Award Winners | Award Categories & Criteria |
Submission Guidelines & Nominations
PAYTECH WOMEN 2025 AWARD NOMINATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED
PayTech Women (PTW) recognizes its members who demonstrate excellence in engaging, influencing and championing inclusivity throughout the payments industry and in their own companies. PTW members nominate women and men who they believe personify the values recognized by each award.
Applications for 2025 Awards are closed. Nominees and winners will be recognized at the annual fall Leadership Summit, sponsored by FIS, on Tuesday, November 4, in Atlanta, GA, during the Awards Celebration. 2026 Award Applications will open next summer – watch for announcements!
See the 2024 Nominees and Winners!
Learn more about past award categories/criteria and
submission guidelines.
2024 AWARDS
Congratulations to the more than 30 individual nominees and nine winners, plus the eight corporate partner nominees and three winners!
View the 2024 Awards Press Release
View the 2024 Award Nominees & Winners:
ALL PTW and WNET AWARDS
Titles, pictures and companies of the winners are shown as they were when award was presented:
FOUNDERS AWARD
PRESIDENTS AWARD
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD
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2023
Mary Uslander
SVP
Head of Commercialization
& Client Experience
Fiserv
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INDIVIDUAL DIVERSITY CHAMPION AWARD
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2018
Kelly Beatty
Chief of Staff to the President and Chief Operating Officer
Worldpay
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2017
Theresa Gongora
Senior Vice President, Finance
TSYS
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2016
Kim Holmes
System Director
Discover Financial Services
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LEAN IN TO LEAD AWARD
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2022
Crystal McCorkle
Client Service Consultant
Global Payments
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2021
Amanda Beam, ETA CPP
Senior Vice President Operations
Humboldt Merchant Services
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2020
Rose Sikorski
Senior Program Manager
FIS Global
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2019
Audrey Blackmon
Senior Vice President
Verrency
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2018
Diane Driscoll
Quality Control Manager
National Merchants Association
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2017
Dawn Delaney
Director
Corporate Partnerships
Chase Payment Tech
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2016
Pam McKinley
US Project Manager
Moneris
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EMERGING TRENDSETTER AWARD
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2022
Megan Mountain
Director, Product
Paya
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2021
Erin Barbeau
Business Process Manager
FIS Global
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2020
Fay Osman
Leader - National Business Development
Global Payments inc.
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GAME CHANGER AWARD
ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR AWARD
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2024
Michael Canady
Vice President
Global Operations
& Client Services
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2023
John Skinner
Managing Director
Treasury Services Payments
JPMorgan Chase
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2022
Kelley Knutson
SEVP, President
Netspend
a Global Payments co.
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2021
Guido Sacchi
Senior Executive
Vice President & CIO
Global Payments Inc.
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2020
Jack Connors
Head of Partnerships
Google
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2019
David Leppeck
Executive Payment Consultant
Statement IQ
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MAKING WAVES AWARD
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2020
Shemina Jiwani
Chief Operating Officer
AscendantFX
Capital Inc.
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2019
Genevieve Dozier
Client Business Executive
Fiserv
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2018
Melissa Pauleat
Vice President
Group Marketing Services
Paysafe
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2017
Christina Camacho
CEO
Current Payment Solutions
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2016
Kristy Richardson
Chief Operating Officer
USPAY
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CORPORATE CHAMPION AWARD
| 2023 Small Business |
2023 Mid-Size Business |
2023 Enterprise |
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| 2022 Small Business |
2022 Mid-Size Business |
2022 Enterprise |
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| 2021 Small Business |
2021 Mid-Size Business |
2021 Enterprise |
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DIVERSITY HELPING HAND AWARD
| 2024 Small Business |
2024 Mid-Size Business |
2024 Enterprise |
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| 2023 Small Business |
2023 Mid-Size Business |
2023 Enterprise |
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| 2022 Small Business |
2022 Mid-Size Business |
2022 Enterprise |
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| 2021 Small Business |
2021 Mid-Size Business |
2021 Enterprise |
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CORPORATE DIVERSITY CHAMPION AWARD
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2017 |
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CHAPTER LINKUP EVENT OF THE YEAR AWARD
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2022 |
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| 2021 CO-WINNERS |
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| 2020 CO-WINNERS |
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| 2019 CO-WINNERS |
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RISING CHAPTER OF THE YEAR AWARD
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Award Categories and Criteria
The Awards Selection Committee will determine results for the award winner for each category based on whether the entry met the eligibility requirements and provided the required supplemental documents. Each entry will be scored using a scoring
method by the Awards Committee. The nomination receiving the top score will be the recipient recommended to the Awards Committee. View Categories and Criteria.
Submission Guidelines and Nominations
These awards are designed to encourage and honor significant contributions that support our mission and values. We encourage all PayTech Women members to participate in the awards and recognition program at some point in their careers.
View Submission Guidelines. Nominate yourself or another peer – all nominators are confidential.
