iSend Recognized for Innovation with Chief Executive Mid-Market CEO Award

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Oct 30, 2013, 02:00 ET

MIDDLEBURY, Conn., Oct. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- iSend today received its latest recognition for industry leadership, with CEO Steve LaBella winning the Chief Executive magazine Mid-Market CEO award for Innovation. LaBella received the award this afternoon at the 3rd Annual National Middle Market Summit at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Co-hosted by GE Capital, the National Center for the Middle Market and The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business, the event attracted CEOs, academics, policymakers and industry experts to discuss key business opportunities, challenges, and solutions that will help middle market companies grow.

iSend's most recent recognition includes being ranked #73 in the Inc. 500 list of America's fastest-growing private companies, and being named to the Marcum Tech Top 40, an annual compilation of the 40 fastest growing technology companies in Connecticut, for the second year in a row. Today's Mid-Market CEO recognition focuses not only on growth, but also on the innovation that makes it possible. iSend was selected for its successful introduction of global electronic payment services for people who support family members in other countries, including mobile phone top-up, international gift cards and cross-border bill payment.

"It's truly humbling to receive this prestigious recognition from Chief Executive," said LaBella. "While it's called a CEO award, the innovation it recognizes is the result of very hard work and precise execution by our employees, with assistance from our many partners and investors. I'm grateful to them all for their continuing efforts to support iSend's success."

About iSend
Ranked in 2013 by Forbes magazine as #33 in the top 100 "America's Most Promising Companies" and at #73 in the Inc. 500 list of America's fastest-growing private companies, iSend provides unprecedented electronic payment service options for people who support family members in other countries. Customers control the use of the funds they transfer, including topping-up individual family members' prepaid cell phones, paying recurring monthly bills and sending gift cards for merchandise at specific stores. These transfers can be arranged in over 150,000 retail locations spanning the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe and the Middle East, with mobile phone top-ups also available online at iSend's recharge portal, www.Aryty.com. iSend's direct relationships with predominant mobile network operators, billing organizations and retail chains enable rapid transfers to recipients in more than 100 countries and growing throughout the Americas, the Caribbean, Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, including the Indian subcontinent. For more information, visit www.iSendWorldwide.com.