AB Handshake Wins Gold and Bronze Stevie Awards at 2021 International Business Awards®

Winners to Be Celebrated During Virtual Ceremony on 8 December

Miami, Florida – 17 August, 2021.

AB Handshake is thrilled to announce that we won a Gold and two Bronze Stevie® Awards in The 18^th Annual International Business Awards® (IBA) in the following categories, respectively:

• Most Innovative Tech Company of the Year - Up to 100 Employees
• Company of the Year - Telecommunications - Small
• Tech Startup of the Year - Service

The International Business Awards are the world's premier business awards program. Any individual or organization worldwide is eligible to submit nominations.

More than 3,700 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories, including:

• Company of the Year
• Marketing Campaign of the Year
• Best New Product or Service of the Year

And several other categories, including ones that recognize organizations' and individuals' responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.

AB Handshake won Gold in the Most Innovative Tech Company of the Year - Up to 100 Employees category as well as Bronze in the Company of the Year - Telecommunications for Small companies and Tech Startup of the Year - Services categories.

Here's what the judges had to say about AB Handshake:

“Compliance with all regulations and standards, compatibility with all telecom operators, validating every call has the potential to be a game changer for the telecom industry!”

From Stevie Awards president Maggie Gallagher:

"What we've seen in this year's IBA nominations is that organizations around the world, in every sector, have continued to innovate and succeed, despite the setbacks, obstacles and tragedies of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

All of this year's Stevie Award winners are to be applauded for their persistence and their resilience. We look forward to celebrating their achievements with them during our 8 December virtual awards ceremony."

Details about The International Business Awards and the lists of Stevie Award winners are available at www.StevieAwards.com/IBA.

About AB Handshake

AB Handshake offers a fraud prevention solution for telecom service providers that stops fraud on inbound and outbound voice traffic. Their advanced system of cross-validation ensures 100% accuracy and no false positives.

About the Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in eight programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East and North Africa Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, and the Stevie Awards for Sales and Customer Service. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 nominations each year from organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com.