Accenture Financial Services

198 results about this entity

Period: 17 Dec 2003 - 24 Mar 2023

CBA selects SAP for core banking overhaul

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is moving its core banking operations to the SAP for Banking platform under a four year, A$580 million programme to overhaul its legacy systems.

NAB looking to move 400 IT jobs offshore - reports

National Australia Bank (NAB) is considering shifting a further 400 technology jobs to offshore service providers in India, according to press reports.

Calyon recruits Accenture and Capco for capital markets IT overhaul

Calyon, the corporate and investment banking arm of France's Credit Agricole, has signed consulting, systems integration and application outsourcing agreements with Accenture and Capco.

London Stock Exchange brings IT operations back in-house

The London Stock Exchange has decided not to extend its IT outsourcing contract with Accenture, and will bring its day-to-day IT operations back in-house as part of a new technology roadmap.

Sepa costing more than expected; credit card schemes are set to benefit

A survey about Europe's changing payments landscape conducted by Accenture in 2006 has revealed that the single euro payments area (Sepa) is costing Europe's banks significantly more than expected. The survey also shows that only 37% of platforms will be fully and independently Sepa compliant by 2008.

TietoEnator hires Richard Gammon to head UK financial solutions unit

Nordic technology firm TietoEnator has appointed Richard Gammon to the role of managing director at its financial solutions division in the UK.

Saxo hires Tobias Straessle to lead IT strategy

Danish online investment bank Saxo has hired UBS IT executive Tobias Straessle to manage its technology strategy.

Alliance and Leicester hires Accenture for core banking overhaul

UK banking group Alliance and Leicester (A&L) has awarded a contract to overhaul its legacy core retail and commercial banking systems to technology consultancy Accenture. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Sepa spend by Europe's banks to top EUR8 billion

The top 100 banks in Europe are projected to spend more than EUR3 billion to comply with EU requirements for a Single Euro Payments Area (Sepa), according to a survey conducted by Accenture.

ING agrees EUR800 million outsourcing deal

Dutch banking group ING has agreed a five year deal worth EUR800 million to outsource workplace services - including installation, maintenance and support of desktops and laptops - at its Dutch and Belgian operations.

Accenture buys fintech consultancy Random Walk

Accenture has agreed to acquire New York-based Random Walk Computing, a technology consulting firm specialising in trading applications and risk management systems for financial services institutions.

IT vendors push for more Sepa consultation

Responding to gripes from technology firms about limited consultation in the development of the rulebooks and schemas for new pan-European payment types, the Euro Banking Association (EBA) is reviewing how it works with the IT community to progress the vision of the Single Euro Payments Area (Sepa).