This is a major endorsement by the global GSM industry of the companys payments technology which is being used by mobile and fixed line operators, ISPs, financial services institutions and retailers worldwide to deliver a range of payment services. Now in their ninth year, the GSM Association awards recognize excellence and innovation across the wireless communications industry and are open to companies whose products and services support the market for the GSM family of technologies. The awards programme for 2004 included a stronger emphasis on the consumer and corporate benefits of wireless technology, in order to reflect the more widespread use of the technology. The GSM Association is the worlds leading wireless industry representative body, consisting of more than 600 second and third generation wireless network operators and key manufacturers and suppliers to the wireless industry. The Associations members provide digital wireless services to more than 646 million customers and the GSM Platform accounts for approximately 70 percent of the total digital wireless market today. Awards were presented in six categories including: Applications & Services, Technology Innovation, Marketing & Promotion, Mobile in the Community Awards, as well The GSM Associations Chairmans Award. Valista finds itself standing with an impressive mix of global winners including Vodafone Group plc, Sony Ericsson, T-Mobile International, SMART Communications (The Philippines), O2 and China Mobile who received the GSM Associations Chairman Award on achieving 1 billion GSM customers. Valistas product portfolio includes micro- and macro-payments, multi-channel top-up, service delivery, user profile management and cash replacement. All Valista products support multiple access channels and payment models, allowing consumers to transact wherever they are, however they pay. Valista also recently won the Wall Street Journal Gold Award for Business and the Business Finance Award.
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