(IN BRIEF) Acuity Knowledge Partners has agreed to acquire Ascent, a European leader in AI-powered digital transformation services, in a deal expected to close on 30 September 2025. The acquisition will expand Acuity’s Data and Technology Services division, adding 550 … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisitions, Acuity Knowledge Partners, Acuity strengthens global AI and technology services portfolio with Ascent acquisition closing in September, Acuity to acquire Ascent in €550-strong move to accelerate Data and Technology Services growth, Agent Fleet, agentic AI, AI solutions, Ascent, Canaccord Genuity, Cloud, Data and Technology Services, data management, DC Advisory, digital transformation, DTS, Equistone, financial services, Jon O’Donnell, Manufacturing, Microsoft alliance, partnership, Permira, pharma, reinsurance, retail, Robert King, Stewart Smythe
(IN BRIEF) Ernst & Young LLP has launched EY Growth Platforms, a new enterprise solution built on neurosymbolic AI that blends machine learning with symbolic reasoning to help organizations unlock major growth opportunities and reinvent their business models. The system … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI-powered growth engine, business transformation, consumer products, Digital Disruption, enterprise technology, Ernst & Young, EY, EY Growth Platforms, EY Growth Platforms combines generative and neurosymbolic AI to unlock large-scale business growth, EY unveils enterprise AI system aimed at redefining commercial models and accelerating revenue expansion, EY-Parthenon, EYGP, financial services, generative AI, Growth Protocol, industrial products, Jeff Schumacher, Jeff Schumacher appointed to lead EY Growth Platforms as AI-driven solution launches globally, leadership, Mitch Berlin, neurosymbolic AI, revenue growth
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Bank has upgraded its connection to India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI), enabling merchants and Payment Service Providers to process payments more quickly and efficiently through new direct payment rails. The improved infrastructure gives clients access to direct … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Management, Retail
Tagged Asia Pacific, Cash Management, Deutsche Bank, digital transactions, E-Commerce, financial services, India digital economy, India payments market, merchant solutions, National Payments Corporation of India, Oliver von Quadt, payment rails, PSPs, Real-Time Payments, reconciliation, Unified Payments Interface, UPI, UPI adoption
(IN BRIEF) Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) has acquired 80% of Moldasig following a successful public auction, making it the market leader in Moldova with around 30% share. The Share Purchase Agreement with the Moldovan state finalises VIG’s acquisition plan announced … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, Marketing, Moldova, News, Technology
Tagged acquisition, competition authority, Donaris, European integration, financial services, insurance market, Market leader, Moldasig, non-life insurance, partnership, Peter Höfinger, Republic of Moldova, Vienna Insurance Group, VIG
(IN BRIEF) Benchmark Capital, part of the Schroders Group, has formed a partnership with Insignis to provide advisers with enhanced cash management solutions for their clients. Through Insignis’ platform, advisers can access savings products from more than fifty banks and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged advisers, AML, Benchmark Capital, Cash Management, client relationships, Ed Dymott, Financial Planning, financial services, Giles Hutson, Insignis, KYC, partnership, pensions, Power of Attorney, risk management, savings solutions, Schroders, trusts, UK market, wealth management
(IN BRIEF) DNB has named Rasmus Figenschou as its next CFO, effective 24 October, succeeding Ida Lerner, who is leaving for a role outside the Nordic region. Figenschou will be replaced as Group Executive Vice President of Corporate Banking Norway … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged appointment, Bergen, CFO appointment, Corporate Banking Norway, Corporate customers, DNB, executive leadership, financial services, Ida Lerner, internal promotions, Kjerstin Braathen, leadership, management changes, Marianne Wik Sætre, Nordic banking, Norway, Personal Banking, Rasmus Figenschou
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Bank has named Michael Diederich as Global Co-Head of its Corporate Bank, starting October, to work alongside David Lynne. With over 20 years of experience in corporate and investment banking, including senior leadership roles at UniCredit and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged appointment, Corporate Bank, corporate banking, David Lynne, Deutsche Bank, Economic Transformation, Fabrizio Campelli, FC Bayern München, financial services, Frankfurt, German industry, Germany, Global Co-Head, Global Hausbank, Investment Banking, leadership, leadership appointment, Michael Diederich, UNICREDIT
(IN BRIEF) UBS will complete a major renovation of its San Juan office by early 2026, creating a modern, sustainable space for clients and employees. The redesign will incorporate eco-friendly materials, high-performance textiles, and resilient surfaces to support adaptability and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 60 years UBS Puerto Rico, adaptive workplace design, Carlos Juan Ortiz, eco-friendly materials, financial services, high-performance textiles, office renovation, partnership, Puerto Rico, Roberto Fortuño, sustainability, sustainbility, UBS, UBS Global Wealth Management, UBS San Juan office, workplace wellness
(IN BRIEF) Accenture Ventures has invested in Snorkel AI to bolster enterprise AI adoption by improving dataset quality for model training and evaluation. Snorkel’s platform automates the conversion of siloed data and domain expertise into high-fidelity datasets, facilitating rapid, secure … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Ireland, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Accenture, Accenture Ventures, agentic AI, AI deployment, AI training data, Alex Ratner, automation, data-centric AI, dataset curation, expert data, financial services, Jared Rorrer, model evaluation, partnership, Project Spotlight, regulated environments, Snorkel AI, Tom Lounibos
(IN BRIEF) Wolters Kluwer FCC has agreed to sell its Finance, Risk and Regulatory Reporting (FRR) unit to Regnology Group GmbH for approximately €450 million. The sale aligns with FCC’s strategy to intensify focus on U.S. banking and corporate compliance … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged Basel compliance, capital gain, corporate legal services, divestment strategy, enterprise value, fall 2025 transaction, Finance Risk and Regulatory Reporting, financial services, fintech, FRR, Global Expansion, Lisa Nelson, partnership, Regnology, regulatory technology, risk and compliance, Rob Mackay, U.S. banking compliance, Wolters Kluwer, €450 million acquisition
(IN BRIEF) Experian has entered a 10-year strategic partnership with AWS, designating AWS as its preferred cloud provider. This collaboration will see Experian migrate its mainframes and on-premises servers to AWS, centralizing its technology stack and harnessing AWS analytics and … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Internet & Online, Ireland, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 10-year strategic agreement, Amazon Web Services, analytics, aws, cloud migration, cloud-first strategy, data processing, digital transformation, Experian, financial services, generative AI, mainframe migration, partnership, predictive modeling, product acceleration, real-time intelligence, Rodrigo Rodrigues, Scott Mullins, security and compliance
(IN BRIEF) EY.ai for Risk is a new suite of AI-powered risk management tools developed in partnership with NVIDIA. Combining NVIDIA NIM microservices and EY’s 100+ years of risk expertise, the solution runs on the EY.ai agentic platform to streamline … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI agents, AI-Q Blueprints, Data Flywheel, document automation, EY.ai agentic platform, EY.ai for Risk, financial services, John Fanelli, Kapish Vanvaria, life sciences, Manufacturing, NIM microservices, NVIDIA, NVIDIA AI Enterprise, operational resilience, partnership, risk strategies, third-party risk management, TMT, TPRM Managed Services, Uber, validated design
(IN BRIEF) Orange Business has partnered with Toshiba Europe to launch Orange Quantum Defender, the first quantum-safe network service available commercially in greater Paris. By combining Toshiba’s QKD hardware with robust PQC software, the service delivers a multi-tiered security model … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged Aliette Mousnier-Lompré, Cybersecurity, defence in depth, enterprise data protection, fibre network, financial services, France national quantum strategy, greater Paris, Hiroshi Tsukino, Orange Business, Orange Quantum Defender, partnership, Post-quantum cryptography, PQC, QKD, quantum key distribution, quantum-safe networking, store now decrypt later, Toshiba Europe
(IN BRIEF) Anne Sabot has been appointed CFO of Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking, effective June 1, 2025. With extensive experience within Groupe BPCE, she will join both the Natixis Senior Management Committee and the BPCE Executive Committee. She succeeds … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Anne Sabot, appointment, BCBS 239, CFO, finance leadership, financial services, Groupe BPCE, Internal Audit, leadership, Mohamed Kallala, Natixis CIB, risk management, Stéphane Morin
(IN BRIEF) Shanghai Commercial Bank has successfully implemented Wolters Kluwer’s OneSumX solution to enhance its regulatory reporting, Basel III compliance, and risk management processes. The automated system streamlines operations and ensures compliance with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s guidelines. In … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged automated compliance, Basel III compliance, capital management, credit risk stress testing, financial risk management, financial services, global banking solutions, granular data reporting, GRC, HKMA, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Jeroen Van Doorsselaere, modular platform, OneSumX, partnership, regulatory reporting, risk management, Shanghai Commercial Bank, Wendy Li-chien Weng, Wolters Kluwer
(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered has appointed Jennifer Lassiter as Head of Digital Assets for Europe and the Americas, based in New York City. She will lead the Bank’s strategic initiatives in the digital asset space, focusing on expanding capabilities and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Americas, CBDCs, central bank digital currencies, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Digital Asset Ecosystem, digital assets, digital finance, Europe, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, financial services, INNOVATION, Jennifer Lassiter, leadership, regulatory strategy, Rene Michau, Standard Chartered, The Digital Dollar Project
(IN BRIEF) SIX has announced key appointments to its Group Executive Board, effective June 1, 2025. Tomas Kindler has been appointed as Head of Exchanges, following his interim role since January 2025. Rafael Moral Santiago takes on the role of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, International Trade, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland
Tagged Bjørn Sibbern, capital markets, corporate appointments, executive board appointments, Fabienne-Anne Rehulka, Financial Leadership, financial services, Leadership changes, Rafael Moral Santiago, Securities Services, SIX, SIX Group, Tomas Kindler
(IN BRIEF) Wolters Kluwer Financial & Corporate Compliance has earned two prestigious 2025 A-Team Innovation Awards, recognizing excellence in integrated regulatory risk and financial data management. These awards highlight innovative projects that leverage new technologies to deliver high-value solutions for … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged A-Team Innovation Awards, Awards, Basel III, compliance, data transformation, European bank, financial data management, financial institutions, financial services, Indexo Bank, leadership, OneSumX, regulatory risk, SaaS-based setup, Wolters Kluwer
(IN BRIEF) BNP Paribas has renewed and strengthened its partnership with IBM for the next decade, focusing on enhancing cloud infrastructure, advancing cloud-native strategies, and supporting the development of generative AI. The expanded collaboration will further increase operational resilience, improve … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged AI innovation, BNP Paribas, Business Continuity, cloud infrastructure, cloud partnership, cloud-native strategy, DORA, Enterprise & Cloud, financial services, generative AI, IBM, partnership, Payments, Red Hat OpenShift, resilience, technology investment
(IN BRIEF) Omada A/S, a global leader in Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) software, has announced its acquisition by GRO Fund III, alongside Kirk Kapital. This move marks the full exit of Omada’s previous investors, CVC Growth Funds and GRO … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Denmark, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged acquisition, AI-driven features, Bruun & Hjelje, cloud-native platform, CVC Growth Funds, Evercore, financial services, GRO Fund II, GRO Fund III, Healthcare, identity governance, Kirk Kapital, Manufacturing, Michael Garrett, North American expansion, Omada A/S, partnership, regulatory approval, SaaS, Sebastian Kuenne
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