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ACI Bangalore enjoys a fun, empowering Women’s Week Last month in the lead up to International Women’s Day on March 8, ACI Bangalore hosted a week of fun, empowering activities for the site’s ladies. During the week, the site’s women dressed up for different theme days, held a “secret angel” gift exchange and had fun taking photos with each other. The week was capped by a trip to SMAAASH, a gaming and entertainment center that marries sports, games, music and dining to bring out the inner child in guests. At SMAAASH, the Bangalore team enjoyed playing in a cricket bowling alley, dancing to music, playing simulated sports and virtual reality games, and eating great food.
ACIers cover hot topics at Women in Payments event More than 30 ACIers – along with guests from British customers B&Q, Sage Selfridges, Vocalink, The Co-operative Bank and Banking Circle – recently joined 200 payments industry peers and leaders in London for the Women in Payments (WIP) UK 2019 Symposium. ACI is a global sponsor of WIP and supports the organization’s drive to connect and empower women across the payments ecosystem striving for gender parity During the event’s awards presentation, ACI’s Melissa Mckendry, VP Implementation Services Global Practices, and Silvia Mensdorff-Pouilly, European Sales Leader, were recognized as nominees for the symposium’s “Advocate for Women” award – with Melissa taking home the prize.
ACI Watford and Omaha host Coding for Girls Camps Following last year’s successful events, ACI Watford (U.K.) and ACI Omaha again hosted Coding for Girls Camp events in Q1. In Watford, more than 30 girls learned about the basics of coding during the one-day camp. And in Omaha, both beginners and advanced sessions were offered to local schoolgirls. Many of the girls who attended the beginners’ session in the morning stayed for the afternoon advanced session. Feedback from attendees was overwhelmingly positive at both camps.
Rawan Shawar selected to ‘Rise Up’ at Money20/20 Asia In March, Rawan Shawar, a Senior Software Engineer based in Florida, U.S.A., was recognized as a member of the “Rise Up” class of 2019 at Money20/20 Asia in Singapore. Each year, the exclusive program selects the top 30 women applicants from across the industry and exposes them to contacts, mentors, support, executive training and learnings that will catapult their career to the next level. At Money20/20 Asia, Rawan and the 2019 Rise Up cohort took part in an exclusive curated agenda, complete with a series of bespoke content sessions and unique networking opportunities. Alongside regular programming, they also took part in one-to-one mentoring with the industry leaders, private meetings with keynote speakers and special networking events.
ACI Kazan whisks up a sweet teambuilding event In February, ACIers in Kazan, Russia, took a break from developing code to try their hand at developing the best ice cream recipe. Aided by a local chef, ACIers were invited to work in small teams to whisk together ingredients, chop strawberries, apples, and bananas—which were stewed in cognac, sugar, and cinnamon to make a compote topping. Once when all the ingredients were prepared, the chef finished making the vanilla ice cream by quickly freezing it with liquid nitrogen, which produced a large cloud of cold steam that enveloped the entire table. ACIers then grabbed a few scoops, and everyone was invited to add their favorite toppings—the fruit compote, chocolate, maple syrup, whipped cream, and colored sprinkles.
ACI Timisoara celebrates Women's Week On March 4-9, ACI Timisoara celebrated Women's Week. The celebration included creative daily workshops Monday-Thursday for the site’s ladies, including: Monday: The “Life is Art” painting workshop, where participants expressed their joy through colors and canvas. Tuesday: The “Life is Nature” floral workshop, where the local team enjoyed creating framed artwork of stabilized lichen and moss. Wednesday: The “Life is Caring” parenting workshop, which focused on balancing parenting with personal needs. Thursday: The “Life is Healing” Thai massage workshop, through which the team learned about self-care and relaxation.
Carolyn Homberger among ‘Most Influential Women’ in Payments Carolyn Homberger, Group President, Global Sales, has been recognized by PaymentsSource among the Most Influential Women in Payments. Each year, PaymentsSource recognizes women who are creating change and opportunity in the payments industry. This year’s honorees will be featured in an awards ceremony at SourceMedia’s annual Card Forum, taking place May 21-23, 2019 in New Orleans. Since joining ACI, Carolyn has held several key leadership roles across different business divisions and has led significant transformation projects. As an advocate for the leadership and growth of women in the payments industry, Carolyn is also responsible for launching ACI’s Women’s Initiative.
ACI Cape Town makes a difference locally and globally In September 2018, ACI Cape Town introduced ecobrick stations in each of the site’s kitchens as part of the office’s ongoing local environmental and recycling efforts. Since then, the team has made over 100 bricks from on-site waste, which have been donated to the City of Cape Town for use in constructing an early childhood development center to be built of mostly reclaimed materials. Ecobricks are made of a rinsed and dried plastic bottles that have random plastic waste compressed inside then. Generally, a stick is used to stuff the bottle densely layer by layer with non-biodegradable waste. Completed Eco-bricks typically about a pound (~600 grams) but are stuffed so densely that they can bear the weight of a person without deformation. “Considering the average piece of packaging weighs less than 2g and an ecobrick weighs in at around 600g, we have already redirected a lot of plastic waste to a great cause,” said Rachel van Eyk, senior manager marketing and initiator of the project.
Turning UP our customer relationships AOD Marketing recently partnered with AOD Customer Success to deliver a targeted customer entertainment program for Tier 1 European customers. These customers represented approximately 25% of the total UP eCommerce European revenue in 2018. “The key objective of the program was to strengthen existing relationships with these important customers at a strategic level,” explained Autumn Flora, VP, AOD Customer Marketing. “The collective AOD team strives to create the best possible customer experience, and our collaboration to coordinate the customer entertainment program has been a true success in demonstrating our customer-centricity.” To kick the program off, the team recently hosted key telco customers at the opening match of the Quilter Internationals rugby series between England and South Africa at London’s legendary Twickenham Stadium. The group, along with 80,000 other spectators, saw the home nation claim victory while gaining deeper insights into each other’s businesses.
ACI women WIN in Washington Women from across ACI’s business recently joined hundreds of payments industry peers and leaders in Washington, D.C., for the Women in Payments (WIP) USA 2019 Symposium and Awards Dinner. ACI is a global sponsor of WIP and supports the organization’s drive to connect and empower women across the payments ecosystem striving for gender parity. During the event’s awards dinner, Carolyn Homberger, Group President, Global Sales and Executive Sponsor of ACI’s Women’s Initiative, was recognized with the WIP Rising Star Under 40 award for her leadership and professional excellence in the payments industry. Five other ACI leaders were also recognized as finalists for WIP awards, including Eve Aretakis (WIP Award for Innovation), Mandy Killam (WIP Award for Inspiration), Erika Dietrich (WIP Educator Award), Shelley Ahlers (WIP Advocate for Women Award) and Sylvie Boucheron-Saunier (WIP Distinguished Payments Professional).
