Tiply Named a Finalist at 2015 PYMNTS Innovator Awards

March 10, 2015 - PRLog -- Tiply, the first peer-to-peer mobile payment application that offers users the ability to tip service professionals or pay anyone with a smartphone, is a finalist in the 2015 PYMNTS Innovator Awards in the category of Best Debit Innovation.  PYMNTS.com is the premier source of news and commentary on innovation in payments and commerce, so it’s fitting that the PYMNTS Innovator Awards are viewed as the most prestigious recognition in the payments industry.  The awards boast a submission, selection and voting process that is unmatched in intellectual rigor and competitive energy.

A panel of judges made up of executives from across the payments spectrum viewed and deliberated on more than 600 submissions and narrowed them down to the final five finalists in each of 15 categories that will compete for 16 prestigious awards in categories like Most Innovative, Most Disruptive and Best New Technology.

Tiply will join more than 80 finalists that will compete for Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards across 16 categories, including their category of Best Debit Innovation.

The panel of judges included:

• Jan Estep, President and CEO, NACHA
• Matt Harris, Co-Founder and Managing General Partner, Bain Capital Ventures
•Matt Witheiler, General Partner, Flybridge Capital Partners
• Aaron Goldman, Principal, General Atlantic
• Hans Morris, Managing Partner, NYCA Partners; former President Visa
• Dan Rosen, Founder and Partner, Commerce Ventures
• Paul Purcell, Partner, Continental Advisors
• Karen Webster, CEO, PYMNTS.com

All winners will be announced during a live ceremony at The Innovation Project 2015, powered by PYMNTS.com. The industry’s foremost thought leadership event takes place March 18-19 on the campus of Harvard University and convenes the most thoughtful minds from established players, emerging disruptors and entrepreneurial visionaries in the world of payments and commerce. This year’s theme - Innovation At The Intersections – will explore the many forces outside of payments that are reinventing and reshaping how payments and commerce evolve.

About Tiply

Founded by Stephen Campbell and Tim Baldwin, the tipping app, Tiply secures all financial data with 256-bit encryption and tokenization, so all transactions are 100% secure, similar to banks and credit unions. Tiply was created with an advanced facial recognition feature to eliminate the need of sharing personal information and, instead, uses photos of the users smiling face to send and receive payments. Tiply works with PayPal and all major banks in the United States to ensure quick processing times so users receive their payments fast.  Tiply is now available for free download on the GooglePlay and Apple App stores.  For more information on Tiply, visit https://tip.ly

About PYMNTS.com

PYMNTS.com is reinventing the way in which companies in payments share relevant information about the initiatives that shape the future of payments and commerce and make news. This powerful B2B platform is the #1 site for the payments and broader commerce ecosystem by traffic and the premier source of information about “what’s next” in payments. C-suite and VP level executives turn to it daily for these insights, making the PYMNTS.com audience the most valuable in the industry. It provides an interactive platform for companies to demonstrate thought leadership, popularize products and, most importantly, capture the mindshare of global decision-makers. PYMNTS.com, where the best minds and best content meet on the web to learn “What’s Next” in Payments and Commerce.

About the Innovation Project

Over two content-packed days this March 18 & 19, 2015, The Innovation Project 2015, powered by PYMNTS.com, will convene the most thoughtful minds from established players, emerging disruptors and entrepreneurial visionaries in the world of payments and commerce on the campus of Harvard University. This year’s theme - Innovation At The Intersections – will explore the many forces outside of payments that are reinventing and reshaping how payments and commerce evolve. Leading and participating in these discussions will be the most innovative, thoughtful and dynamic players from their sectors.

*Please note that The Innovation Project® and PYMNTS.com® are not affiliated with Harvard University, nor is the Innovation Project® 2015 a Harvard University program or activity.