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An overview of Accenture global news:

Latin America

Latin America | Regional

Colombian and Brazilian banks awarded for innovation A Brazilian and a Colombian financial institution have walked away as winners at the annual EFMA and Accenture Distribution & Marketing Innovation Awards 2018.
01 November 2018
Africa

Africa | Regional

Accenture launches Africa Observatory to facilitate innovation across the region Accenture Research – the global management consultancy’s insights division – has launched its Africa Observatory, conceptualised as a platform for knowledge and expertise development.
01 November 2018
United Arab Emirates

Middle East | United Arab Emirates

Fidor and ADIB win Efma-Accenture award for innovative banking platform The German online bank Fidor has been awarded gold at the Efma Accenture Awards for its work with the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank to establish a Shariah compliant community banking platform for the region
01 November 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

The professional services firms that are helping NHS embrace technology The NHS has appointed nearly 80 consulting firms, IT consultancies, system integrators, healthcare specialists and other profesional services provides to its Health Systems Support (HSS) Framework.
29 October 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Event to address potential of AI & blockchain for professional services Alternative Events has brought back its popular Alternative AI series for another annual incarnation in London.
26 October 2018
Thailand

Asia | Thailand

Accenture launches blockchain-based supply-chain solution in Thailand Accenture have launched an innovative blockchain solution in Thailand, developed in conjunction with Bank of Siam subsidiary Digital Ventures.
25 October 2018
Brazil

Latin America | Brazil

São Paulo-based New Content acquired by Accenture Accenture has entered into an agreement to acquire the Brazilian content creation and marketing agency New Content.
24 October 2018
United States

North America | United States

Accenture buys corporate and commercial lending specialist TargetST8 Global technology and management consulting firm Accenture has acquired New York-based corporate and commercial lending consultancy TargetST8.
23 October 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Cognizant and Accenture among founders of Data Literacy Project Accenture and Cognizant have joined a number of global organisations to launch a data literacy drive, aimed at strengthening skills among the workforce in an increasingly digitalised economy.
23 October 2018
United Arab Emirates

Middle East | United Arab Emirates

UAE firms will need to address emerging tech trends, says Accenture
16 October 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Accenture to pay Irish Google outsourcing staff living wage Following mounting criticism in the court of public opinion, the Irish wing of global consulting firm Accenture has announced it will hence forth pay the living wage to its outsourced staff working o
12 October 2018
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Police embrace digital disruption but need training to reach full potential According to a new report by global digital consulting and professional services firm Accenture, the public safety landscape is transforming at speed and scale, requiring police forces to develop new
11 October 2018
Africa

Africa | Regional

Accenture to help AB InBev with sales and distribution across Africa Accenture has added to its global relationship with the world’s largest brewer AB InBev through a new agreement to help improve the latter’s sales and distribution processes across the African contin
11 October 2018
Europe

Europe | Regional

Advertising veteran Adam Kerj joins Accenture Interactive in Nordics Adam Kerj, one of Sweden’s most-awarded creative leaders, has joined Accenture Interactive as the firm’s first Creative Chief for Accenture Interactive in the Nordics.
05 October 2018
China

Asia | China

Automotive and electronics industries lead digital transformation in China Just a tiny fraction of Chinese companies have evolved to generate more than half their current revenues from new streams developed in the past three years according to a study by Accenture, with the
05 October 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Digital skills gap could cost UK £141 billion in GDP growth If G20 countries fail to adapt to meet the needs of the new technological era, they could be in line to miss out on as much as $1.5 trillion in GDP growth over the next 10 years.
03 October 2018
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Trimantium GrowthOps snags entire Accenture Salesforce team Accenture has lost its Salesforce Einstein team of four globally-renowned experts to the newly formed Trimantium GrowthOps.
02 October 2018
Asia

Asia | Regional

The top 15 strategy consulting firms in Asia and Asia-Pacific McKinsey & Company, The Boston Consulting Group and Bain & Company are Asia’s top strategy consulting firms.
28 September 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Financial institutions failing to detect cyber breaches for over a week The world of business has been working diligently to respond to a glut of cyber threats that have hit home in recent years.
27 September 2018
France

Europe | France

The 30 best management consulting firms to work for in France A new survey among over 34,000 employees in France from 7,000+ companies has revealed the companies where employees are the happiest with their job, colleagues and company culture.
25 September 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Accenture helps Ireland pilot tax savvy chatbots The agency responsible for customs and tax matters in Ireland is piloting an innovative chatbot programme to supply the public with information on such matters.
24 September 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Eight in ten CFOs spearheading digital transformation According to a new study, finance directors are increasingly leading the charge for digital change within companies as their role pivots away from the traditional accounting function.
17 September 2018
Netherlands

Europe | Netherlands

Accenture's Dutch boss Irine Gaasbeek reflects on her career and top role This summer, Irine Gaasbeek took over the helm at Accenture in the Netherlands, becoming the third consecutive woman to serve as Dutch country managing director of the global professional services gi
14 September 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Accenture expert Aimie Chapple joins Learning Technologies Group board Accenture veteran Aimie Chapple has joined the board of a global e-learning company.
10 September 2018
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Avanade acquires digital agency Loud&Clear The digital lovechild of Accenture and Microsoft, Avanade, has purchased Melbourne-based Loud&Clear.
09 September 2018
United Arab Emirates

Middle East | United Arab Emirates

PwC and Accenture support Artificial Intelligence conference in Dubai The Artificial Intelligence Week Middle East conference has wrapped up in Dubai, with PwC and Accenture among the sponsors and exhibitors featuring at the two-day event.
07 September 2018
Canada

North America | Canada

PwC, Deloitte, and Accenture among Indeed's top Canadian workplaces Three consultancies were among the top 25 workplaces in Canada, as determined by popular job search website Indeed.
05 September 2018
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Consulting firms exemplify diversity and inclusion on Wear it Purple day Consulting firms exemplify diversity and inclusion on Wear it Purple day Australia is preparing for the first Wear it Purple day this Friday since same-sex marriage was legalised last year.
30 August 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Accenture sued by former sales boss for favouring 'new blood' Accenture’s US wing has found itself at the heart of a discrimination lawsuit on the grounds of ageism.
28 August 2018
Iran

Middle East | Iran

Accenture outlines growing Iran threat in global cybersecurity report Global professional services giant Accenture has pointed the finger at Iran as a growing threat to international cybersecurity, with a recent report further outlining the rise in ransomware originati
24 August 2018
China

Asia | China

Accenture invests in strategic alliance with Chinese AI firm Malong Technologies Global professional services giant Accenture has formed a strategic alliance with and invested in Chinese artificial intelligence start-up Malong Technologies in a continuation of the tech-minded fir
22 August 2018
United States

North America | United States

Four consultancies among People's 50 Companies That Care 2018 In partnership with Great Place to Work, People Magazine’s 50 Companies That Care list recognizes the top American companies caring for their communities and employees.
21 August 2018

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