Accenture Financial Services

198 results about this entity

Period: 17 Dec 2003 - 24 Mar 2023

Accenture ships new fraud analytics suite

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) is launching seven new advanced analytics applications to help organizations more effectively detect and remediate fraud, and ultimately reduce losses to improve their bottom lines.

Bankers prepare to collaborate with digital partners

With a fintech revolution sweeping the financial services industry, more than half of bankers expect to be working with new digital partners in the next couple of years, according to a global survey from Accenture.

Insurer Selective taps Accenture for CRM

Accenture (ACN) has been chosen by Selective Insurance Company of America (Selective), a subsidiary of Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (SIGI), as its strategic Customer Relationship Management (CRM) service provider to help elevate the company’s customer service capabilities.

The Cambrian explosion of APIs

Jeremy Light, Managing Director, Accenture Payment Services, Europe, Africa, Middle East and Latin America, and Kim Berg, UK Industry Innovation Lead, Accenture Payment Services, speak about how APIs will operate in relation to PSD2, and what banks should be doing in preparation for the regulation.

Banks set to lose 43% of retail payments revenue under PSD2

UK banks could be poised to lose up to 43% of their retail payments based revenues by 2020 as the revised Payment Services Directive accelerates advancements in e-commerce and contactless technology, according to data compiled by Accenture.

Digital banking transformation: More action less talk needed

Are banks just paying lip service to digital transformation? That's the question asked by Accenture in a new study which analyses the strategies of 53 banks across Europe.

Swift sets out distributed ledger position

As the hype surrounding distributed ledger technology continues to build, Swift is acknowledging the inevitable and promising to evolve its platform to enable DLT-based services - but only when a series of "critical factors" have been addressed.

Accenture and Apax Partners form insurance software JV

Accenture (NYSE:ACN) and Apax Partners, a leading global private equity firm, have agreed to form a joint venture to accelerate the innovation of claims, billing and policy administration software for the insurance industry.

Accenture calls for applications for Asia pacific Fintech Innovation Lab

Applications open today for Asia-Pacific’s third annual FinTech Innovation Lab, Accenture’s (NYSE:ACN) 12-week program that helps early- and growth-stage financial technology (fintech) companies accelerate product and business development by gaining exposure to top financial institution executives.

Pich wins Santander InnoVentures fintech venture day in Madrid

Pich, a startup which connects with the infrastructure of the banking sector to provide companies and developers with access to financial data, was the winning business project at Fintech Venture Day Madrid, a contest organized by Santander InnoVentures, Accenture and IE Business School.

Europe and Asia drive strong Q1 fintech investment growth - Accenture

The fintech gold rush continues, with global investment in the first quarter of 2016 hitting $5.3 billion, a 67% increase over the same period last year, according to figures put together by Accenture.

Accenture, Avanade and Microsoft collaborate on new digital CRM suite

Accenture (NYSE:ACN) and Avanade announced at Microsoft Envision 2016 the launch of its new next best action solution dedicated to helping financial services firms transform their customer experience through greater personalization in a digital world.

Compliance challenged by new regs, business demands and lagging IT architecture

The ability of financial institutions’ compliance function to manage risk is being challenged by rising expectations for the function to play a stronger role in front-office processes, the increased volume and complexity of regulations, and a lagging data and technology architecture, according to a new compliance risk report from Accenture (ACN).

Accenture sets up blockchain practice

Accenture (ACN) has launched a specialized practice within its financial services group to help institutions implement blockchain technology in order to improve operational efficiency, security, and client service, as well as to capture new revenue opportunities.

Digital Asset aligns with Accenture, Broadridge and PwC

Digital Asset Holdings, LLC, a developer of Distributed Ledger Technology for the financial services industry, today announced that it has entered into non-exclusive strategic business relationships with Accenture, Broadridge and PwC designed to ensure the faster adoption and scalability of its innovative solutions, and create additional value for clients across the financial ecosystem.

Linux Foundation's Hyperledger Project boasts new members and code contributions

The Linux Foundation-led Hyperledger Project has signed up 30 founding members from the technology and financial services sectors, with several donating code to the effort to build a cross-industry open standard for distributed ledgers.

Accenture completes acquisition of Formicary

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has completed its acquisition of Formicary, a leading provider of systems integration and technology consulting services for trading platforms in the UK and North America.

PSD2 and strategies for banks

Petri Syvänne, Head of Accenture Payment Services Nordic and Ilkka Ruotsila, Nordic Head of Accenture Strategy for Banking & Financial Services, speak about how banks should prepare for PSD2 and the strategies banks should adopt in dealing with the regulation.

Financial industry giants join $50m Digital Asset Holdings funding round

Digital Asset Holdings, the blockchain startup helmed by former JP Morgan luminary Blythe Masters, has raised more than $50 million in a funding round joined by some of the biggest names in financial services, including Citi, Deutsche Börse and Santander InnoVentures. One of the investors, the ASX, has also handed Digital Asset a contract to design a post-trade settlement system using distributed ledger technology.

Accenture hires Alan McIntyre as senior managing director of global banking

Accenture (ACN) has named Alan McIntyre to be senior managing director, global banking, effective January 6, 2016.