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Accenture Completes Acquisition of King James Group

JOHANNESBURG; Nov. 30, 2021 –  Accenture  (NYSE: ACN) has completed the acquisition of  King James Group , a highly awarded creative agency with deep expertise in brand strategy, creativity and digital marketing services. Financial terms of the transaction, which was  announced  on September 7, were not disclosed.

Accenture Announces Extended Relationship with AWS and Joint Investments to Help Organizations Get to Cloud Value Faster

Las Vegas, Nevada, Nov. 29, 2021 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today announced the renewal of its joint business group with Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS). Building on a 13-year relationship, Accenture and AWS will make an additional joint investment over the next five years to help clients spur innovation on the  Cloud Continuum  and accelerate business value at scale by delivering solutions through the  Accenture AWS Business Group (AABG) .

Accenture Completes Acquisition of BRIDGEi2i

BENGALURU, India; Nov. 18, 2021 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has completed its acquisition of  BRIDGEi2i , an artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics firm headquartered in Bengaluru, India. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

5G Fixed Wireless Access Could Serve Nearly Half of U.S. Rural Households with High-Speed Broadband, New Study Finds

WASHINGTON, D.C.; Nov. 18, 2021 – 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) services could serve 8.4 million rural households — nearly half the rural homes in the U.S. — with a “future-proof”, rapidly deployable, and cost-effective high-speed broadband option, according to a new Accenture (NYSE: ACN) study commissioned by CTIA, the wireless industry association.

Efma and Accenture Announce Winners of the 2021 Banking Innovation Awards

PARIS, NEW YORK AND HONG KONG; Nov. 18, 2021 – Efma, an association of more than 2,550 retail financial services companies in 133 countries, and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today announced the winners of the eighth annual Efma-Accenture Banking Innovation Awards during a virtual ceremony.  

Accenture and Icertis Form Strategic Partnership to Help Companies Modernize Contract Management

NEW YORK and BELLEVUE, Wash; Nov. 18, 2021 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Icertis today announced a strategic partnership that brings together Accenture’s digital transformation capabilities with leading contract intelligence technology from Icertis to help clients across industries get greater visibility into their contracts as well as manage risk and the contracting process more efficiently and effectively. The partnership builds on the success of Accenture’s own use of  Icertis Contract Intelligence  (ICI) across its global legal and procurement operations.

Accenture Announces Winners of 'Accenture Innovation Challenge' 2021

BENGALURU, India; Nov. 17, 2021 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) announced the winners of its Accenture Innovation Challenge 2021, a national-level competition aimed at inspiring students in India to apply their technology skills and creativity to develop innovative solutions which create value for society and businesses. The grand prize was awarded to the team from  Velammal Engineering College ,  Chennai , for their solution  Agrivery bags , which works as an alternative to plastic bags and helps prevent damage to food grains from rodents and pests.