FStech/RS Payments Awards: winners announced

Barclays, Barclaycard, CaixaBank, VeriFone and WorldPay picked up gongs at the inaugural FStech/Retail Systems Payments Awards. The winners were announced during a gala dinner and ceremony, held last night at the Millennium Hotel Mayfair, London.

A full review will appear in the November/December issue of FStech (available early December). But for now, here's a rundown of the shortlists and who won what.

1. Best Online Payments Solution (Consumer)
Intuit Inc
Novalnet
Pay4Later
PNC Financial Services Group
Skrill
Virtual Piggy - WINNER

2. Best Online Payments Solution (Merchant)
Accesspay
Cashflows
Paymill
SafeCharge
The Currency Cloud - WINNER
WorldPay

3. Mobile Payments Solution of the Year
ACLEDA Bank/Fiserv - HIGHLY COMMENDED
Barclays Pingit - WINNER

CaixaBank
CreditCall
Irish Rail/ECR Retail Systems
Netto/Valuephone
Royal Bank of Scotland Group/Monitise
Syniverse Direct Operator Billing Solution

4. Best Multi-Channel Payments Solution
Intuit
Payatrader - WINNER
WorldPay

5. Best Contactless Payments Project
CaixaBank
Costa Coffee
Natural Security
Bleep UK - WINNER
WorldPay

6. Best In-store Payments Solution
Mudo/Shopmani - WINNER
Bleep UK
UnionPay/Global Payments
Welcome Break/Vodat International

7. Technology Provider of the Year
Bleep UK
European Payment Services
INETCO Systems
Misys
Fiserv
VeriFone - WINNER

8. Online Technology Provider of the Year
CashFlows
Chase Paymentech
Digital River - HIGHLY COMMENDED
Secure Trading
Skrill - WINNER
ValidSoft

9. Anti-Fraud/Security Solution of the Year
Barclaycard
Becharge/Ogone Payment Services
CaixaBank
Jagex/Kount - WINNER
ReD
WorldPay

10. Best Merchant Acquiring Project
CashFlows
Global Payments
WorldPay - WINNER

11. Retailer of the Year
Bleep in Partnership
Costa Coffee
Welcome Break - WINNER

12. Financial Services Institution of the Year
CaixaBank - WINNER
Novalnet
Royal Bank of Scotland

13. Best Alternative Payments Project
Barclays Pingit
CaixaBank
i-movo
Kalixa - WINNER
Paysafecard
Ukash

14. Cash Initiative of the Year
i-movo - WINNER
Nationwide Building Society
Ukash - HIGHLY COMMENDED

15. Best Use of Social Media
Barclaycard - WINNER
CaixaBank
Digital River
Skrill

16. Compliance Project of the Year
Handpoint
Sky/Semafone - WINNER
Underbelly/Phoenix Managed Networks
WorldPay

17. Best Prepaid Card Solution
Kalixa Pay Prepaid Card
Payment Card Solutions - WINNER
Prepaid Financial Services

18. Payments Pioneer
Bottomline Technologies
Kalixa (Ed Chandler) - WINNER
Misys
Virtual Piggy
Fundamo

19. Payments Team of the Year
Accourt - WINNER
Fundtech
TransferWise

20. Overall Winner

Payment Card Solutions

Further information on the event at: http://www.payments-awards.com/awards/

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