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Female Pioneers Lead the Way in Sixth Annual Payoneer Entrepreneurship Awards
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Payoneer (NASDAQ: PAYO), the commerce technology company powering payments and growth for the new global economy, announced today
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[{"type":"text","content":" NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nPayoneer (NASDAQ: PAYO), the commerce technology company powering payments and growth for the new global economy, announced today the winners of its sixth annual Entrepreneurship Awards. Outstanding digital entrepreneurs from Australia, India, Israel, Mexico, and China have scooped the honors in Payoneer’s Entrepreneurship Awards – with women winning 60% of the available awards. A total of 4,315 entrepreneurs from 170 countries entered the prestigious awards, which build on Payoneer’s position at the forefront of digital payments to celebrate sales growth, intelligent business, and creativity.\n\nThe five winners are true Payoneers, breaking down borders and embracing technology in a truly global ecosystem. They are:\n\n\nDisruptor of the Year: Candice Deepler – Founder, TrueSooth, Australia\n\n\nSocially Responsible Business of the Year: Archana Garodia Gupta – Founder and CEO, Touchstone, India\n\n\neCommerce Business of the Year: Lior Pozin – Co-founder and CEO, AutoDS, Israel\n\n\nFreelance Business of the Year: Guadalupe Rincón – Director of Content Production and Distribution, Ideaphilos Comunicación, Mexico\n\n\nEntrepreneur of the Year: Wen Xu – CEO, Laifug, China\n\n\nKeren Levy, President at Payoneer, said: “Our congratulations go to all the winners, and I’d add that on International Women’s Day, it’s fantastic to see most of our awards going to pioneering, ambitious women. Once again, the Payoneer Entrepreneurship Awards showcased some of the world’s best digital entrepreneurs. We are in awe of their efforts and are honored to serve them. They are tapping into a universe of opportunity that is growing because of digitalization, creating unbounded potential to build successful businesses and leave legacies.”\n\nShe added: “We are grateful to all the entrants who shared their stories with us. Each one inspires and motivates us to keep working hard to help more small businesses make an impact on the world.”\n\nFull details about all of the award winners are available on the Payoneer blog.\n\nDisruptor of the Year: Candice Deepler – Founder, TrueSooth, Australia\n\nCreated by women supporting women, TrueSooth designs and delivers breast pain relief products. Its founder, Candice Deepler, struggled with her own breastfeeding journey, while the loss of one of her closest friends to breast cance...