Hyderabad|India|April'2012: EBS, (www.ebs.in) the wholly-owned subsidiary of Ogone, specialists in online payment services, has received its second award so far this year. It has been awarded the title of India’s Most Valuable E-Commerce Company of the Year 2012’ at the 3rd annual India Leadership Conclave and Indian Business Affairs Business Leadership Awards 2012.

EBS secured the win with 34,342 public votes in a nationwide poll conducted by the Indian Leadership Conclave award committee asking the public to choose their best among the four shortlisted finalists in the category. The Award Recognises Exceptional Leaders who has Implemented Innovative Strategies in order to Improve Performance, and contributed to the growth of sector, as well as the Region. The coveted award was accepted by Nishanth Chandran, CEO & Co-Founder of EBS at the award ceremony held in Bengaluru on Friday, 6th April, 2012.

The awards ceremony was preceded by a debate on the challenges and opportunities currently faced by Indian business by the foremost leaders responsible for building brands in their respective industries which was attended by prominent industry personalities.

EBS, the fastest growing payment services company in India, won the award due to its innovation within the eCommerce industry including its existing product lines Payment Gateway (one-stop solution for accepting and collecting online payments) and Risk Management System (fraud prevention) as well as its two new product lines currently being introduced to the Indian market; Enterprise Payment program, a flexible solution for large merchants and White-label online payment solutions for merchants banks and acquirers.
Commenting on the award, Peter De Caluwe, CEO, Ogone Payment Services, “This is a successful start to the year as we win our second award from the Indian market. We are committed to innovation as a company and we’re delighted to accept this award for our work in the Ecommerce industry. It cements our presence in the India market which is growing exponentially and one that we are very excited to be involved with.”