The winners of the MEA Finance Leaders in Payments Awards 2024, held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel JBR in Dubai, Thursday 12th September 2024, were announced and presented with their awards in a ceremony attended by over 250 leading change makers and senior executives from banking, fintech and payments technology providers.
These highly anticipated, regional payments focused awards recognise key individuals, businesses and the innovations that are building the new, smarter and a more inclusive payments ecosystem in the region that will transform economies, from the day-to-day to the corporate, and positively influence the lives of people and businesses across the region.
Organized by MEA Finance Magazine, Leaders in Payments, the apex awards for recognition of payments excellence across the region, the programme spotlights the innovations and stand-out performance of institutions in the banking, fintech and payments technology space.
An even higher number of entries than ever previously underwent evaluation by a panel of judges comprised of industry experts before matching these prestigious awards to their rightful winners. The panel selected thirty-four category winners following consideration of their understanding of the needs of their full range of the market, clients and customers and an assessment of incorporation of wider inclusivity and relevant developments and achievements from the preceding year.
Here follows the full list of the MEA Finance Banking Leaders in Payments Awards 2024 winners:
- Best Payment Gateway – Mastercard
- Best Payment Gateway Implementation – Standard Chartered Bank
- Best End-to-End Online Payments Processing Systems Provider – Amazon Payment Services
- Best Real-Time Payments Provider – ACI
- Best Real-Time Payments Implementation- National Bank of Fujairah
- Best Digital Overlay Payment Service Provider – Payit – powered by FAB
- Best Payment Technology Implementation UAE – Mashreq
- Best Payment Technology Implementation KSA – Network International
- Best AI Application in Payments – Standard Chartered Bank
- Best User Experience in Payments UAE – RAKBANK
- Best User Experience in Payments KSA – DiXio
- Best Cross-Border Payments Technology Provider – TCS BaNCS
- Landmark Innovation in Cross-Border Payments Award – Buna
- Best Payments as a Service Award – HPS
- Best Payments Cyber Security Provider – Trend Micro
- Best Digital Payment Transformation Initiative – Global Software Solutions Group (GSS)
- Best Innovation in Payments Technology – Commercial Bank of Dubai
- Best Mobile Payment App – Beyon Money
- Best Open Banking Payments Project – Mashreq and GBM
- Best Payments Inclusivity Initiative – Magnati and e& money
- Best Instant Payments Technology Implementation – Mashreq NEOPAY
- Best Instant Payments Technology Solution – Commercial Bank of Dubai
- Best Instant Payments Technology Implementation Provider – Magnati
- Best Digital Collections Platform for Corporate Banking – Mashreq and Mindgate
- Best Remittance and Foreign Exchange Service Provider – Al Ansari Exchange L.L.C.
- Best Payment System Implementation – National Bank of Fujairah
- Best Bank Payments Platform – Emirates NBD
- Payments Innovation of the Year UAE – Mashreq NEOPAY
- Payments Innovation of the Year KSA – Saudi Awwal Bank
- Overall Best Payments Platform in the Middle East – Network International
- Payments Technology Executive of the Year in Banking – Thomas Cherian, Chief Information Officer, Commercial Bank of Dubai
- Payments Technology Executive of the Year in Financial Services – Mohammad Bitar, Deputy Group CEO, Al Ansari Financial Services PJSC
- Digital Payments Leader of the Year – Kartik Taneja, Executive Vice President of Payments and Consumer Lending, Mashreq and Chairman of NEOPAY
- Payments Executive of the Year – Ramana Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, Magnati
