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Tag Center voted Top 10 app

Nokia N9 users have voted Proxama's NFC application Tag Center as one of their favourite apps and we couldn't be happier! 2011 was a brilliantly busy year for us and we released a number of mobile payment solutions and applications into the market. One of our biggest campaigns was for VOX cinemas where we helped bring free movie experiences to Dubai film fans and treated them to some popcorn vouchers as well. Tag Center was a key ingredient in bringing this to life: vouchers, show information and more can all be collected and stored on the app. And we're so excited about giving everyone a chance to experience NFC and contactless, that we're giving the app away for free. We want to know what you think works, what doesn't and how we can make NFC even more accessible and user-friendly. If you have a Nokia N9, you can find the app here. Another Nokia NFC handset? Click here to see if your phone is compatible. To download the Android version, vist the marketplace. For the full list of top 10 apps, click here.

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0 Comments. Posted by Chantal 06 January 2012

Making cinema more magical

Going to the cinema and seeing a really great film can be a truly magical experience. But free movie tickets andfree popcorn make it even better.

Customers at VOX cinemas in Dubai are reaping the benefits of owning NFC handsets since Proxama launched its latest drive to get people's phones tapping. Kiosks in the cinema chain are equipped with posters, each with a touchpoint that users tap their phone to in order to receive their voucher. The voucher is then redeemed at the till, by touching another poster. And there's no cheating! With Proxama's security barriers built in, users can't share their ticket with others or redeem it more than once. Users can collect another voucher the following weekend, however so the fun can continue for a long time.

For the full story, click here.

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0 Comments. Posted by Chantal 30 November 2011

Neil to speak at first WIMA USA

Chief Exec, Neil Garner, will be presenting at the first WIMA USA tomorrow. With WIMA Monaco already fully established as a must for NFC professionals and enthusiasts the world over, it’s American counterpart promises not to disappoint.

Neil’s talk is entitled ‘NFC for Mobile Applications and Enhanced User Experience’ and will explore the difference between NFC URL links and NFC applications. Other speakers at WIMA include the Head of NFC at Nokia and Group Head of Mobile Product Development at MasterCard.

If you’re attending the event ad would like to listen to Neil’s talk, you can catch it at 11.30am tomorrow morning.

For more information on what’s going on at WIMA, click here.

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0 Comments. Posted by Chantal 29 November 2011

New Contactless Payment Test Kit available

Our latest product, a MasterCard standardised Mobile Reference Kit is now available to purchase. The kit is the first of its kind to meet MasterCard standards and offers a significant advantage to anyone looking to develop terminals and cards that work with mobile wallets. Designed for terminal vendors, card issuers and merchants, the kit comes with a Samsung Galaxy S phone, Proxama Mobile Wallet software (pre-installed)and 5 Micro SD cards, each representing a different card type including MasterCard and Maestro.

We believe that it's products like this that will propel mobile contactless payments into the mainstream by assisting manufacturers and card issuers in ensuring their products meet united standards. The product is launched this week at MasterCard's stand at the Cartes 2011 conference in Paris. Our Head of Mobile Wallets will be at the event to demonstrate how it works and answer any questions.

The full press release on this story is available here.

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0 Comments. Posted by Chantal 17 November 2011

Beyond Payment: What NFC can do for travel

Going beyond payment, Proxama's Chief Exec, Neil Garner will be presenting at this year's Travel 2020 event. Neil will review what's been happening with NFC within the transport sector and explore the direction in which the technology is heading. Having only last month spoken to Passport magazine about how NFC can be used at airports, Neil will now present on how the technology can revolutionise travel and ticketing. 

The presentation will highlight some of the key success stories of NFC pilots in the UK and around the world. With the UK government becoming increasingly certain that NFC has the potential to transform the daily commute, they are commisioning projects which utilise the technology. Neil will speak about what has happened, what the future holds and what needs to happen now to get us there. He'll highlight the importance of travel cards being incorporated into mobile wallets and its simplicity over traditional ticketing. He'll also explore the possibilities if the transport indusry not only uses NFC for access but also for advertising, allowing users to retrieve travel offers from NFC posters, store them in mobile wallets, and redeem them at terminal gates.

To attend Neil's presentation and others from industry experts, visit the Travel 2020 website.

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0 Comments. Posted by Chantal 28 October 2011