| Date |
Award |
Description |
| November 2007 |
Financial-i “Leaders In Innovation Awards” |
 Receiving recognition as the best Corporate Actions solution, CheckFree eVentTM was a winner in the Securities Services category of the second annual Leaders in Innovation awards. Published in the Q4 2007 edition of Financial-i, the awards provide recognition for banks and software and hardware vendors shaping the delivery of business solutions in wholesale transaction banking. |
| November 2007 |
Bank Technology News "The Innovators 2007" Award |
 CheckFree Web RXPSM has been named among The Innovators of 2007, an annual ranking of people, companies and technologies that are redefining the financial services landscape. CheckFreeWeb RXP ranked sixth among The Innovators, and was recognized for its intuitive "Payment Assistant" feature that utilizes rich Internet technology to enhance the consumer bill payment experience. |
| November 2007 |
BAI "Innovation Moment" |
 CheckFree Web RXPSM was highlighted among the financial industy's "Innovation Moments" at the BAI Retail Delivery Show. Innovation Moments represent forward-thinking ideas, leading-edge technologies, or unique business processes. CheckFree Web RXP was selected for recognition because of its "Payment Assistant” feature, which brings the user-friendly functions of leading interactive websites to online bill payment. |
| November 2007 |
Financial Insights “FinTech 100” |
 CheckFree was 20th in the fourth annual FinTech 100 ranking, which categorizes hardware, software and services providers within the financial services industry based on calendar year-end revenues and the percentage of revenues attributed to financial services. |
| October 2007 |
Software Magazine “Software 500” |
 CheckFree ranked 61st on the 2007 Software 500, based on revenues generated from software and services. CheckFree's strong growth in these categories accounted for the move up from a rank of 70th the previous year. |
| September 2007 |
Deloitte & Touche "Georgia Technology Fast 50" |
 CheckFree ranked 32nd in the "Georgia Technology Fast 50," an annual award program that ranks technology companies located in Georgia by revenue growth achieved in the past year, as recognized by Deloitte & Touche. |
| September 2007 |
InformationWeek 500 |
 CheckFree ranked ninth on the 2007 InformationWeek 500, the first time that the company has been named among the top 10. CheckFree received recognition for the innovative use of information technology, most notably within CheckFree WebSM, the payment platform used by by thousands of financial institutions to support their electronic billing and payment services. |
| April 2007 |
Billing World & OSS Today “Excellence Awards” |
 CheckFree received an Excellence Award from Billing World & OSS Today magazine in the category of “Best Customer Success Story.” The award recognized increased adoption of electronic billing by Verizon Communications customers as a result of the implementation of CheckFree e-Bill DistributionSM with Consumer Choice. Verizon experienced a double-digit increase in the average number of e-bills activated by customers on a daily basis following implementation. |
| November 2006 |
Financial-i “Leaders In Innovation Awards” |
 CheckFree is the recipient of two “Leaders In Innovation Awards”, presented by UK-based Financial-i magazine. CheckFree was recognized as providing the most innovative corporate actions solution and the most innovative operational risk solution for the wholesale transaction banking industry. Winning solutions were selected based upon innovativeness, cost effectiveness, potential business benefits, ease of implementation and the ability to tackle specific business issues or problems. |
| November 2006 |
Software Magazine “Software 500” |
 CheckFree ranked 70th on the 2006 Software 500, up from 78th the previous year. Revenues generated from software and services are the key measurement in this ranking, and CheckFree's 20 percent growth in these two categories accounted for the move up the list. |
| November 2006 |
American Banker's “FinTech 100” |
 CheckFree claimed the 19th spot in the third annual FinTech 100, a ranking of hardware, software and services providers within the financial services industry. The FinTech 100 is categorized and evaluated based on calendar year-end revenues and the percentage of revenues attributed to financial services. |
| October 2006 |
"Georgia Technology Fast 50" |
 CheckFree ranked 30th in the "Georgia Technology Fast 50," an annual award program that ranks technology companies located in Georgia by revenue growth achieved in the past year, as recognized by Deloitte & Touche. |
| September 2006 |
InformationWeek 500 |
 CheckFree is ranked 27th on the prestigious 2006 "InformationWeek500." InformationWeek honors the nation's most innovative users of information technology with this annual listing. CheckFree was recognized for its use of technology to implement advanced disaster recovery practices and to enhance its online financial services solutions.
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| June 2006 |
The Banker 2006 Technology Award |
 London-based publication The Banker presented CheckFree with the Wholesale/Investment Banking Back-Office Award. The award recognized the exemplary implementation of CheckFree TradeFlow(TM), a transaction process management platform, at BNP Paribas Securities Services, the Paris-based provider of securities services and investment operations.
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| April 2006 |
"Best Six Sigma Project in Financial Services" Honorable Mention |
CheckFree received an Honorable Mention for the "Best Six Sigma Project in Financial Services" award given by the International Quality & Productivity Center (IQPC) for its Professional Services Pre-Contract Estimation Project within the Securities channel. |
| March 2006 |
"John McCarthy Industry Visionary of the Year Award" |
The John McCarthy Industry Visionary of the Year Award was presented to Pete Kight, CheckFree Chairman and CEO, at IHRSA 2006. The award honors an individual who has made an unprecedented or unique contribution to the advancement of the health club industry as a whole. Kight is credited with enhancing club membership sales and renewal efforts by pioneering the use of EFT payments. |
| March 2006 |
"Information Security Executive of the Year Southeast Award™" |
CheckFree Vice President and Chief Security Officer Ed Sarama was presented with the Information Security Executive (ISE) of the Year Southeast 2006 Award by Executive Alliance. The ISE Southeast Award recognizes a chief security officer who has overall responsibility for network and/or Internet security and who demonstrates outstanding leadership in the field of information security. |
| November 2005 |
American Banker's
"Fin Tech 100" |
CheckFree was named number 20 in the second annual FinTech 100, a ranking of the top technology providers to the financial services industry worldwide evaluated by fiscal year-end revenues and the percentage of revenues from sales to financial services industry clients. |
| October 2005 |
Technology Association of Georgia "Excalibur Award" |
CheckFree was the recipient of a special inaugural "Excalibur Award," given to Georgia companies that best leverage technology for competitive advantage. The award was presented at the Georgia Technology Summit in recognition of CheckFree's 25 years of innovation in electronic commerce. |
| October 2005 |
"Georgia Technology Fast 50 Award" |
CheckFree was named a winner of Deloitte's "Georgia Technology Fast 50 Award," which recognizes the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Georgia. |
| September 2005 |
"InformationWeek 500" |
CheckFree was named among the top 100 companies in the prestigious "InformationWeek 500 for 2005." CheckFree ranked number 96 on the list, which identifies the most innovative IT organizations in the United States. The InformationWeek 500, which has been published for 17 years, is a highly regarded benchmark of organizational and IT performance. |
| June 2005 |
TDWI: The Data Warehousing Institute, Best Practices in Data Warehousing Awards |
CheckFree was recognized with the "2005 Business Intelligence Stewardship and Data Quality Award." |
| May 2005 |
Association for Corporate Growth, "2005 Entrepreneur of the Year" |
CheckFree Chairman and CEO Pete Kight was named the "2005 Entrepreneur of the Year" by the Atlanta chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth. This award recognizes an Atlanta business leader who has set a new standard for corporate management in terms of corporate vision, endurance and growth. |
| April 2005 |
NACHA's "Kevin O’Brien ACH Quality Award" |
NACHA - The Electronic Payments Association, presented CheckFree with the 2005 Kevin O’Brien ACH Quality Award in recognition of CheckFree's excellence in ARC processing. |
| March 2005 |
Institutional Investor magazine’s "Online Finance 40" |
CheckFree Chairman and CEO Pete Kight was recognized as number six in the Online Finance 40, a ranking of the most influential individuals in online financial services. |
| November 2004 |
American Banker’s "FinTech 100" |
CheckFree was named number 20 on American Banker’s FinTech 100 ranking of top vertical technology vendors based on revenue generated by financial services. |
| June 2004 |
Public Relations Society of America "Silver Anvil" |
CheckFree was presented with the 2004 Public Relations Society of America Silver Anvil award in the Consumer Services: Technology category for its success in reaching the "next wave" of online bill payers. |
| March 2004 |
IBM Beacon Award's "Teaming To Win in the Mid-Market with IBM Business Consulting Services" |
CheckFree was chosen as finalist for the IBM Beacon Award's "Teaming To Win in the Mid-Market with IBM Business Consulting Services." Finalists were chosen for the honor based on their outstanding achievements in e-business. |
| October 2003 |
Celent Study of Reconciliation Vendors |
In a report by Celent Communications titled, "Ranking the Vendors of Reconciliation Systems," the Boston-based research and advisory firm awarded CheckFree the top two ranking positions in a study of reconciliation vendors. |
| September 2003 |
Gartner Survey of Leading Billers |
CheckFree i-Solutions was the rated top provider in this Gartner survey of the world's leading billers. |
| May 2003 |
Association for Investment Management Sales Executives (AIMSE) 2003 Partnership Award |
The 2003 Partnership Award was given to honor the long standing partnership between CheckFree Investment Services and AIMSE. |
| May 2003 |
American Electronic Association's (AEA) Outstanding Technology Innovation Award |
Randy McCoy, chief technology officer, CheckFree received this award which is presented to individuals who foster innovation in his or her industry and support the growth and success of their respective companies. |
| March 2003 |
MMI Inc.'s Pioneer Award |
Bob Padgette of CheckFree Investment Services was honored as a 2003 Pioneer Award Recipient in late March at the MMI Annual Conference in New York. |
| December 2003 |
25 Most Influential CTOs of 2002 by InfoWorld Media Group |
CheckFree's Chief Technology Officer, Randy McCoy, was recognized as one of the "25 Most Influential CTOs of 2002" by InfoWorld Media Group. |
| May 2001 |
Georgia CIO of the Year Award for Global Companies |
Stephen Olsen, executive vice president and general manager of CheckFree's Electronic Commerce Division, received this award which honors individuals who have demonstrated outstanding technology leadership in Georgia. |