pcJ News Briefs – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired VERAX Solutions, a technology and systems-integration consulting firm that serves the financial services sector in Canada.
Toronto based VERAX has approximately 180 employees based at Toronto and Halifax offices.
News Release
Accenture Acquires VERAX, Enhancing Its Banking Technology Capabilities in Canada
Toronto-based technology services firm provides breadth of digital and technology integration experience
TORONTO; August 24, 2017 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired VERAX Solutions (“VERAX”), a Toronto-based technology and systems-integration consulting firm that serves the financial services sector in Canada. Financial terms were not disclosed.
VERAX is a privately-owned company founded in 2003 that employs around 180 people at offices in Toronto and Halifax. Its key service areas include IT strategy, enterprise architecture consulting, project and program management, financial risk and compliance solutions, as well as business intelligence and data warehousing. Serving leading banking, insurance and capital markets institutions, VERAX delivers IT consulting initiatives across the full range of financial-services lines of business, including wealth management, brokerage and mutual funds, mobile and online banking, retail and commercial banking, and insurance and capital markets.
The addition of VERAX – with its proven technology and systems-integration expertise across the financial services sector – will complement and enhance Accenture’s consulting and technology capabilities in Canada.
“VERAX consultants are known for their deep technical expertise, collaborative culture and strong reputation for delivery, which we believe will greatly complement and enhance the breadth and depth of our financial services capabilities in Canada,” said Robert Vokes, managing director of Accenture’s Financial Services practice in Canada. “The combination of Accenture and VERAX will help enable our clients to react even more quickly and with even more confidence, as banks face increased pressure to adjust to new digital capabilities, new regulatory requests, and increased competition.”
Sid Thomas, VERAX’s CEO and founder, said: “We are excited to join Accenture, whose scale, scope and reputation for excellence will benefit our clients and will provide an opportunity for our employees to escalate their careers and enhance the benefits they deliver to our clients.”
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all business functions – underpinned by the world’s largest delivery network – Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for their stakeholders. With more than 411,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. Accenture plans to hire 1,000 people in Canada this fiscal year. Visit us at www.accenture.com.
About VERAX
VERAX is a client-centric professional consulting company with a proven record of successfully delivering mid and large size business IT initiatives for Fortune 500 companies. VERAX forms partnerships and long-term relationships that meet and exceed clients’ current expectations while anticipating their future needs. The VERAX team delivers business solutions based on knowledge, professionalism and a commitment to developing optimum solutions for every project.
Contacts:
Theresa Ebden
Accenture
+ 1 416 358 6741
theresa.ebden@accenture.com
Melissa Volin
Accenture
+ 1 267 216 1815
melissa.volin@accenture.com