London, 28 August 2025 – payabl., a leading European financial technology provider, has been shortlisted in six categories at the upcoming Payments Awards 2025. Organised by FStech and Retail Systems, the 13th annual Payments Awards is a flagship industry event celebrating companies that exemplify excellence and innovation across the payments sector.
This year, payabl. has been named a finalist in six categories:
- Best Alternative Payments Solution
- Best Online Payments Solution
- Best Merchant Acquirer or Processor
- Merchant Anti-Fraud Solution of the Year, together with Sift
- AI-Driven Fraud Prevention Platform of the Year
- Payments Innovation of the Year
The nominations recognise payabl.’s work with payabl.one, its API-first, cloud-native, modular platform that unifies acquiring, business accounts, and virtual card issuing. With payabl.one, merchants can accept, manage, and send payments from one platform, removing complexity and driving growth.
payabl. is also recognised for its AI-powered fraud prevention, delivered in partnership with Sift, enabling merchants to prevent fraud, reduce chargebacks, and boost approval rates without adding friction to the checkout.
In addition, the company’s alternative payment methods portfolio and payabl. Payment Methods Search Engine have been commended for making over 300 local payment options easy to discover, compare, and activate, supported by the How Europe Likes to Pay insights report.
payabl. Group CEO Ugne Buraciene has been shortlisted for both the ‘Payments Leadership Award’ and ‘Women in PayTech Award’. Under her leadership, payabl. has grown from 30 to 300+ employees, achieved a 50/50 gender balance in leadership, and launched initiatives to mentor women and educate young talent in fintech.
Last year, Ugne Buraciene took home the ‘Payments Pioneer Award’ at the Payments Awards 2024.
“Being shortlisted in eight categories is a reflection of our team’s relentless drive to innovate and deliver value to merchants,” said Ugne Buraciene, Group CEO at payabl. “It’s a proud moment to see our technology and partnerships recognised across such a wide spectrum, from product innovation to fraud prevention and industry impact.”
The Payments Awards 2025 will take place on 13 November 2025 in London, celebrating the most influential players shaping the future of payments.