LITTLETON, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CPI Card Group, a global leader in financial, EMV and commercial card production, and related services, is pleased to announce that the company has been honored with three nominations at the Emerging Payments Awards taking place this October in London.

Categories in which CPI has been chosen as a finalist include:
Leading Global Prepaid Organisation
Best Prepaid Card or Packaging Design, UK
Best Digital Gifting Programme

The Emerging Payments Awards build on the success of the Prepaid Awards that has been judging and acknowledging top quality payment people and programmes since 2006 in the UK, France, Canada, India and South Africa.

“Being selected as a finalist for the ‘Leading Global Prepaid Organisation’ is truly one of the greatest honors we could receive in our industry,” said Steve Montross, President and CEO of CPI Card Group. “All of the nominations that we have received speak to the passion we have for our customers, innovation and design. We are looking forward to the awards ceremony in October.”

Nominated for Best Prepaid Card or Packaging Design, the objective for the Boots Beauty Gift Cards and Packaging was to offer the customer a premium gift option, catered to both males and females, with a luxurious look and feel. The gift card and program has proven to be a great success, with a 40 percent increase in purchase value from the pharmacy’s standard gift card. Nominated for Best Digital Gifting Programme, CPI introduced a single technology platform across new markets enabling the cost effective implementation of multiple e-commerce domains for Ticketmaster’s Digital Gift Card Program. The e-gift card can be purchased and delivered across the globe and personalized with a message, photo and variable load amounts.

Winners will be announced at the Emerging Payments Awards ceremony on October 23rd at the Lancaster Hotel in London.

About CPI Card Group

CPI, a global leader in financial, commercial and identification card production and related services, offers a single source for cards and other form factors, from financial and gift to EMV chip and mobile, and personalization and fulfillment services. CPI offers the largest secure and commercial production network in North America and the UK. CPI's production sites include: Denver, Colo.; Fort Wayne, Ind.; Las Vegas, Nev.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Colchester, England; Liverpool, England; Petersfield, England and Toronto, Canada. CPIs’ plants in Colo., Nev., Ind., Canada and Liverpool are ISO 9001 certified. For more information, visit www.cpicardgroup.com.

Contacts

Scream Agency for CPI Card Group
Katie Knoch, 303-893-8608 ext. 208
katie@screamagency.com

CPI has been selected as a Finalist for the "Leading Global Prepaid Industry" Award (Photo: Business Wire)