Monitise Americas Chosen As a 2009 Mobile Excellence Award Finalist
The Mobile Excellence Awards (MEAs), produced by Little Monster Media, profile the latest in mobile entertainment, including media, marketing and technology. The MEAs criteria are based on the several achievements including Strategic Initiative, Impact of Technology used in the Industry, Creativity, Ease of Use and Reach, and Execution & Proven Success in the Market.
Soren Bested, managing director of Monitise Americas, said, "Monitise Americas is thrilled to be nominated for Best Mobile Innovator in the MEAs. We appreciate the recognition of our dedication to providing innovative mobile financial services. We see this nomination as a validation of our unique model, which provides our financial institution partners and their customers with strong new propositions and benefits."
Monitise Americas offers mobile banking services with its Mobile Money offering. It is the world's first mobile banking ecosystem, empowering consumers to perform banking and payment transactions using a single consistent interface - regardless of choice of mobile operator. Mobile Money is made available by banks, credit unions and prepaid issuers around the country.
Becuase of its unique solution, Monitise Americas allows financial instiutions of all sizes to offer a new way of banking to their customers without significant investments in new technology infrastructure.
The Mobile Excellence Awards will take place on December 7th, 2009 in Los Angeles, CA and will celebrate the best of the best in mobile entertainment from all walks of the mobile ecosystem. Judged by industry luminaries, the awards show celebrates the best in categories including Mobile Business, Mobile Technology, Mobile Entertainment, Mobile Marketing, Viral Mobile Campaign, Best Brand Marketing Campaign, and special honorary awards to include Mobile Ambassador Award, Peoples Choice Award, which will be conducted by mobile voting and the Industry Star Award, which recognizes the fastest growing Mobile company based on accelerated growth, impact, and industry achievements overall.
About Mobile Excellence Awards
The Mobile Excellence Awards profile the latest in mobile entertainment, including media, marketing and technology. The MEAs honor excellence in achievements of mobile entertainment from start-ups to applications, to studios, including interactive media, film, television, music, games, agencies, and high-tech. The MEAs honor the best of the best from all walks of the mobile entertainment ecosystem. For more information, please go to http://www.mobilexawards.com/.
Little Monster Media
Little Monster Media is a full-service packaging and event production house based in Los Angeles, California. Little Monster Media specializes in packaging and production for the mobile and digital entertainment industries, including music, television, and film. Drawing from an elite team of industry leaders, Little Monster Media is committed to making things happen.
About Monitise Americas
Monitise Americas is a joint venture between FIS, 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, Monitise Europe. Current partners of Monitise Europe include: HSBC, first direct, Alliance & Leicester, Royal Bank of Scotland, NatWest, Ulster Bank ,Vodafone, Orange, O2, T-Mobile and 3. For more information on Monitise Americas and details of how to benefit from participating in its cross-America ecosystem, please visit http://www.monitise.com/.
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PR & Media Contact:
Mobile Excellence Awards
Sarah Miller
CEO, Axis PR
Tel: 310 276-2220
Monitise Americas
Rebecca Warzycha
Sales and Marketing Coordinator
Tel: 401 305-5211