Paymetric’s Asif Ramji Named EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year for Financial Services


ATLANTA, Nov. 27, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Paymetric, Inc., a global leader in secure electronic payment solutions for the enterprise, announced that Asif Ramji, President and CEO, won EY’s top award as National Entrepreneur Of The Year for financial services.

As one of the world’s most prestigious business awards, Entrepreneur Of The Year has been at the forefront of identifying game changing business leaders for more than 30 years. The Entrepreneur Of The Year includes programs in more than 140 cities and more than 60 countries worldwide honoring inspirational leadership of such entrepreneurs as Howard Schultz of Starbucks Coffee Company, John Mackey of Whole Foods Market Inc., Pierre Omidyar of eBay, Inc., Reid Hoffman and Jeff Weiner of LinkedIn Corporation and Mindy Grossman of HSN, Inc.

“The Entrepreneur Of The Year program has recognized the endeavors of exceptional people and I am honored to receive this award alongside them,” states Asif Ramji, President and CEO of Paymetric. “I want to share this recognition with the Paymetric team for all of the innovative work that is done each day.”

Other award winners included designer Kendra Scott, who was named National Entrepreneur of the Year for Consumer Products and Retail.

About Paymetric

Paymetric, A Vantiv Company, is the leader for secure integrated payments built specifically for Enterprise complexity. Our cloud-based solution integrates seamlessly within any Enterprise solution to support electronic and global payments for multiple sales channels.  Our patented tokenization ensures sensitive data never enters the Enterprise minimizing risk due to fraud and facilitates workflows to ensure that sales, invoicing and collections are streamlined through one open platform. As an award-winning industry leader, Paymetric is committed to innovating and securing transactions for the most recognized global brands. For more information, visit paymetric.com.

About Entrepreneur of The Year®

Entrepreneur Of The Year®, founded by EY, is the world’s most prestigious business awards program for entrepreneurs, chosen from an independent panel of judges including entrepreneurs and prominent leaders from business, finance, and the local community. The program makes a difference through the way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As the first and only truly global awards program of its kind, Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 145 cities in more than 60 countries. ey.com/eoy

LinkedIn: To view the full list of this year’s winners, please visit: http://www.ey.com/us/en/about-us/entrepreneurship/entrepreneur-of-the-year.

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Paymetric Marketing
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