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Singapore develops generative AI risk framework; digital money and ESG also to the fore

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has brought together banks and tech firms to develop a generative AI risk framework and is now exploring how the technology can be used in the financial services sector.

16 November 2023

Company announcement/startups

Applications open for Fintech Innovation Lab NY 2024

Applications are now open for the FinTech Innovation Lab New York, a 12-week program co-founded by Accenture and the Partnership Fund for New York City that helps early- and growth-stage fintech companies accelerate product and business development through in-depth collaboration with top financial services and venture capital firms.

19 October 2023

News/inclusion

Digital Dollar Project and Western Union pilot CBDC for cross-border remittances

The Digital Dollar Project says a pilot carried out with Western Union into the use of CBDCs for cross-border remittances has found a host of potential benefits.

24 August 2023

Finextra TV/payments

Unlocking Opportunities with Rising Interest Rates and Key Investment Considerations for Banks

Sulabh Agarwal, Global Payments Lead, Accenture, speaks at EBAday 2023 about the consumer payments landscape. Exploring the opportunities rising interest rates bring for payment players, we look at where banks are investing their resources and what should be taken into consideration when allocating investments.

22 June 2023

News/payments

UK’s CHAPS system migrates to ISO 20022

The UK’s high-value payments system, CHAPS, has migrated to the ISO 20022 financial messaging standard.

21 June 2023

Research

Mainframe Modernisation, the Digital Endgame

13 March 2023 323 downloads

Event/cloud

On-Demand Webinar - Cloud migration strategies: Navigating legacy infrastructure

Watch our on-demand webinar with MongoDB & Accenture, as our panel of industry experts discusses how banks and fintechs can overcome risk in the transition to cloud.

Speakers from: Accenture, BNY, MongoDB

09 March 2023 254

News/payments

Nationwide overhauls payment processing with Accenture and Form3

Nationwide Building Society is working with Accenture and A2A platform provider Form3 to transform its digital payments infrastructure through the adoption of a cloud native platform.

07 March 2023

Company announcement/retail

Accenture to acquire SKS Group

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has agreed to acquire SKS Group, a consulting firm that helps banks across Germany, Austria and Switzerland modernize their technology infrastructure and address regulatory requirements using SAP S/4HANA solutions. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

10 January 2023

News/people

9 in 10 CFOs make business-critical decisions for their company - Accenture

Accenture recently released research on the current challenges facing chief financial officers (CFOs), revealing that CFOs are confronted with business transforming decisions and many feel as though they are met with significantly more responsibility than those in the past.

16 December 2022

Company announcement/people

Singapore FinTech Association and Accenture publish Fintech Talent Report

Singapore FinTech Association and Accenture Singapore have partnered to launch the Singapore FinTech Talent Report for 2022.

02 November 2022

News/markets

ASX calls in Accenture to assess Chess replacement project

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has called in consultants from Accenture to run the rule over its much-delayed blockchain-based post-trade network.

03 August 2022