Accenture annuncia l’acquisizione di NIKE Group, società italiana specializzata
nell’offerta di servizi e soluzioni RegTech
L’operazione rafforzerà la leadership di Accenture nel campo delle soluzioni RegTech innovative per il settore dei servizi finanziari
Milano, 14 aprile, 2020 – Accenture ha annunciato un accordo per l’acquisizione di NIKE Group, società di consulenza italiana specializzata nell’offerta di servizi e soluzioni RegTech (regulatory & technology) che aiutano banche, assicurazioni e aziende a migliorare i processi regolamentari, di controllo e di adeguamento al rispetto di norme e leggi. L’acquisizione rafforzerà le competenze di Accenture in ambito RegTech e compliance, a beneficio dei clienti italiani e europei. I termini finanziari dell’accordo non sono stati resi noti.
L’approccio data-driven di NIKE Group e la sua piattaforma normativa consentono di monitorare costantemente i nuovi requisiti normativi e ad adeguarsi alle nuove regole. Un aspetto, questo, particolarmente importante: nove organizzazioni di servizi finanziari su 10 prevedono di aumentare gli investimenti in conformità nei prossimi due anni, secondo una recente ricerca di Accenture.
L’acquisizione di NIKE Group – che offre servizi professionali e tecnologia in tre Business line dedicate: Regulatory Services, Consulting & Solutions in ambito normativo, Security & Innovation - consentirà ad Accenture Italia e a NIKE Group di aiutare i propri clienti a migliorare i processi regolamentari, di controllo e di adeguamento rispetto a norme e leggi, con vantaggi economici significativi.
“Il mercato dei servizi finanziari ha bisogno di un nuovo approccio data-driven nell’ambito delle soluzioni per l’adeguamento normativo e questa acquisizione permetterà ad Accenture Italia di proporre ai propri clienti un’offerta a valore ancora più distintiva” ha dichiarato Massimiliano Colangelo, Financial Services Client Group Lead di Accenture Italia. “L’operazione ha l’obiettivo di valorizzare le professionalità specialistiche, le soluzioni tecnologiche e l’esperienza di NIKE Group. Queste, insieme alla posizione di leadership, alla capacità di innovazione e alla dimensione di Accenture saranno le componenti distintive di un’offerta unica sul mercato nei servizi avanzati RegTech, Compliance e Data Driven, che integrerà in un unico hub competenze normative, operative e tecnologiche in grado di soddisfare le esigenze dei clienti attraverso un approccio modulare e integrato”.
“Siamo orgogliosi di entrare a far parte di Accenture: la sua dimensione di scala e la presenza internazionale permetterà ai nostri dipendenti di rafforzare le proprie potenzialità e offrirà ai nostri clienti una serie di soluzioni end-to-end a valore” ha commentato Carlo Giaj Levra, CEO di NIKE Group.” Sappiamo bene che tutti i mercati hanno bisogno di un hub normativo con un approccio centralizzato, in grado di raccogliere e organizzare con metodo e sistematicità questo tipo di informazioni. Insieme ad Accenture continueremo a sviluppare know-how, metodologie e tecnologie per gestire e migliorare i processi di governance e conformità per il mondo dei servizi finanziari, con l’obiettivo di espandere i nostri servizi in tutti i mercati.”
L’operazione è parte della strategia di crescita globale di Accenture che punta ad acquisire competenze e capacità cruciali in aree di mercato strategiche e in rapida crescita, come le recenti acquisizioni nell’ambito dei servizi finanziari di Mudano e Parker Fitzgerald. Il completamento dell’operazione è soggetto ai consueti termini di chiusura.
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