The Card and Payments Awards 2023 | The Card and Payment Awards | 1 February 2023 | JW Marriott Grosvenor House, 86-90 Park Ln, London W1K 7TN, UK

The awards recognise excellence and innovation across the industry. Each year many eligible organisations compete for one of the prestigious awards which are judged by an independent panel of industry experts. Entries open in June and close in September each year.

This remains one of the leading networking events of the year for the UK and Irish card and payments industry. With over 1000 guests attending on the night, from over 300 different companies, and with a compelling list of blue-chip sponsors. Michael Harty started the event 17 years ago. The Awards recognise success and innovation, from a diverse range of corporations. Each year around 100 different organisations compete for one of these prestigious Awards which are judged by a completely independent panel of industry experts. The Card & Payments Awards has been instrumental in recognising success and achievement in the Payments arena over the last two decades. Each Year The Card & Payments Awards concludes with its infamous Industry Achievement Award.

These are open across the different categories to credit, debit, prepaid and charge card issuers, co-brands, merchant acquirers, payment processors and other payments companies in the UK and Republic of Ireland. The Awards are also now open to companies based in Europe, who are offering programmes or initiatives within the UK market. Retailers are eligible to enter payments-related products and services into the Awards. There are a range of categories covering key disciplines and offering organisations the opportunity to showcase achievements. Success at the Awards can be used to enhance consumer facing communications.

2022 Speakers
JUDGING PANELS:

Roger Alexander
Advisor at Leadgence, Portfolio of NED and Advisory Roles

Sandra Alzetta
VP Payments, Global Head of Payments, Spotify

Andrew Gilchrist
CEO & Founder, Fundarer AB, Fundarer AB

Mark Bergdahl
Director, Loyalty Consulting UK

Martina King
CEO, Featurespace

Peter Jones
Chairman & Founder, PSE Consulting

Rachael Jenkinson
Vice President, Customer Solutions, Mastercard UK and Ireland, Mastercard

Richard Koch
Senior Policy Lead, Open Banking Implementation Entity

Sarah Burchell
Senior Vice President, International Sales, Commercials & Service, TSYS a Global Payments Company

Una Dillon
MD and VP Global Expansion & Member Advocacy, MRC

Chris Harris
Senior Director - Sales Excellence, Worldline Group

Robert Courtneidge
Independent Industry Consultant

Tania Platt
Senior Vice President, Commercial, Outpayce from Amadeus

Tribh Grewal
Director EMEA Business Development – Alternative Payments and Commercial, Discover Financial Services

Simon Gilson-Fox
Head of UK&I Product and Solutions, Visa Europe

Candice Pressinger
Director of Customer Data Security, Elavon

Maggie Boyle
VP Acquisition & Digital, American Express UK

2023 Sponsors

• TSYS, a Global Payments Company
• MongoDB
• American Express
• Collinson Group
• Discover Global Network
• The Fintech Times
• Fiserv
• Global Processing Services
• HSBC Corporate Cards
• Ingenico, a Worldline brand
• Mastercard
• Reward
• Thales DIS UK Ltd
• Ubiquity
• Visa Inc