If your company has done something exciting, innovative or successful with ACIs products then we want you to tell us about it.
Closing Date: March 8, 2010
Please visit www.aciworldwide.com/awards or email awards@aciworldwide.com for more information
Every second, every day, ACI Worldwide customers are finding new, innovative and exciting ways to transform their businesses using ACIs products and services. To recognize these efforts, reward achievement and show case top-class performance we are launching the ACI Worldwide Excellence Awards and we would like to invite you to enter one or more projects that you have done of which you are particularly proud. Examples of successful projects might include:
Innovation
Return on investment
Increased customer account numbers
Increased transaction volumes
Leveraging market opportunities
Cost savings
Revenue generation
Improving liquidity management
Reduced time to market for new products
Reducing the impact of fraud or money laundering on your organization
Integration of payment solutions / channels
Improved customer service
Establishing or growing a market leadership position
The awards are free to enter, and are open to all of our customers, regardless of size, location, business type or product deployed. Winning an award will be a sign of excellence, and a distinction that shows that you have something special to offer in a competitive market.
Whats in it for me?
We want to identify and recognize winners from around the world who have done something special. All winning and highly commended entrants will receive:
Recognition from your peers at your regional user group or ACE event
Publicity in ACI Transactions customer magazine
An awards badge for your own use
A plaque for you to display in your offices
Recognition on the ACI website
Industry recognition through the ACI winners news announcement
Support from ACI if you wish to publicize your award
In addition, winners will receive:
One free delegate place at your regional user group or ACE event as well as a short speaking slot to present an overview of your successful project to other delegates
Subject to agreement, a video case study of the project, produced by ACI Worldwide, to be used as you wish
The opportunity to take part in industry conferences and tradeshows alongside ACI to publicize your success
Whos judging?
Bruce Parker, VP strategy and business development at ACI Worldwide.
Gareth Lodge, regional research leader, European banking & payments at TowerGroup is an industry analyst with strong payments background and hands-on industry experience.
Gwenn Bezard, research director at Aite Group manages the firms banking and payments practice and is an established thought leader on payments and retail banking issues. He frequently presents at industry events and is quoted in the press.
How do I enter?
Entering the awards is straightforward. Simply go to www.aciworldwide.com/awards and download an entry form. You will be asked to provide information on the project and how you have used ACI products, as well as your contact details. You can also add three pieces of supplementary information to support your entry. You may make separate entries for each project that relies on products from ACI Worldwide. The closing date is March 8, 2010.
Also available at www.aciworldwide.com/awards are FAQs for entering the awards, plus details of the terms and conditions. Your ACI sales team will also have information on entering the awards, and will be able to answer any questions that you have.
We look forward to receiving your entries, and reading about how you are using ACI products.