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title: "PayMore Wins Gold Stevie® Award for Company of the Year in Green and Clean Technology"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/173eef07-a403-4792-9509-a09398f30902
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20250808_paymore_wins_gold_stevie_award_for_company_of_the_year_in_green_and_clean_t.html
category: "Specialty retail"
industry: "Retail"
segment: "Specialty retail"
topics: ["Technology"]
published: 2025-08-08T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T18:12:06.032Z
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# PayMore Wins Gold Stevie® Award for Company of the Year in Green and Clean Technology

**TL;DR:** PayMore has been named a Gold Stevie Award winner in the Company of the Year - Green and Clean Technology category. The company's hybrid approach to e-commerce and in-store resale of electronics has helped divert over 600,000 pounds of electronics from landfills in 2024.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2025-08-08. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20250808_paymore_wins_gold_stevie_award_for_company_of_the_year_in_green_and_clean_t.html).*

## Story

Hicksville, NY – PayMore has been named a Gold Stevie® Award winner in the 2025 Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence, taking top honors in the Company of the Year – Green and Clean Technology category.

PayMore’s hybrid approach combining e-commerce and in-store resale of phones, tablets, and gaming devices, has struck a chord with value-driven consumers and eco-conscious communities alike. In 2024 alone, the brand helped divert more than 600,000 pounds of electronics from landfills.

“We’ve built a tech-forward business that helps customers get value from their old devices while doing what’s right for the planet,” said Stephen R. Preuss Sr., CEO & co-founder of PayMore. “This award validates the mission we’ve been on from the start: to change the electronics industry for good.”

More than 1,500 nominations from companies in 36 countries were submitted for this year’s Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence. Winners were selected by 160+ professionals in a global judging process and will be honored at the official awards gala on Tuesday, September 16 at the Marriott Marquis in New York City.

“We’re proud to honor the 2025 Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence winners for their remarkable achievements,” said Stevie Awards President Maggie Miller. “We look forward to celebrating their innovation and impact at the awards ceremony on September 16.”

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Retail (sector)
- sustainability (topic)
- e-commerce (topic)
- award winning (topic)
- PayMore (company)
- Stevie Awards (regulator)
- Maggie Miller (person)
- green technology (topic)
- Stephen R. Preuss Sr. (person)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20250808_paymore_wins_gold_stevie_award_for_company_of_the_year_in_green_and_clean_t.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/173eef07-a403-4792-9509-a09398f30902).