The grand prize winner was selected by a global panel of independent experts on digital payments and wallets.
SAN JOSE, CA, August 25, 2021—Payactiv, Inc, a certified B Corp and the leader in Earned Wage Access (EWA), has won the grand prize for innovation at the 2021 Digital Wallet Impact Innovation Awards presented by Aite-Novarica Group in partnership with the Mobile Payment Conference and sponsored by Cybersource, a Visa® solution.
“The combination of providing major benefit for employees at no cost, a powerful employee retention tool, and a financial wellness platform for employees makes Payactiv one of the most exciting new companies in financial services.”
- Thad Peterson, Senior Analyst at Aite-Novarica Group
“Payactiv delivers a one-stop solution that combines EWA, a digital wallet, cashless transfer, and a discount marketplace. We are honored to win the grand prize and will continue delivering best-in-class technology.”
- Payactiv co-founder and CTO Sohail Aslam
Payactiv, a Public Benefit Corporation and Certified B Corp, is a holistic financial-wellness platform that provides employees on-demand access to earned but unpaid wages. Businesses that partner with Payactiv see significant cost reductions through increased recruitment, engagement and retention. Employees love Payactiv because it eliminates the expensive between-paycheck toll of payday loans, bank overdrafts, and late fees. Payactiv offers a suite of financial services that includes savings and budgeting tools, bill payment and financial-health measurement. Payactiv is the winner of the American Business Awards’ Company of the Year for Financial Services award, the Innovative Payments Association’s Consumer Champion award, a Finovate winner and finalist, and the recipient of numerous best-in-class awards in both FinTech & HRTech. In 2021, Payactiv won the B Corp Best For The World designation for corporate excellence beyond profit.
Aite-Novarica Group is an advisory firm providing mission-critical insights on technology, regulations, strategy, and operations to hundreds of banks, insurers, payments providers, and investment firms—as well as the technology and service providers that support them. Comprising former senior technology, strategy, and operations executives as well as experienced researchers and consultants, our experts provide actionable advice to our client base, leveraging deep insights developed via our extensive network of clients and other industry contacts.
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