To promote and move the industry to the desired height while ensuring the entrenchment of global best practice, leading industry practitioners Computer Warehouse Group, Credit Registry and SystemSpecs have endorsed the Nigerian Financial Technology awards 2012. These companies have sponsored different category of the awards.
Institutions that have distinguished themselves in the provision of financial service via the use of technology would be honoured and celebrated at the awards, which holds at the Grand Ballroom of the prestigious Lekki Oriental Hotel, Lagos on November Friday 30, 2012. The awards, which would reward and recognize innovations and excellence in IT activities in the financial banking, insurance, micro finance industry and capital market, is in commemoration of the financialtechnology fifth year anniversary.
According to a statement emanating from financialtechnology magazine and signed by editor-in-chief, Mr. Sola Fanawopo, companies that sponsor any of the 16 categories under services would be automatically ineligible to win in those categories. As such, these companies would not be qualified to partake in each of the sponsored categories.
1. BEST USE OF IT IN MOBILE-PAYMENT (BANK-LED)
Goes to the bank and its MNO partner with the best use of mobile platform for provision of financial services
2. BEST USE OF IT IN MOBILE-PAYMENT (BANK-FOCUSED)
Goes to the bank with the best use of mobile platform for provision of banking services
3. BEST USE OF IT IN MOBILE-PAYMENT (INDEPENDENT)
Goes to an independent operator with the best use of mobile platform for provision of financial services
4. BEST USE OF IT IN TRADING SYSTEM
Goes to a company that implements new trading system, using an innovative IT-led approach
5.BEST USE OF IT IN GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC TRANSACTIONS
Goes to any MDA with innovative approach in electronic transactions
6. IT PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (MALE)
Goes to a man who has best contributed to an institution’s IT and system strategy through leadership
7. IT PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (FEMALE)
Goes to a woman who has best contributed to an institution’s IT and system strategy through leadership
8.BEST USE OF IT IN CORPORATE & INVESTMENT BANKING
Goes to the bank that has best demonstrated an innovative technology approach in corporate and investment banking
9.BEST USE OF IT IN RETAIL BANKING
Goes to the bank that has best shown an innovative technology approach in retail banking
10.BEST USE OF IT IN MFI
Goes to the MFi with the best innovative technology approach for microfinance services
11.BEST USE OF IT IN INSURANCE SERVICES
Goes to an insurance company with the best innovative technology approach in insurance services
12.BEST USE OF IT IN FINANCIAL INCLUSION
Goes to the financial or non-financial institution with the best innovative IT approach to extend financial services to the unbanked and under-banked
13.SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS
Goes to an individual who has made transformational contributions to the growth and development of e-transactions in Nigeria
14.BEST USE OF IT IN CREDIT SERVICES
Goes to a financial institution with the best innovative IT approach in provision of credit services
15.BEST USE OF IT IN REMITTANCE SERVICES
Goes to a financial institution with the best innovative IT approach in pension services
16. BEST FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Goes to a journalist (Print or Electronic) with the best analysis on technologies that enable financial services
AWARD CATEGORIES (PRODUCTS)
1. Outstanding Core Banking Application
2. Outstanding Enterprise Management Product
3 Outstanding Risk Management Product
4. Outstanding Innovative New Product
5. Outstanding Public Service Product
6 Outstanding Trading Product
7. Outstanding Mobile Payment product
8. Outstanding Insurance Services Product
9. Outstanding Payments Card Product
10. Outstanding Reconciliation Product
CASHLESS LAGOS AWARDS
Goes to institutions and individuals who have distinguished themselves in the implementation of CashlessLagos, which is an initiative of the Central Bank of Nigeria [CBN]. The awards is largely determined and judged with the National Switch Reports. {jcomments on}