BWI: QwikCilver Solutions, Pioneer in Prepaid & Gift Cards awarded at Prepaid India Awards 2012 as “Best Prepaid Service Provider in India”

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Source: QwikCilver Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 03:38 PM IST (10:08 AM GMT)
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QwikCilver Solutions, Pioneer in Prepaid & Gift Cards awarded at Prepaid India Awards 2012 as "Best Prepaid Service Provider in India"


Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Wednesday, February 22, 2012 -- (Business Wire India) -- QwikCilver Solutions pioneer in providing unique Gift Card & Prepaid Stored Value Card Solutions in India proudly announced today that it has been awarded for the category of "Best Prepaid Service Provider in India " in the PREPAID India AWARDS 2012.

The Prepaid Awards India 2012 is a new initiative set up by Global Prepaid Exchange. The Awards are known for their integrity and professionalism as it strives to attract the best of breed from Prepaid & Gift Card Products in India. The Global Prepaid Awards is held once a year to recognise the significant achievements and successes of the prepaid sector across the world. Since its launch in October 2008, the Prepaid Awards has grown, reflecting the great steps the sector has taken in recent years.

Said Kumar Sudarsan, Co-Founder & Director, QwikCilver: "We are indeed pleased to be recognised for our efforts in pioneering & growing the Closed Loop Gift Cards Industry in India. We believe that our market experience, robust technology capabilities and the strong commitment of our client brands would stand us in good stead to further ramp up this Gifting & Prepaid market in India and Asia".

Said Tony Craddock, CEO, Prepaid Awards, Global Prepaid Exchange "It is fantastic to see an organization like Qwikcilver win the award for 'Best Prepaid Service Provider'. It clearly demonstrates that they have a strong understanding of the requirements of their partners and clients operating in the Indian prepaid market. We look forward to following Qwikcilver's progress in the coming years, as they develop new and innovative products and continue to show leadership in an industry showing huge signs of potential."

Said T P Pratap, Chief Marketing Officer, QwikCilver Solutions: " This fantastic recognition for QwikCilver is the result of our team's sincere efforts over the last three years. Our partner brands are large trusted corporates and brands in India who have reposed their confidence, belief and trust in the QwikCilver business proposition for scaling their respective Prepaid Programs. This also recognises our contribution with GiftBig.com , which is our new B2C initiative which has also helped to scale this Prepaid Category in India significantly"

QwikCilver Solutions has developed and launched its robust and flexible technology platform that facilitates retailers to create newer custom gift card products and change the promotional behavior of the products. QwikCilver has successfully pioneered the concept of Closed Loop Gift Cards & Prepaid Cards Category in India.

Within a short period of time since launch, QwikCilver has successfully partnered and launched Gift card & Stored Value Programs for a wide set of marquee brands.

GiftBig.com has also been launched by QwikCilver to scale this category significantly. The portal powers the Gift Card Programs for leading brands of India like Trent-Landmark, Titan, Fastrack, PVR Cinemas, Van Heusen, Flipkart, Peter England, Raymond, Allen Solly, Louis Philippe, Planet Fashion, Helios, Titan Eye, Microsoft, Yahoo, PUMA, TTK Prestige, Debenhams, Accessorize, Satya Paul, Asmi, Gitanjali Jewellery, D'damas, Starmark amongst others. The company has launched and currently manages the Gift Card Programs across over 1500 premium brand outlets spread over 150 towns and cities of India - for product categories spanning Books, Music, Toys, Watches, Garments, Apparels, Restaurants, Mobile Phones, Electronics, Sportswear, Eyewear, Cinemas etc.

Editor's Note:

About QwikCilver:

QwikCilver Solutions Pvt. Ltd. is a Technology Startup Company that has built a unique Technology Product providing end-to-end stored-value-card solutions to retail and corporate customers. The company is funded by leading Venture Capital Funds, Accel Partners & Helion. QwikCilver enable their Retail brands to enhance their sales & brand loyalty through innovative customer engagement programs such as Gift Cards, Loyalty Cards, Discount Cards, Frequency Cards etc.

Corporate website : www.qwikcilver.com
Facebook Page : www.facebook.com/giftbig



CONTACT DETAILS
T P Pratap,Chief Marketing Officer, QwikCilver Solutions Pvt. Ltd., +91 99025 50415, pratap@qwikcilver.com

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