Accenture Financial Services

198 results about this entity

Period: 17 Dec 2003 - 24 Mar 2023

Banks have a $380 billion market opportunity in financial inclusion - Accenture

Banks can address an additional US$380 billion market in annual revenues by targeting micro-enterprises and bringing unbanked and underbanked adults into the formal financial system, according to a new report produced jointly by Accenture (NYSE:ACN), through Accenture Development Partnerships, and CARE International UK, a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty.

Fintech investment in Asia-Pacific quadruples in 2015

Investments in non-bank fintech companies across Asia-Pacific has quadrupled over the past year – from about $880 million in all of 2014 to nearly $3.5 billion in just the first nine months of 2015, according to a new report by Accenture

Fintech qualification programme launches

A new certification programme claims to be the first global qualification exclusively for technologists working within financial institutions.

Bank boards have little or no technology experience says study

A survey by Accenture has found that almost half of the world's biggest banks have no directors with any technology experience on their board.

Fintech Innovation Lab invites applicants for New York accelerator programme

Applications are now being accepted for New York’s sixth annual FinTech Innovation Lab, a 12-week program co-founded by Accenture (ACN) and the Partnership Fund for New York City that helps early- and growth-stage financial technology (fintech) companies accelerate product and business development by gaining exposure to top bank and venture capital executives.

North American mobile payments usage stagnates

Apple and Google may have boosted awareness of mobile payments in North America over the last year, but actual usage has remained flat, according to a survey from Accenture.

BBVA Compass rolls out Accenture mortgage software suite

BBVA Compass has deployed an end-to-end mortgage software suite from Accenture (ACN) to streamline the bank’s real estate lending operations and enable its clients with digital tools to apply for and track loans.

Capital markets facing reference data challenges

More than two thirds of capital markets firms say that data quality is hitting costs and driving them to look into replacing siloed data management systems, according to a survey from Accenture and Greenwich Associates.

Payments landscape becoming clearer

Jeremy Light, Managing Director, Accenture Payment Services, outlines the big themes in payments right now and the connections between APIs, immediate payments, and distributed ledgers.

Nordea selects Accenture and Temenos for core banking overhaul

Nordea has selected Accenture and Temenos to help the bank replace its core banking systems across the Nordics as part of a wide-reaching “simplification” programme.

Accenture opens applications for fintech innovation lab in London

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and 16 leading financial institutions have opened the application period for the fourth annual FinTech Innovation Lab London, kicking off a search for the top financial technology (fintech) innovators in the United Kingdom (UK), Europe and elsewhere.

Core banking transformation

Mark Kaplan & Monika Wirth, Partners at Accenture look at the challenges around core banking transformation, the growing need for change and the complexities and investments necessary to bring banking services into the digital age.