ATMIA has announced the presentation of an Exceptional Achievement Award to Steven Kark, CEO of Paycorp Holdings, in recognition of his key role in pioneering independent ATM deployment in South Africa.
“To mark the 10th anniversary of our first ATMs in Africa conference, the association wanted to create a special award for an industry leader who had most changed the ATM landscape in this region,” commented Mike Lee, CEO of ATMIA. “Steven richly deserves this recognition for breaking the mould and launching the independent convenient ATM sector here, an achievement which spawned a whole new range of ATM services placed in retail locations close to where people work and shop.”
In 1999, Kark, co-founded ATM Solutions which has since become the largest independent ATM deployer in the region with a network of over 5 000 ATMs across southern Africa. He subsequently co-founded DrawCard in 2004 and formed EFTPOS in 2005, which together form Paycorp Holdings; a diversified payments service provider. Steven’s approach to delivering payments solutions has always been driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and an ongoing culture of innovation, seeing him win many accolades along the way. In addition, he was a founding member of the Board of the ATMIA Africa chapter.
“It’s an honour to be recognised for the work done over the past 15 years. As with all successful businesses, it takes more than just one individual and Paycorp Holdings wouldn’t be what it is today without a team of dedicated professionals who together with innovative thinking and clever technology have evolved an entrepreneur’s dream into an end-to-payments organisation with ambitions to be the leading payments provider in emerging markets globally,” said Kark on accepting the award.