Mastercard, Zilch and Starling Bank were among those to scoop up awards at last night’s annual Payments Awards ceremony in Central London.

Now in its 11th year, guests met for a glitzy gala dinner at the Marriott Grosvenor Square to celebrate excellence and innovation in the payments space.

Other stand-out winners on the night included HSBC UK, which won two awards, and HyperJar which also took home two awards.

All the evening’s winners are as follows:

Best Online Payments Solution – Consumer
WINNER: HSBC UK

Best Online Payments Solution – Merchant
WINNNER: Cashflows

Best Mobile Payments Solution
WINNER: HyperJar

Best In-store Payments Solution
WINNER: SBI Cards Tap & Pay powered by Comviva

Consumer Anti-Fraud Solution of the Year
WINNER: Mastercard

Merchant Anti-Fraud Solution of the Year
WINNER: Signifyd

Security Solution of the Year
WINNER: SEON

Payments Compliance Technology of the Year
WINNER: PCI Pal

Most Disruptive Payments Technology
WINNER: APEXX Global

Payments Startup of the Year
WINNER: Monavate

Payment Technology Provider of the Year – SME
WINNER: Weavr

Payment Technology Provider of the Year – Large Enterprise
WINNER: MTN & Ericsson

Best Merchant Acquirer or Processor Best Merchant Acquirer or Processor – Sponsored by Signifyd
WINNER: Fiserv

Best Cross-Border Payments Infrastructure
WINNER: Paysafe

Best Cross-Border Payments Service
WINNER: MiFinity

Currency Exchange of the Year
WINNER: HSBC UK

Lending Initiative of the Year
WINNER: Capital on Tap

Money Management Platform of the Year
WINNER: HyperJar

B2B Payments Innovation of the Year 
WINNER: APEXX Global

Best Alternative Payments Solution – Sponsored by OpenPayd
WINNER: Nuvei

Payments Marketing Campaign of the Year 
WINNER: Zilch

Blockchain or Cryptocurrency Initiative of the Year
WINNER: Clear Junction

Open Banking Initiative of the Year
WINNER: Payit by NatWest

Payments Infrastructure Award
WINNER: TerraPay

Payments Innovation of the Year – Sponsored by Cashflows
WINNER: Modern World Business Solutions

Social Inclusion Project of the Year
WINNER: Starling Bank

Payments Pioneer Award
WINNER: Alex Mifsud, Weavr

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