LATAM
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
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WE CHAMPION WOMEN IN THE PAYMENTS INDUSTRY
We honour and celebrate women making waves in the global payments ecosystem. Our awards program recognizes the achievements of women who have distinguished themselves as leaders, innovators, rising stars, and consummate professionals.
Our LATAM Awards Committee is comprised of seasoned women talent from across the payments industry. Our distinguished committee will review all nominations and choose recipients to be awarded at our 2023 LATAM Symposium.
Each nominee can only be nominated for one award category, duplicate nominations will not be accepted.
The Women in Payments 2023 LATAM Symposium Award Nominations is now closed.

AWARD CATEGORIES
INNOVATION
The Women in Payments Award for Innovation will be presented to a woman in the industry who best meets the criteria.
CRITERIA
- Has promoted payments innovation through creativity, vision, and perseverance in her organization or the payments industry. Has been instrumental in promoting innovations or creative process re-engineering which are original, have significant impact, can be easily and effectively adopted, have results that are measurable, can be applied elsewhere, and support and inspire others in the organization or industry to innovate.
- Creative use of new knowledge and/or technology to develop ideas aimed at addressing ongoing challenges, enhancing customer experience, and creating innovative systems, technology, products, programs and/or policies to solution such challenges.
- Has created a solution that reduces time, resources, risks, and/or costs associated with delivering a service, system or product. Has successfully implemented the solution, resulting in a positive impact to the product or customer experience beyond the nominee’s own team or department.
- Is widely recognized for her expertise and actively works to empower others. Leads by example and motivates members of her team, organization or industry. Acts as a mentor, advisor, and teacher, to make a positive impact on members of her organization or the payments industry.
- Has high integrity and sets high professional standards for ethics and quality of work. Has contributed to a positive and supportive learning environment by encouraging diversity of people and opinions.
ADVOCATE FOR WOMEN
The Women in Payments Advocate for Women Award will be presented to a woman in the industry who best meets the criteria.
CRITERIA
- Demonstrates commitment to gender parity at all levels of the organization, through active hiring and promotion of gender-balanced teams. Supports the career development of women by giving opportunities for learning, networking and career advancement. Drives the organization or industry toward gender parity at all levels.
- Is a strong leader and advocate for women in the organization, offering sponsorship and mentorship to women at all levels. Actively supports and advocates for women to promote their career growth. Is an advocate for gender equality at all levels, including equal pay and equal opportunities for career growth. Provides a positive forum for women to network and find mentors within the organization or industry.
- Promotes education, career development and mentorship opportunities, both formal and informal, for women in the organization or industry. Leads or facilitates access to educational resources and business resource groups to support the personal and career growth for women in the organization or industry.
- Is widely recognized for her expertise and actively works to empower others. Leads by example and motivates members of her team, organization or industry. Acts as a mentor, advisor and teacher to make a positive impact on women in the organization and beyond.
- Has integrity and sets high professional standards for ethics and quality of work. Has contributed to a positive and supportive learning environment by encouraging diversity of people and opinions.
SOCIAL IMPACT
The Women in Payments Community Impact Award will be presented to a woman in the industry who best meets the criteria.
CRITERIA
- Has shown courage in the face of adversity to drive change and support others in her organization or industry. Demonstrates leadership, vision, and resilience to bring about positive change and inclusion in the community within her organization and/or industry.
- Consistently seizes opportunities to steer co-workers and/or the wider industry to a place of positivity, empathy and mutual support. Leads with spirit to drive toward a positive outcome for all. Is able to pivot as circumstances change to maintain a positive direction.
- Has shown steadfastness in navigating projects, leading teams and/or accomplishing goals, despite difficulty or changing circumstances. Actively works to build resilience of the team, organization or industry to support each other in times of uncertainty and great change.
- Is widely recognized for her expertise and skill in leading teams. Actively works to empower others to be positive team players and further change agents. Leads by example and motivates members of her team, organization or industry. Acts as a mentor, advisor and teacher to make a positive impact on members of her organization or the payments industry.
- Has high integrity and sets high professional standards for ethics and quality of work. Has contributed to a positive and supportive learning environment by encouraging diversity of people and opinions to support the greater community.
DISTINGUISHED PAYMENTS PROFESSIONAL
The Women in Payments Distinguished Professional Award will be presented to a woman in the industry who best meets the criteria.
CRITERIA
- Has influenced industry trends, acts as a role model and successfully reached and exceeded goals—taking her team, organization and/or industry to the next level.
- Acts as a payments ambassador to promote a positive image of her organization, industry initiative and the payments industry as a whole. Actively contributes to the collective success of the payments industry as a whole.
- Is known for her personal and professional authenticity and building her career on a strong set of values. Has built strong and positive relationships with co-workers and industry stakeholders. Is seen as a role model within her organization and throughout the industry.
- Is widely recognized for her expertise and actively works to empower others. Leads by example and motivates members of her team, organization or industry. Acts as a mentor, advisor, and teacher to make a positive impact on members of her organization or the payments industry.
- Has high integrity and sets high professional standards for ethics and quality of work. Has contributed to a positive and supportive learning environment by encouraging diversity of people and opinions.