This award recognises an individual who has made a significant and lasting contribution to the growth and development of the APAC payments industry throughout their career. It celebrates visionary leaders who have made positive change and contributed to the wider payment’s ecosystem.

To be eligible for the Lifetime Achievement Award, the nominee must have demonstrated an impact on the payments industry beyond their own organisation’s success. They should be recognised as a thought leader and trailblazer, who has been actively working to improve and shape the future of payments. The nominee’s achievements should reflect a sustained commitment to innovation, leadership, and industry betterment.

This award is open to individuals whose influence extends across multiple areas of the payments industry through regulatory engagement, technological innovation, industry collaboration, or mentorship.

Nominations may be submitted by the nominee themselves or by another individual.

Entry eligibility

The nominee’s expertise and contributions must have influenced the payments industry in one or several Asia Pacific markets.

To make a submission please provide the following information:

Nominee or nominator

• Entry name
• Name of nominating organisation
• Name(s) of nominated organisation(s)
• The nature of the business relationship between you as the nominator and the nominee company’s solution description

Submission format

Your entry is done digitally via APAC Payments Excellence Awards Website, by submitting a written description of your value proposition/solution/initiative using selected category criteria.

Each criteria in your submission will be evaluated and scored by judges in your Category Judge Panel. Each criteria have a 300-word limit.

Provide as much information as you can and quote the source of that information, to describe the solution, success measures and what was achieved. Note that no attachments are allowed, and website links will not be seen as part of a submission.