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PASA INDUSTRY AWARDS
INDUSTRY AWARDS OVERVIEW
The annual PASA Industry Awards recognises, honours and celebrates the contributions made by PASA Members to the South African payments industry.
The nomination process is internal to PASA where members of the payments community are called on to nominate their peers for their outstanding contributions to payments. Nominations are reviewed and vetted by the PASA Executive Committee and key PASA Management Committee members who are involved in industry projects or initiatives.
NOMINATION RULES AND GUIDELINES
- Only projects and initiatives that were delivered in full or with major milestones/deliverables that were fully completed between September 2023 – August 2024 are eligible for nomination.
- If you’d like to nominate multiple candidates or nominate for multiple categories, you will have to complete multiple nomination forms, as only one candidate and category per nomination form will be allowed.
- PASA Committees and Structures will receive a nomination form via a MS Teams link during August.
- Nominations must be aligned to payments industry work.
- Only PASA industry projects/work are eligible for nomination. No other internal organisation projects may be nominated.
- You may nominate people inside your own organisation as long as the nomination is relevant to PASA industry projects/work.
- You may nominate people from outside of your own organisation as long as the nomination is relevant to PASA industry projects/work.
- Individuals/teams may not be nominated for the same deliverable(s) as the previous year. However, individuals/teams may be nominated for the same category as a previous year, provided the reason stated is different from the previous year’s nominations.
- Individuals are eligible for nominations in both the individual and team award categories.
- You may not nominate the same individual for both the Leadership and Excellence categories.
- PASA executive team members are not eligible for consideration except for the Golden Sunset Award in their year of retirement.
- For the panel reviewing nominations, it is crucial that your motivation answers the questions comprehensively and aligns with the category description to ensure the nomination is accepted.
CATEGORIES
There are six categories in which the industry may nominate deserving individuals and/or teams who deserve to be recognised and honoured.
Rising Star Award
The Rising Star Award acknowledges individuals with less than five years’ experience in the payments industry who have made remarkable contributions through their involvement in PASA structures or projects in 2024. They consistently show a strong commitment to learning, contributing, and delivering for the benefit of South Africa’s payments industry. These individuals are rising stars and are considered future leaders of this industry.
Excellence Award
The Excellence Award honours individuals who have shown outstanding performance and delivery in PASA structures or projects in 2024. These individuals have demonstrated exceptional knowledge of payments, thought leadership, and effective delivery within their respective PASA endeavours.
Leadership Award
The Leadership Award acknowledges individuals who offered guidance, steer, and thought leadership in PASA structures or projects in 2024. Nominees are recognised as leaders and role models who shared exceptional qualities with the industry.
Anchor Award
The Anchor Award celebrates individuals who have shown outstanding dedication to the payments industry for over ten years. It acknowledges their exceptional delivery, leadership, and service to South Africa’s payments industry.
Innovation and Excellence Team Award
The Innovation and Excellence Team Award honours PASA structures or projects that have introduced forward-thinking and innovative products, solutions, and processes in the payments industry in 2024. The team members exhibited excellence in delivery, mastery of their subjects, diligent execution, and resilience in driving projects that will have a lasting impact on South Africa’s payments industry.
Golden Sunset Award
The Golden Sunset Award acknowledges retired or retiring individuals for their contribution and service to the South African payments industry. Those who are retiring in 2024 are eligible for this award.
INDUSTRY AWARDS CEREMONY
The 2024 Industry Awards ceremony is set to take place on 15 November 2024. Nominees and designated guests will receive further information closer to the time.
Which stellar projects and initiatives will be celebrated this year?
Who will the spotlight shine on?
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PREVIOUS INDUSTRY AWARDS EVENTS
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