London & Warsaw, 27th August 2015: Proxama PLC (AIM: PROX), the international mobile commerce company specialising in proximity marketing and a provider of end-to-end payment solutions for card issuers and processors and Sygnity S.A. the leading provider of mobile e-payment solutions in NFC and HCE technology, today announced a strategic partnership and international reseller agreement.

Proxama, PLC, a leading provider of digital payment solutions for card issuing banks and processors, is proud to announce that it has been contracted by Diners Club SA – the Diners Club franchise in South Africa, which is owned and operated by Standard Bank of South Africa – to supply its full range of EMV Migration solutions for EMV issuing, transaction processing and PIN management for their card products. Diners Club South Africa serves the needs of corporate and affluent consumer customers and is recognized as one of the leading franchises globally.

This month has been really interesting with some tangible advances in the use of mobile proximity technologies. I used Apple Pay for the first time, tapping a contactless payment terminal to pay for a coffee with my iPhone, using my American Express card. I can now also use my iPhone to tap in and out of the London underground. Then, Google quietly provided long awaited information about its response to Apple’s iBeacon, in the form of Eddystone.

With Apple Pay launching in the UK this week, the uptake of NFC-based mobile payments is going to take on hugely increased momentum and for many consumers pay-by-phone will be become business-as-usual in a very short time. Even in the last couple of years there seems to have been a shift in the way

On the 28th -30th September, Proxama will be exhibiting at the PayThink 2015 conference at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas.

On the 25th -28th October, Proxama will be in attendance at the Money2020 conference & trade show in Las Vegas.