The world of financial services has become characterised by unrelenting change and challenges.  Customers are more demanding and competition continues to intensify as new brands emerge to compete with familiar players for share of an unsettled market.  Regulators and legislatures are demanding greater transparency on risk and liquidity, and heavier and continually evolving oversight has placed a significant and increasing burden on the industry.

Pressure on IT to deliver competitive edge and appropriate transparency within increasing cost constraints has mounted.  These challenges require innovative and flexible approaches as well as partners who are informed, flexible and equipped with the skills, capacity and solutions to deliver.

Our History

Sopra Group can call on over 40 years of experience serving Europe's financial services sector to respond to the unique challenges of a post-crisis market.  Since its creation in 1968, Sopra Group has worked at the heart of strategy for some of Europe's largest banks and insurance companies, as well as delivered a number of solutions to many leading asset managment firms.  The financial services sector accounts for over 30% of the Group's revenues. 

Our Expertise

Offering local expertise, coupled with global reach and capability, Sopra Group is an established total solution provider capable of meeting every aspect of the requirements of re-engineering and transformation projects.  Our services range from consulting at the outset of projects, to development and integration of specific systems and implementation of 'off-the-shelf' solutions. 

These products and expertise are complemented by specialised centres of expertise offering skills in cross-sector areas such as independent testing and information security. Using this combined capability we can enable banks and insurance companies to achieve their transformation goals, optimise business models, exploit and reuse technology, maximise resources and skills to ensure greater customer satisfaction, faster time to market and sustained improvements in performance.

Some of our key Financial Services clients include: Société Générale, National Australia Group, F&C, BNP Paribas, Standard Life, Royal Bank of Scotland