13 May 2015
As part of Cards & Payments Middle East 2015, awards took place 12th May at the Conrad Hotel, Dubai

Dubai - The Smart Card & Payments Awards Middle East 2015 took place last night at The Conrad Hotel, Dubai. The awards, which are sponsored by Infinia Services and Solutions, are part of Cards & Payments 2015, the region's fastest growing smart cards and payments event.

The awards saw several of the region's leading banks and card providers recognised for their work within the industry and 2015 winners include:

Best Credit Card- sponsored by HPS
Mashreq sMiles Credit Card- Mashreq Bank

Best Premium Cardsponsored by Infinia Services and Solutions
Mashreq's Solitaire Card- Mashreq Bank
 
Best Co-Branded Cardsponsored by Infinia Services and Solutions
The Standard Chartered Shukran Co-Brand Credit Card- Standard Chartered Bank UAE
 
Best Contactless Solution
Tap2pay NFC Series - Bank Audi
 
Best Corporate Card
FGB Commercial Credit Cards- First Gulf Bank (FGB)
 
Best Customer Engagement Program- sponsored by Infinia Services and Solutions
FGB Credit Cards Multi Loyalty Program & MY CARD   - First Gulf Bank (FGB)
 
Best Prepaid Program
Union Co-op Tamayaz Prepaid Card - Emirates Islamic Bank
 
Best Debit Card
The Mashreq Private Banking VISA Infinite Debit Card - Mashreq Bank
 
Best Payment Initiative Middle East
Tap2pay NFC Series of Contactless Payments- Bank Audi
 
Most Improved Payment Card- sponsored by HPS
Gulf Air Falconflyer co-branded VISA Credit Card- Standard Chartered Bank Bahrain
 
Best Payment Initiative Africa 
National e-ID card- National Identity Management Commission (NIMC)
 
Best Payment Initiative Central & South Asia
Krungsri Samurai - Ginza Challenge- Bank of Ayudhya (Krungsri)
 
Best mPayment Innovation
mPay- Department of Dubai Smart Government
 
Best Smart Government Payment Initiative
ePay- Department of Dubai Smart Government
 
Best Mobile Banking Experience 
Emirates NBD Mobile Banking - Emirates NBD

Cards & Payments Middle East brought together international experts across five conference streams; Cards and Payments, The Retail Show, The Mobile Show, The e-Commerce Show and Future Bank. The 16th annual event featured over 300 exhibitors across showcasing the latest innovations in cards and payments technology and solutions, and welcomed 10,000 visitors from across the region and the globe.

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About Cards and Payments Middle East
Cards and Payments Middle East is the region's fastest growing smart cards and payments event and brings together regional and international experts from the payments and commerce industry to debate the future of money and the business of payments. which brings together all stakeholders of the payments industry including the Middle East financial services sector, regional and international payment solutions providers, payment schemes, telecom companies and retailers. Into its 16th edition this year, Cards and Payments Middle East is organised by the Middle East arm of Terrapinn, a world leader in business events, and will be held on May 12 and 13, 2015, at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre .

The 2015 edition of the event comprises five streams including Cards and Payments Middle East, Future Bank, the Retail Show, the e-commerce Show, and the Mobile Show. The two-day event will also include keynote sessions, peer-2-peer roundtables and seminars featuring some of the best known experts in the payments space.

For further information, please contact:

Madelaine Gibbs
Terrapinn Middle East
Madelaine.gibbs@terrapinn.com

Skye Ferguson
CNC Communications
Skye.ferguson@cnc-communications.com

© Press Release 2015