Accenture Invests in Parfin to Build Responsible, Compliant Web3 Infrastructure for Financial Institutions
NEW YORK and SAO PAULO; June 20, 2023 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has made a strategic investment through Accenture Ventures in Parfin, a leading provider of responsible, compliant Web3 infrastructure services to financial institutions in Latin America. Founded in 2019, with headquarters in London and Rio de Janeiro, Parfin offers digital asset custody, trading, tokenization and management tools to some of Latin America’s largest financial institutions. Accenture’s investment in Parfin marks its first Accenture Ventures “Project Spotlight” investment in Latin America.
June 20, 2023
Accenture Invests in Virtual Reality-Based, Diversity and Inclusion Learning Platform Praxis Labs
NEW YORK; June 15, 2023 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has invested in New York-based Praxis Labs, a software-as-a-service virtual reality (VR) company with an end-to-end immersive learning platform that helps users develop soft skills to drive equity, inclusion, and value in the workplace and beyond. The investment was led by Accenture Ventures as part of its broader Project Spotlight initiative.
June 15, 2023
Aligning Cybersecurity to Business Objectives Helps Drive Revenue Growth and Lower Costs of Breaches, Accenture Report Finds
NEW YORK; June 13, 2023 – Organizations that closely align their cybersecurity programs to business objectives are 18% more likely to achieve target revenue growth and market share and improve customer satisfaction, as well as 26% more likely to lower the cost of cybersecurity breaches/incidents, on average, according to new research from Accenture (NYSE: ACN).
June 13, 2023
Accenture to Invest $3 Billion in AI to Accelerate Clients’ Reinvention
NEW YORK; June 13, 2023 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today announced a $3 billion investment over three years in its Data & AI practice to help clients across all industries rapidly and responsibly advance and use AI to achieve greater growth, efficiency and resilience.
June 13, 2023
Immersive Labs and Accenture Collaborate to Solve the Global Cyber Talent Shortage
BRISTOL, UK and NEW YORK; June 7, 2023 – Immersive Labs, a leader in people-centric cyber resilience, and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) are working together to launch the Cyber Million program that aims to solve the cybersecurity talent deficit by increasing access to one million entry-level cybersecurity operations jobs over the next decade.
June 07, 2023
Accenture Federal Services Wins $329 Million USAID Enterprise Information Assurance Contract
ARLINGTON, VA.; June 6, 2023 – Accenture Federal Services has won a $329 million prime contract to manage a comprehensive information assurance and privacy program for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The company will deliver a full suite of services, including risk and compliance support, incident management, diagnostics and mitigation support, threat intelligence and analysis, as well as a privacy program and cyber awareness training for Agency personnel.
June 06, 2023
Accenture Completes Acquisition of Green Domus
SAO PAULO, Brazil; June 2, 2023 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has completed its acquisition of Green Domus, a leading Brazil-based sustainability consultancy with experience helping clients design and implement a range of sustainability initiatives with a focus on measurable decarbonization strategies. Green Domus’ decarbonization strategy expertise and two decades of industry experience will further expand Accenture’s Sustainability Services. Green Domus’ team of sustainability professionals will help deliver customized mitigation plans and client solutions to embed carbon data and insights into their decision-making through deep knowledge of sustainability frameworks.
June 02, 2023
Accenture Acquires Nextira, Expanding Engineering Capabilities in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
NEW YORK and AUSTIN; June 1, 2023 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired Nextira, an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Premier Partner that uses AWS to deliver cloud-native innovation, predictive analytics and immersive experiences for their clients. These services and solutions will bolster Accenture Cloud First’s robust set of engineering capabilities and help clients take advantage of a full continuum of cloud capabilities and tools. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
June 01, 2023
Accenture Acquires Bourne Digital, Expanding SAP Digital Design Capabilities in Australia
MELBOURNE; June 1, 2023 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired Bourne Digital, an Australian digital design agency focused on the SAP® ecosystem. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
June 01, 2023
Microsoft and Accenture Welcome Project Amplify’s Third Cohort of Social Impact Startups
NEW DELHI; May 31, 2023 – In continuation of their shared commitment to provide social impact startups with access to emerging technology, Microsoft and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) have announced the third cohort of the Project Amplify program. In its latest edition, the program will support 13 Indian startups with solutions focusing on clean tech, circularity, regenerative agriculture, education and skilling. Aimed at improving millions of lives by addressing diverse challenges, the initiative offers hands-on support to help startups scale emerging solutions and business models for lasting societal and environmental benefits.
May 31, 2023