Accenture Financial Services

198 results about this entity

Period: 17 Dec 2003 - 24 Mar 2023

VocaLink, First Data and Accenture pitch Aussie real-time payments system

VocaLink, First Data and Accenture are planning to build a system similar to the UK's Faster Payments service in Australia, enabling consumers and businesses to transfer funds between bank accounts in near real-time.

The three key themes of EBADay 2012

Jeremy Light, executive principal, Accenture Payment Services, reveals what the industry will discuss at EBADay.

Accenture to buy Banco Popolare IT services business; inks outsourcing contracts

Accenture has signed a deal to acquire Itaca Service, an IT services business owned by Banco Popolare subsidiary, Banca Italease. The vendor has also inked five year outsourcing agreements with Banco Popolare and Itaca Service customer Alba Leasing.

Fintech start-ups get chance to show off innovations to Wall Street

In the latest stage of a programme run by the New York City Investment Fund and Accenture, six entrepreneurs have been presenting their financial technology innovations to the venture capitalist community.

Internal report slams ANZ IT systems

ANZ's technology systems have been slammed in an internal review commissioned by the bank that warns a lack of IT investment could hit plans to become a regional superpower.

Active mobile users show strong interest in m-commerce - Accenture

Nearly half of the "most active" mobile device users would welcome the chance to pay for goods and services using their handsets, according to a global survey from Accenture, which also shows the West lags way behind Asia in adoption of the technology.

Bank CIOs and VCs rally behind New York fintech innovation programme

The New York City Investment Fund is teaming with Accenture and a consortium of banks, venture investors and technology experts to launch a competitive search for the nation's top financial technology innovators.

ABN Amro to renew $1bn IBM, TCS and Infosys outsourcing deals - report

ABN Amro is preparing to renew IT outsourcing contracts worth around $1 billion with IBM, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys Technologies, according to India's Economic Times.

Computer systems fingered in flash crash probe

An over-reliance on computer systems and high-frequency trading were the biggest contributors to the 6 May flash crash that saw a dizzying plunge in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, according to a poll of retail financial advisors.

Financial services industry embraces open source - survey

Around 60% of financial services firms in the US, UK and Ireland say they are fully committed to, and are already using, open source software, according to a survey from Accenture.

Financial crisis spurs direct banking uptake

Demand for direct retail banking services has risen since the financial crisis, posing a major technological challenge for financial services providers desperate to attract and keep increasingly disloyal customers, according to research from Accenture.

Financial crisis spurs complex data analytics uptake - survey

The credit crisis and subsequent recession has lead to half of financial services firms increasing their use of complex data analysis, according to research from Accenture.