013. The night will begin with a champagne reception, followed by a three course dinner, an Awards ceremony - hosted by a celebrity compere - and an after show party with dancing and a fun casino until late.

There are 22 categories including:
Technology Categories

1. Best Online Payments Solution
2. Mobile Payments Solution of the Year
3. Best Multi-Channel Payments Solution
4. Best Contactless Payments Project
5. Best In-Store Payments Solution
6. Technology Provider of the Year
7. Online Technology Provider of the Year
8. Anti-Fraud/Security Solution of the Year
9. CRM Programme of the Year

Services Categories
10. Best Merchant Acquiring Project
11. Retailer of the Year
12. Financial Services Institution of the Year
13. Best Alternative Payments Project
14. Cash Initiative of the Year
15. Best Use of Social Media
16. Compliance Project of the Year
17. Best Prepaid Card Programme

Individual/Team Categories
18. Payments Pioneer Award
19. Payments Team of the Year (Retail)
20. Payments Team of the Year (Financial Services)
21. Payments Team of the Year (Solutions Provider)
22. Overall Winner

We look forward to seeing you enter the awards. For further information, please visit:
www.payments-awards.com/awards

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