DBT Bureau
Bengaluru, 10 September 2024
IT services firm Infosys and Belgium-headquartered digital services and communication solutions provider Proximus Group on Tuesday announced a strategic collaboration for exploring new business opportunities.
The company said in a press release that the strategic collaboration would focus on a joint go-to-market approach that will leverage products of Proximus’ International affiliates, including Route Mobile’s Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) and Telesign’s Digital Identity (DI) solutions.
This combined with Infosys digital services will drive innovation in omnichannel customer engagement and AI-driven digital assistants for their customers. The collaboration will enhance digital security by providing robust DI and fraud protection solutions, ensuring trusted communication online, the release added.
Commenting on the collaboration, Antonietta Mastroianni, Chief Digital & IT Officer at Proximus, said, “We are delighted to strengthen our long-standing collaboration with Infosys. By leveraging Infosys’ global reach and our expertise in CPaaS and DI Solutions, the collaboration will drive innovation and deliver superior customer experiences for our joint customers. We are confident that our mutual deep expertise and proven track record will be instrumental in this two-way partnership.”
Rajdip Gupta, Route Mobile CEO, said: “I’m enthusiastic about this partnership. Combining Route Mobile’s product leadership in CPaaS with Infosys’ excellence in digital services, is bound to make a difference for customers. It also proves that Proximus Group is on track to realize its international growth ambition and is unlocking significant synergies through collaboration of its international affiliates BICS, Telesign and Route Mobile.”
Christophe Van de Weyer, Telesign CEO, said: “We all know digital fraud is on the rise. This partnership with Infosys will make it easier for enterprises to integrate our digital identity portfolio into their fraud prevention and engagement platforms to deliver the highest levels of trust to their end users. It supports Proximus Group’s ambition to become the worldwide leader in digital communications by enabling trustworthy engagements globally.”
Upendra Kohli, Executive Vice President – Communication, Media and Technology (Americas & Europe) at Infosys, said: “We are excited to build upon our long-standing relationship with Proximus through this expanded collaboration. Infosys’ strong capabilities in digital services combined with Proximus Groups’ expertise in CPaaS and DI solutions will redefine omnichannel customer engagement and AI-driven digital assistants for the industry.”
