Grand Prize Winner: $5,000 and Sponsor's Choice Award: $1,500

Marcius Parks

It's a Scam

The 2025 Grand Prize of $5,000 goes to Marcius Parks for “It’s a Scam,” a music video featuring the refrain, “Don’t be brainless, protect your payments.” Parks also won the Sponsor's Choice Award, selected by members of the Payments Innovation Alliance, earning an additional $1,500.

Second Place Winner: $2,500

Jessie Soliday

Spot the Signs

Jessie Soliday takes Second Place, and a $2,500 prize, for the video “Spot the Signs,” in which a grandmother tells of being called by a scammer who—unsuccessfully—tried to convince her that her grandson was in an accident and needed money.

Third Place Winner: $1,000

Katherine Mitchell

Puppy Love

Third Place goes to Katherine Mitchell, who wins a $1,000 prize for the music video “Puppy Love,” starring a hound who falls for a female dog he meets online, which turns out to be a wolf.