Accenture Financial Services

198 results about this entity

Period: 17 Dec 2003 - 24 Mar 2023

Payments Council and Accenture launch authentication evaluation tool for banks

The UK's Payments Council has teamed with consultancy Accenture to launch a modelling tool designed to help banks and businesses select authentication technologies for securing online customer interaction.

Nordea inks five year Web application outsourcing deal with Accenture

Nordea has inked a five year outsourcing contract with Accenture for the development and maintenance of applications to support the Scandinavian bank's Web sites. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Barclays to bring IT back inhouse as Accenture outsourcing deal expires

Barclays has decided not to renew a six-year, £400 million IT outsourcing contract with Accenture when it expires in June, taking the work back in-house.

Bank innovation spend holds up despite weary scepticism

The vast majority of US and UK banking and capital markets firms have continued or increased funding of large innovation initiatives through the financial crisis yet most do not see innovation as a way to rebuild their businesses over the coming years, according to a survey from Accenture.

Finland's Luottokunta signs application outsourcing deal with Accenture

Finnish card payment services firm Luottokunta has inked a five year application outsourcing contract with Accenture. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Top banks count the cost of PSD compliance

Tier one banks in Europe have set aside as much as EUR20 million each to attain compliance with the EU's Payment Services Directive (PSD) by November, with about 30% of the budget earmarked for technology changes.

RSA expands Accenture application outsourcing deal

UK insurance group RSA has expanded its application outsourcing agreement with technology consultancy Accenture.

CBA adds A$150m to core banking upgrade budget

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has added A$150 million to its original A$580 million core banking overhaul budget to cover the inclusion of subsidiaries Auckland Savings Bank and Bankwest in the project.

Banco Santander awards Accenture EUR100m integration contract

Spain's Banco Santander has inked a two-year, EUR100 million deal with technology consultancy Accenture as it looks to integrate the various IT systems recently inherited through a spate of acquisitions.

Accenture wins Van Lanschot Bankiers outsourcing contract

Van Lanschot Bankiers has awarded Accenture a seven-year, multi-million dollar outsourcing contract to develop and maintain the Dutch bank's overall core banking applications, including credit services, asset and risk management.

Santander to seek £65 million IT savings in A&L takeover

Spain's Banco Santander expects to save £180 million a year from cutting jobs and centralising IT systems as it merges the UK's Abbey with newly-acquired high street rival Alliance & Leicester.

Accenture wins Icap outsourcing deal

London-based interdealer broker Icap has awarded a five year contract to develop and maintain its European Union credit trading platform to technology consultancy Accenture.