ATMIA Industry Awards
ATMIA is proud to honor those who prove themselves as leaders in the ATM industry through our annual industry awards.
Nominations are now closed for the 2025 awards. See you in Texas when we present the award winners.
Below are the award categories and past winners. Click on the category to view all recipients.
Mike Lee Lifetime Achievement Award
Award winners are selected by the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors to worthy individuals with at least 10 years’ service to the ATM industry and who have upheld the good name of the industry and made exceptional contributions to its long-term welfare.
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Jack Milford Ford, JMFord Law Office |
| 2023 | Jorge Fernandez, BitcoinATM.com |
| 2022 | John C. Campbell, IV, Diebold Nixdorf Daryl Cornell, Triton Systems |
| 2021 | Sharon M. Lane, Global Director, Finance & Member Services, ATMIA Sandra Hartfield-Papie, Chairwoman Emeritus of ATMIA Jeff Matthews, CEO, Grant Victor Chris Chandler, President & CEO, Perativ David Tente, Executive Director, USA, Canada & Americas, ATMIA |
| 2020 | Tom Harper, CEO, Networld Media Group Dana Benson, Director of Conferences & Sponsorships, ATMIA Brenda Pino, VP, Physical Channels, Operations, BMO Financial Group |
| 2017 | Bill Nuti, NCR |
| 2010 & Prior | Mark Levenick, Tidel Engineering Michael Hudson, Tidel Revolution Bill Jackson, Triton Systems John Shepherd-Barron, ATM Inventor |
Outstanding Service Award
Awards criteria:
- Long-term positive influence on improving the industry
- Excellence in technology or levels of service
- Leader in applying best practice
- Specific and measurable achievements producing tangible results
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Edge One NCR Atleos TriData D Pradeep S Kannangara, Director/CEO, AB Securitas (PVT) Ltd |
| 2023 | Optconnect Customer Care Team Aravinda Korala, KAL, BitAML Dave Rundquist, Rundash Cash ATMs Todd McEwan, New England ATM LLC. |
| 2022 | Sam Kandah, President, NationalLink, Inc. Tim Wildash, Chief Executive Officer, Next Payments Paul Nicholls, Business Development, Oberthur Cash Protection Bart Kohler, CRO, Paynuity |
| 2021 | Wes Dunn, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Genmega Samantha Guthrie, President, Cypress Advantage ATM |
| 2019 | Donna Embry, SVP Global Payment Strategy, Evolve Bank & Trust Leland Englebardt, Practice Leader, Upshot Advisors Alicia Blanda, Chief Marketing Officer, Blanda Marketing |
| 2018 | Daryl Cornell, Triton Systems Debbi Haacke, TransNational ATM Corp Jack Milford Ford, JM Ford Law The MetaBank Team |
| 2017 | Donna Embry, Payment Alliance Intl. Steve Gernes, Elan Financial Services Greg Sahrmann, Payment Alliance Intl. |
| 2016 | Raymond Ching, NationalLink Inc LeRoy Huntimer, MetaBank Roger Myers, Switch Commerce |
| 2015 | Elizabeth Bohlen, Pueblo Bank & Trust Jack Milford Ford, Attorney at Law |
| 2014 | Peter Kulik, Citibank Dr. Aravinda Korala, KAL |
| 2013 | Susan Matt - ThoughtKey, Inc. Terry Dooley, ITS, Inc. (Shazam) |
| 2012 | John Del Giudice, Bank of America Jeff Matthews, eGlobal EFTA Cardtronics |
Peter Kulik Innovation Award
Awards criteria:
- Effectiveness: Addresses an important industry problem with the potential to deliver measurable results
- Reach: Works for many ATMs, benefits multiple stakeholders, and is usable in various markets. Inspires further innovation across a range of potential applications
- Visibility: Enhances the role of ATMs for consumers in payments and banking
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2024 | CMS Analytics - Libra Morphis - AI Powered Cash Forecasting |
| 2023 | DPL - Hercules AI Paycorp - Cash Express Smart ATM |
| 2022 | EPS - QR Code Transactions |
| 2021 | Auriga - WinWebServer (WWS) product |
Special Achievement Award
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Dana Benson – ATMIA 25 Years of Service Amber Howell – ATMIA 20 Years of Service |
| 2023 | Eric Cross – ATMIA 10 Years of Service |
Exceptional Achievement Award
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Karina Zambrano - ETZ |
| 2023 | Graham Mott - LINK Scheme |
| 2022 | Eric Cross – ATMIA |
| 2017 | Aravinda Korala – KAL Peter Kulik – Citibank Peggy Olson, Strategic Marketing |
ATMmys International ATM Industry Marketing Awards
2024 Winners
| Category | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content | CMS Analytics | Cash Depot | PAI |
| Digital | Oberthur Cash Protection | NCR Atleos | Cash Depot |
| Video | Secure Innovation | Oberthur Cash Protection | Diebold Nixdorf |
| Cash Promotion | Fexco | Cash Depot | PAI |
Past Award Winners
2023 Winners:
- CONTENT (1st place) - Triton Systems for 'Fearless 2023 Forecasts'
- DIGITAL (1st place) - Diebold Nixdorf for 'More Secure – Data Security Document'
- VIDEO (1st place) - Secure Innovation for 'Remote Planet'
- CASH PROMOTION (1st place) - Fexco for 'Cash is Not Going Anywhere'
- CONTENT (2nd place) - BFC Enterprises for 'Insights for U.S. Businesses from Countries that Tried & Failed to Implement Cashless Societies'
- DIGITAL (2nd place) - Cash Depot for 'Bank in a Box'
- VIDEO (2nd place) - Diebold Nixdorf for 'Data-Driven Service Model'
- CASE (2nd place) - Cash Depot for 'Cash, Convenience, & ATMs: Drawing Young Consumers to C-Stores
- CONTENT (3rd place) - ATM USA, LLC. for 'Do All Your ATMs Really Need Deposit Automation'
- DIGITAL (3rd place) - Paramount Management Group for 'New Year Predictions'
- VIDEO (3rd place) - Star Financial Service, Inc. for 'Standard and Cashless ATMs'
- CASH (3rd place) - Auriga for 'The Future of Banking: Streamlined Cash Management for ATMs
2022 Winners:
- CONTENT (1st place) - NCR for 'Allpoint Surcharge-Free Network Infographic'
- DIGITAL (1st place) - Grant Victor for '8-Track: Modern Solutions to Dated Technology'
- VIDEO (1st place) - Diebold Nixdorf for 'Customer References Video'
- CASH PROMOTION (1st place) - CashEssentials for 'Imagine Currency Press Release'
- CONTENT (2nd place) - DPL for 'Cash Management & Logistics Tools'
- DIGITAL (2nd place) - DPL for 'Hercules AI Launch'
- VIDEO (2nd place) - NCR for 'Brand Positioning Video: Transform, Connect, and Run'
- CONTENT (3rd place) - CashEssentials for 'The Future of Cash'
- DIGITAL (3rd place) - Triton for 'The Original Retail ATM'
- VIDEO (3rd place) - ATM USA for 'Why Financial Institutions Choose ATM USA for their ATM Needs'
2021 Winners:
- CONTENT (1st place) - Paramount Management Group- "Exit Strategies in Today’s ATM Climate”
- DIGITAL (1st place) - PAI – “Introducing the New PAI"
- VIDEO (1st place) - Cardtronics - “Valley Strong Credit Union”
- CASH PROMOTION (1st place) - Paramount Management Group - “Cash Promotion for Social Media”
- CONTENT (2nd place) - ATM USA - "Top 5 Reasons to Switch to ATM Outsourcing"
- DIGITAL (2nd place) - ATM USA – “5 Reasons to Switch to ATM Outsourcing”
- VIDEO (2nd place) - Diebold Nixdorf – “DN AllConnect Services”
- CONTENT (3rd place) - Diebold Nixdorf - "Self-Service Channel Management"
- DIGITAL (3rd place) - MVP Financial Equipment - “How COVID Changed Consumer Banking Behavior”
- VIDEO (3rd place) - ATM USA – “ATM Outsourcing: A Better Way to Manage Your ATMs”
2020 Winners:
- CONTENT (1st place) – DigitalMint for “5 Things ATM Operators Should Consider Before Buying Into BitCoin”
- DIGITAL (1st place) – CashEssentials for the ‘Live Free. Pay Cash” Digital Campaign.
- VIDEO (1st place) – Payment Alliance International for “Introducing our Cash Ecosystem Solution!”
- CASH PROMOTION (1st place) – Paramount Management Group for the “Cash is Safe” Social Media Campaign.
- CONTENT (2nd place) – Paramount Management Group for “Exit Strategies in Today’s ATM Industry Climate”
- DIGITAL (2nd place) – Hyosung America for the “Recycling ATMs” Marketing Campaign.
- VIDEO (2nd place) – Hyosung America for the video “Hyosung America, The World’s Greatest ATM”
- CASH PROMOTION (2nd place) – CashEssentials for the YouTube video entitled “The Cash Cycle in Disasters”
- CONTENT (3rd place) – Star Financial for “COVID-19 Cash Handling ATM Management Guidelines”
- DIGITAL (3rd place) – CIMA Cash Handling America for the “Reimagine the Retail Payment Experience” Digital Campaign
- VIDEO (3rd place) – CIMA Cash Handling America for the video “CIMA AST9000”
- CASH PROMOTION (3rd place) - Paramount Management Group for the white paper entitled “The perils of a cashless society on the poor, minorities, and its negative effects on cultural practice”.
2019 Winners:
- CONTENT (1st place) – Cardtronics for their 2018 “Health of Cash” study.
- DIGITAL (1st place) – Payment Alliance International for the updated PAI website design.
- VIDEO (1st place) – Star Financial Services for their “MD DC Credit Union Trade Show” overview.
- CONTENT (2nd place) – Paramount Management Group for “The (Not So) Secret Solution to Your Windows 10 Woes” white paper.
- DIGITAL (2nd place) – Tellerex for their brand awareness and partnership micro-campaign program.
- VIDEO (2nd place) – MTech Distributors for their TECHataCLICK service-on-demand application introduction.
- CONTENT (3rd place) – Star Financial Services & Triton Systems for their white paper, “Avoid ATM Upgrade Fatigue”.
- DIGITAL (3rd place) – TechPro for their newly launched website.
- VIDEO (3rd place) – MVP Financial Services for their piece on the ATM refurbishment process.
2018 Winners:
- CONTENT (1st place) – MVP Financial for their white paper, “Unveiling the Myth of Windows 10”
- DIGITAL (1st place) – Cardtronics for their website and campaign, “What is Cash?”
- VIDEO (1st place) – Penki Kontinentai Group for their piece, “Technologies of Tomorrow Today”.
- CONTENT (2nd place) – TransNational for their paper, “ATM Operations in Today’s New EMV World”.
- DIGITAL (2nd place) – Zem Media for their website and “Summer Promotions” landing page.
- VIDEO (2nd place) – FCTI, Inc. for their video, “Goldilocks Financial and the ‘Just Right’ ATM Solution”.
- CONTENT (3rd place) – FCTI, Inc. for their paper, “Communicating Through the ATM: Using Advanced Technologies to Reach Your Cardholders”.
- DIGITAL (3rd place) – NCR for their presentation, “Virtual Branch”.
- VIDEO (3rd place) – Cardtronics for their video, Champions of Cash”.
Global Next-Gen ATM Award
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2022 | NCR for Self-Service Software Leland Englebardt, Upshot Advisors, LLC. |
| 2021 | KLEAR Technologies, Inc for SecurPair |
| 2020 | Best Next Gen Security Solution 2020 Winner – BVK Technology Next Gen ATM Thought Leadership Winner – Marcel Ficken, Result XL Next Gen Best ATM-APP – Customer Experience Winner: CR2 Best Next Gen ATM Early Innovator Winner – Renovite Technologies, Inc, Reno-Cloud ATM Channel Solution |
| 2018 | NCR |
International Consultant of the Year
Award chosen from among ATMIA endorsed consultants by the Executive Committee of the ATMIA Consulting practice.
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Marcel Ficken, Technical Advisor, Next Gen ATMs, from RXL2020 |
| 2019 | Marcel Ficken, Technical Advisor, Next Gen ATMs, from RXL2020 |
| 2018 | Leland Englebardt, Upshot Advisors |
| 2017 | Douglas Russell, DFR Risk Management |
| 2016 | Eric de Putter, Payment Redesign |
| 2015 | Eric de Putter, Payment Redesign |
| 2014 | Francesco Burelli |
| 2012 | Andrew Jamieso, UL Transaction Security |
Global Innovation Award
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Cash Cube Diebold Nixdorf |
Security Awards
| Excellence In | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Physical Security | Safe & Vault Co. |
| Cash Security | Oberthur |
| Cyber Security | S21Sec |
| Security Innovation | Cardtronics |
| Next Generation Security | ThetaRay |
ATM Industry Champions
ATM industry champions make the industry a better place through thought leadership, positive approach and constructive impact. Their work benefits the industry and spurs on innovation, progress and professionalization. A positive industry impacts favorably on society and humanity.
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