A long Wonga woohooooo has just rung out around the office… Our customers, friends and the global web community have voted Wonga.com Best Site of the Year in the Banking & Bill Payment category of the Webby People’s Voice Awards.

This is a big deal for us, when nearly a million votes were cast by people around the world for their favourite sites, online videos and ads. We are so proud to have attracted more votes than financial giants such as Bank of America and Wonga will now be honoured at a star-studded ceremony hosted by BJ Novak of the US version of The Office in New York.

Hailed as the Internet’s highest honour by The New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award scheme honouring online excellence. They are presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, whose members include Martha Stewart, David Bowie and Twitter’s Biz Stone.

David-Michel Davies, executive director of The Webby Awards, commented: “Wonga’s win is a testament to the skill, ingenuity, and vision of its creators. The Webby Awards honour the very best of the Internet.”

The 14th Annual Webby Awards received nearly 10,000 entries from over 60 countries and this is possibly the most exciting and, well, huuuuuuge accolade we have ever added to our Wonga wall of fame. Past Webby winners have included global names such as Amazon.com, Google and Facebook.

We know a lot of our customers voted for us, for which we are truly grateful. Indeed, our sincere thanks go to everyone who voted for us - you can’t beat people power.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, May 4th, 2010 at 4:05 pm and is filed under Awards, Wonga.