Entry Rules

Who can enter - eligibility

The Card & Payments Awards are open to the following organisations in the categories for which they are eligible as indicated on the categories page:

How to put together a submission

An entry must in all cases take the form of a typed submission to a maximum of 1000 words in the Question and Answer format outlined below. This should be presented on plain unbranded paper on no more than two sheets of A4 with a minimum font size of 11 points.

In addition to this paper, you MUST also include a 250-word (max) synopsis of your entry in bullet form summarising the key points using the same question headings as

Entry Checklist

Closing date: Entries must arrive by 17.00 on 5 October 2011

• Attach a completed and signed official entry form for each entry to the outside of your submission and supporting material, along with the entry fee of £195 +VAT per entry.

• Present your unstapled and unbound submission and supporting material in a single A4 folder or one A4 size box file, with each single-sided sheet of paper and item clearly labelled with your company’s

Confidentiality & publication

All material will remain confidential to the judges. Winning case studies will be written up and published in the Awards brochure, online and may be featured in publications. Entrants may mark financial information or sensitive parts of their entry as ‘Not for Publication’. This will be respected in all instances by the organisers.

NB: The judges reserve the right to re-allocate an entry to a different category if appropriate.

Additional information

• All entries are non-returnable unless clearly requested at the time of entry.

• All supporting material will be securely destroyed. If requested, entries will be available for collection, by prior arrangement, at the offices of Card Partnerships in December 2011.

• Your entry will be acknowledged by email within 7 working days of receipt. No liability is accepted for loss of or damage to submissions. Entries may be