25th Jun 2008 09:00
25 June 2008
MONITISE AMERICAS WINS cards international global award and NAMED a Finalist for Two additional industry awards
Monitise plc (LSE: MONI.L) welcomes the news that Monitise Americas, LLC, a mobile financial services company, has announced that it has been named the most promising new entrant for the Cards International Global Awards 2008. The company also received finalist recognition for two industry awards, Cards & Payments Best in Payments, and the 5th Annual MITX Technology Awards.
The Cards International Global Awards are based on an organization's achievements within the last 12 months. A panel of judges including the editorial team from Cards International, VRL KnowledgeBank, three recognized international industry consultants and two credit card experts evaluated the submissions. Monitise Americas was announced as the winner of the most promising new entrant category at the Conrad Hotel in Brussels on Thursday, June 19 in conjunction with the Cards & Payments Europe Conference and Expo.
Cards & Payments, a financial magazine that focuses on electronic payments, credit, debit and smart cards, identified companies who are striving for industry excellence within the payments space at its 20th Annual Card Forum & Expo conference. Monitise Americas was recognized as a finalist in the best new product category.
The Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange (MITX) recognizes innovative technologies developed in the New England area, as well as the individuals and organizations responsible for driving these advancements. As part of its annual award ceremony, Monitise Americas was recognized as a finalist in the mobile category. MITX is the country's leading association bringing together digital marketing, media and technology professionals to engage in what's next for the web and how it impacts the marketing and business worlds.
"In its fifth year, the MITX Technology Awards have attracted some of the most distinguished technological innovations that the region has to offer," said Kiki Mills, Executive Director of MITX. "It is this tremendous interest that enables our organization to accomplish its mission of uniting the brightest minds in the digital marketing, media and technology community and honoring their outstanding achievement."
Monitise Americas delivers mobile banking capabilities directly to consumers' mobile devices through a highly secure and easily scalable service by replicating the simple interface of an ATM in a secure, trusted application on the mobile handset.
"The mobile phone continues to revolutionize our daily lives, and banking has emerged as the next frontier," said Lisa Stanton, Chief Executive Officer of Monitise Americas. "We are excited to be recognized throughout the industry, validating our unique model and the rapid success we've achieved thus far."
Because of its unique solution, Monitise Americas allows institutions of all sizes to offer a new way of banking to their customers without significant investments in new technology infrastructure.
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Monitise Group |
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Duncan McIntyre, Chairman |
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Alastair Lukies, CEO |
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Ben Evetts, Head of Communications |
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Financial Dynamics |
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Harriet Keen |
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Haya Chelhot |
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Erwan Gouraud |
About Monitise Americas
Monitise Americas is a joint venture between Metavante Corporation, a leading provider of banking and payments technologies to financial institutions and businesses worldwide and Monitise plc (MONI.L), a specialist in mobile banking technology. Monitise Americas provides mobile banking and payment services to North American financial institutions predicated on an "ecosystem" principle, which allows multiple mobile carriers and financial institutions to deliver services over a single platform. It has a sister ecosystem in the United Kingdom, MONILINK, developed by Monitise plc in partnership with VocaLink. Current partners of MONILINK include: first direct, Alliance & Leicester, Royal Bank of Scotland, NatWest, Vodafone, Orange, O2, T-Mobile and Hutchison 3G.
For more information on Monitise Americas and details of how to benefit from participating in its cross-America ecosystem, please visit www.monitise.com.
About Monitise plc
Monitise plc (MONI.L) is a specialist in mobile banking, payments and commerce technology. It has engineered the world's first mobile banking ecosystems, which allow customers of multiple banks and mobile operators to perform banking and payment transactions directly from their mobile handset.
With live services in the UK and the USA, where it has delivered the MONILINK and Monitise networks in partnership with VocaLink and Metavante Corporation respectively, the Company is currently working with international partners to deliver similar safe, secure mobile banking & payment services in territories worldwide. Current key partners include VocaLink, Metavante, HSBC, first direct, Alliance & Leicester, Royal Bank of Scotland, NatWest, Vodafone, Orange, O2, T-Mobile and Hutchison 3G.
Monitise was recognised as a 'Technology Pioneer' by the World Economic Forum in
2006 and has won a number of awards for its service including those from The Banker Magazine, European Banking Technology and the Mobile Messaging Association.
www.monitisegroup.com
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