Ecommpay shortlisted for four Women in Tech awards

SOFIAH NICHOLE SALIVIO

News Editor

Ecommpay has been shortlisted for four honours at the Women in Tech Employer Awards 2026, with nominations for the company and two senior staff members.

The payments company is shortlisted for Best Employer in the 250-1,000 employees category and Best Employer Network. Chief Marketing Officer Miranda McLean and Head of Compliance Alpa Jotangia were also shortlisted in the Outstanding Advocate for Women in Tech category.

The recognition centres on Ecommpay for Good, the company’s inclusivity programme with a gender focus. The awards recognise employers, leaders and initiatives in the technology sector linked to inclusion, opportunity and leadership for women.

Founded in 2012 and based in London, Ecommpay operates in the payments sector, offering acquiring, payment processing and orchestration services. Its platform includes more than 100 payment methods and supports global and local acquiring through a single application programming interface.

Recognition

The shortlistings put both the organisation and individual executives in contention in awards focused on women’s representation in technology workplaces. The company-level nominations reflect internal programmes and networks, while the individual nods recognise the roles played by McLean and Jotangia.

The awards programme describes itself as recognising organisations and leaders shaping standards for inclusion and leadership for women in the technology industry. Ecommpay’s presence across four categories gives it representation in both employer and individual advocacy sections.

McLean said the recognition reflected the work the business has been doing on diversity and support for women within its workforce and across the wider sector.

“As a company, we believe that building a better payments industry means building a more inclusive one. We are committed to supporting women and increasing diversity within our business whilst also raising awareness and highlighting opportunities for change within the wider industry. We are incredibly proud that this important work has been recognised by the Women in Tech Awards with these shortlistings. We very much look forward to celebrating with other organisations at the event in September,” said Miranda McLean, Chief Marketing Officer, Ecommpay.

Company context

The business presents itself as a global payments platform and has sought to link its commercial identity to broader themes of accessibility and inclusion. In background material accompanying the announcement, Ecommpay said it aims to support businesses through services that combine payment acceptance, orchestration, open banking, recurring billing and direct debits.

It also said it aims to reduce reliance on third-party systems by incorporating those functions into its own platform. Ecommpay is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority to provide payment services in the UK and is a principal member of Mastercard and Visa.

The shortlistings add to a broader pattern in the technology and financial technology sectors, where companies use employer awards to signal progress on workplace culture and representation. In payments, where senior leadership and technical roles have historically skewed male, programmes aimed at the recruitment, retention and advancement of women have become more visible.

Employer network categories typically focus on internal support structures, mentoring, visibility and staff-led initiatives. Individual advocate categories usually recognise senior figures who have backed those efforts within their organisations or across the industry.

For Ecommpay, the dual recognition of McLean and Jotangia suggests the judging process considered both marketing and compliance leadership as part of that advocacy work. Their inclusion also broadens the picture beyond engineering teams, reflecting how inclusion efforts in technology businesses often cut across operational, governance and commercial functions.

The company’s nomination in the mid-sized employer bracket indicates that the awards group candidates by workforce size rather than judging the whole market together. That structure can give judges more room to compare employers with similar scale, resources and staffing challenges.

At company level, the inclusion of Ecommpay for Good in the awards narrative points to the role of formal programmes in how businesses present their diversity work. Such schemes often serve as an umbrella for activity ranging from employee support and awareness campaigns to external engagement with the wider sector.