Every time I think I have seen it all in the payments industry, another cycle comes around and we continue to be in awe of the innovation and excellence that this industry produces.

We have been blown away by the level of industry participation across our call for entries, in what has been an extraordinary year. I promised myself I would not mention Covid in this address but it’s hard to avoid it when putting the level of industry participation and industry innovation into context. Continued innovation and excellence is made all the more remarkable considering the challenges of the past 18 months.

Our passion is to continue to create an unbiased and secure environment for the celebration and recognition of best practice, excellence and innovation - some 17 years later I am proud to be able to say that we stick to our values as much today as we did when we started this event.

I would like to congratulate all of our entrants who have been shortlisted - and passed a rather arduous judging process to be published in this shortlist - so congratulations.

There is very little I can say about our sponsors that speaks adequately to their commitment to best practice and excellence - they do this in many ways of course and continuing to support this event is yet another example of how our sponsors want to see the entire industry thrive and flourish though promoting the very highest of standards.

As we always say, “Best practice should always be celebrated, success should always be rewarded, and innovation should always be admired”. Our continued sponsor and entrant involvement ensures this so thank you one and all.

A huge thank you to our entire judging panel and to Chair, Mr. Roger Alexander, whose interest, time and commitment to the cause is instrumental in keeping the entire process on track.

We are immensely proud of our charity initiative each year and this year our chosen charity is When You Wish Upon A Star. Guests at The Card & Payments Awards are always very generous and we are hopeful to raise vital funds for them in February. I am particularly excited, after one very long virtual year, to welcome you to the Awards on Thursday 5th May 2022.

Very best wishes Michael Harty Managing Director, The Card and Payments Awards

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