NORWALK, Conn. — Paybefore has selected Delta Air Lines’ Performance Pays Debit Card as a 2015 Paybefore Award winner in the Top Motivator category. Recognized for being truly innovative, empowering to its employees and a great extension of the Delta brand, Performance Pays was also named Best-in-Category at the All Payments Expo on Feb. 24, Paybefore’s Awards ceremony.

Performance Pays is an employee awards system, implemented by Xerox, that links recognition and incentive programs to a debit card; employees can redeem earned recognition points for merchandise or cash.

The Top Motivator category recognizes the best use of a business or corporate funded prepaid card that delivers incentives, rewards or rebates to consumers or promotes their loyal behavior. For nine years, Paybefore Awards has conferred the most prestigious recognition of excellence in the worldwide prepaid, mobile and emerging payments industry.

“In my experience, employee engagement, retention and performance improve when rewards programs are cross-supported among departments, peers and customer relationships,” said Mike Cerone, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Xerox State & Local Solutions Card Services group. “As Delta now offers a comprehensive, single-payment platform with Performance Pays, employees can quickly convert incentive points to cash, which provides increased visibility around the total value of this program while reinforcing Delta’s performance culture.”

Xerox has issued more than 75,000 Performance Pays cards to Delta employees since May 2014, of which approximately 60 percent have been activated. On average, Xerox processes and manages 30,000 deposits per month.

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“Some may think there’s nothing new in the world of payments, but the outstanding winners in Paybefore Awards prove that’s not so,” added Marilyn Bochicchio, Paybefore’s CEO. “Emerging payments is packed with opportunity to make a difference for consumers, governments and businesses. And, the companies and programs we recognize through Paybefore Awards are outstanding examples of what can be done when creativity intersects with technology and a deep understanding of unmet needs. We tip our hats to the winners and all those who are making a difference.”

Xerox is a leader in the human resources outsourcing market, delivering solutions in over 70 countries to customers who span all industry sectors.

About Xerox
Xerox is a global business services, technology and document management company helping organizations transform the way they manage their business processes and information. Headquartered in Norwalk, Conn., we have more than 140,000 Xerox employees and do business in more than 180 countries. Together, we provide business process servicesprinting equipment, hardware and software technology for managing information — from data to documents.

About Paybefore
Paybefore is the leading information provider to prepaid, mobile and emerging payments industry professionals, offering the latest news, commentary and analysis. Paybefore’s family of industry publications includes: Paybefore.com; Pay News™; Pay Gov™; Pay Week™; Pay Op-Ed™; Pay Magazine™, a biannual print publication featuring in-depth articles on the opportunities, challenges and trends in the global payments industry; and the only industry directory, Pay Connect™ buyer’s guide, available online and in print. Visit us at www.paybefore.com.

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