Cardlytics , a provider of targeted, card-based, merchant-funded rewards technology, was named a finalist in two award categories and CEO and founder Scott Grimes won the award for “Technology Innovation” at the TechAmerica 2009 Southeastern “Spirit of Endeavor” Awards.
The company and its executives were nominated in five of six awards categories. Lynne Laube, COO and co-founder, was nominated for “Outstanding Leadership.” In addition to winning the “Technology Innovation” award, Grimes was nominated for “Technology Entrepreneur.” Cardlytics was named a finalist in the “Emerging Business” category and nominated in the “Cool Technology of the Year” category.
The Cardlytics executive team is known for innovation in the banking industry, especially with regard to debit programs. Grimes and Laube invented decoupled debit while serving as senior executives with Capital One. Additionally, Grimes is a frequent speaker on the subject of payments innovation.
“We are very grateful to be recognized by TechAmerica and the technology community,” said Grimes. “Cardlytics was founded on a culture of innovation. To not only win an award, but to be recognized in nearly every category provides further validation of our approach to helping banks deliver more meaningful debit rewards , as well as other card-based rewards, in a manner that is independent of interchange and much easier to implement.”
TechAmerica is the technology industry’s largest advocacy organization, representing nearly 1,500 organizations. Member companies range in size and include both public and commercial sectors of the economy. TechAmerica Southeast’s annual “Spirit of Endeavor” Awards honors “people and companies based in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi who have had significant accomplishments within the technology industry,” according to TechAmerica.
About Cardlytics
Through a highly-relevant, “market-of-one” approach, Cardlytics provides banks with a new way to provide rich rewards to customers by providing targeted, appropriate merchant-funded offers based on their individual purchase behavior, helping consumers realize savings of hundreds of dollars per year on the products they purchase every day. Cardlytics is redefining card rewards programs through its multi-channel platform that can extend offers to bank customers through the breadth of the bank’s electronic channels including online banking, SMS, e-mail, mobile, online-mall and social networks. For more information about Cardlytics, visit www.cardlytics.com .